Kyrie Irving did not travel to Boston on Wednesday night for the Brooklyn Nets’ meeting with the Celtics as he remains sidelined with a shoulder impingement, but he still took note of what the Boston crowd had to say about him in his absence. A disgruntled Boston crowd was to be expected. Irving opted to become a free agent this ...

NFF cautions Rohr on incessant breaches of contract The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it has asked Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Mr. Gernot Rohr to explain reasons behind several breaches of the contract that he signed with the body, which forbids him to divulge to the public/media information on some aspects of the contract. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, NFF’s ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Former Chief Coach of Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, Super Falcons, Alhaji Ismaila Mabo has applauded the appointment of Miss Precious Uzoaru Dede as the Goalkeeper Trainer of the Indian U-17 Women’s soccer team by All Indian Football Federation (AIFF). Dede, a former Super Falcons legend with impressive credentials as a goalkeeper was last weekend hired by ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja After leading Nigeria’s senior men’s football team, Super Eagles to two victories on the bounce in the on-going Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021 qualifying campaign, Head Coach Gernot Rohr believes that the team can achieve more successes if the players remain focused. Speaking exclusively on Tuesday at the premises of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) secretariat, Abuja ...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has hailed the move of the Honourable Minister of Sports, Mr. Sunday Akin Dare to request for a report on the performances of the various National Teams in recent weeks, just as the football governing –body submitted the requested report on Monday. “It was a good move by the Honourable Minister to request for the ...

Rafael Nadal was confirmed as the year-end world number one for the fifth time after the ATP released its season-closing rankings on Monday.The Spaniard did not make it beyond the group stage of last week’s ATP Finals in London but Novak Djokovic’s failure to reach the semi-finals meant Nadal closed the year with 9,985 points, 840 clear of the Serb. ...

Former Union of European Football Association (UEFA) president, Michel Platini has slammed the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology, the introduction of which he has always opposed, as a total nightmare, in an interview on Italian television. “It would take half an hour to explain why it doesn’t solve problems,” the former France international told the “Che tempo che ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. A second half brace by Super Eagles emerging goalpoacher, Victor Osimhen and two other goals from Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze helped Nigeria to beat host, Lesotho 4-2 in the Match Day 2 of the on-going Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021 qualifier tie held inside the Maseru-Setsoto Stadium. But it was the Crocodiles as the Lesotho ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. World football ruling body yesterday unveiled the official squad lists of the 16 nations including Nigeria, taking part in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019 In total, 192 footballers will participate in the tenth edition of the tournament, which will take place between 21 November and 1 December in Asuncion. Among the stellar line-up revealed ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Nigeria’s Super Eagles new kid on the block, Josephe Ayodele-Aribo, who plays for Glasgow Rangers in Scotland has revealed why he preferred playing for Nigeria to his adopted country, England. Aribo who has scored in the Super Eagles’ last two international games, against Ukraine (2-2) and Brazil (1-1) – incidentally the two of three matches he has ...