Cup holders Nigeria have been booted out of the ongoing U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt following a dire 0-0 draw with South Africa on Friday night that was not enough to see them through to the semi finals. The result meant Coach, Imama Amapako’s team finished third in Group B and dropped out of contention for a place ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Nigeria’s Super Eagles was to shake off  the early set back courtesy of the second minute goal scored by Benin Republic’s talisman, Stephane Sessegnon to rally for a deserved 2-1 victory over the fellow West Africans in the Match Day 1 of the AFCON 2021 qualifying tie yesterday at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo. With this ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Ministry of Sports and Youth Development is to send a Draft Bill for the domestication of the International Conventional Against Doping in Sports to the National Assembly soon. This was disclosed today in Abuja by the Information and Culture minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed while briefing State House Correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings presided over ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. A penalty goal by star player, Emilie Njoya barely four minutes to the end of the tensed match ensured  that Cameroon eliminated Cote d’ Ivoire on 2-1 goal aggregate to qualify for the last stage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics African qualifiers where Zambia is waiting. Attacker Meyong Menene had shot Cameroon into the lead with a ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Two second half goals from overseas-import, Kelechi Nwakali and Taiwo Awoniyi in the 65th and 90+3rd minutes as well as Orji Okonkwo’s 16th minute equalizer gifted Nigeria’s U-23 football team a deserved 3-1 victory over Zambia in the on-going CAF U-23 AFCON in Egypt. Zambia drew the first blood when striker, Paschal Daka beat Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Adamu ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Apparently to pour cold water on insinuations of none disclosure of the recently announced sponsorship deal between the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) and a private media outfit, Next Digital TV, the chairman of Leaque Management Company (LMC), Mallam Shehu Dikko today revealed what the partnership is all about. Dikko in a joint media parley in Abuja ...

Harry Awurumibe , Abuja. Zambia yesterday eliminated hard fighting Kenya courtesy of Helen Mweemba’s 58th minute goal which was enough to hand the host a well deserved 1-0 win to qualify on a 3-2 goals aggregate.  The first leg of the 4th Round tie had ended 2- 2 at Moi International Stadium in Kasarani, Kenya on November 8, 2019 and ...

The delegation of the Senior Men National Team of Benin Republic, known as Squirrels, will land in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State  today, ahead of Wednesday’s 2021 AFCON qualifying duel with the Super Eagles. Both teams clash at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in the Day One encounter of the qualifying campaign as from 5pm on Wednesday. The two teams ...

Amapakabo gets Okechukwu, Awoniyi boost for Zambia   Coach Imama Amapakabo has received important boosts for today’s make-or-break U23 AFCON battle against Zambia with the arrivals in camp of team captain Azubuike Okechukwu and star forward Taiwo Awoniyi.   The absence of the duo was greatly felt in the opening game of Group B that the defending champions lost by ...

Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has called up Enyimba FC defence stalwart Ifeanyi Anaemena to the Super Eagles’ camp as the three –time African champions get set to open their 2021 AFCON qualifying campaign against Benin Republic’s Squirrels in Uyo on Wednesday. The defender will also be part of the squad for the Day Two clash with Lesotho in Maseru on ...