**Hails ‘Heroic’ Ikeme Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh, has showered praises on Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme, who made his debut for Nigeria on Saturday against Tanzania in a Group G 2015 AFCON qualifying match. The former Eagles captain said the Wolverhampton FC shot stopper put up a heroic debut in the match. Speaking after…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles played a barren draw against Tanzania on Saturday in the Group G 2017 AFCON qualifier match. The Eagles’ goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme, made several saves in his debut during the match to ensure Nigeria run away with a point in the match. Few chances created by the Eagles were not utilised as the…
Nigeria’s basketball team called D’Tigers, on Sunday, August 30, 2015, defeated Angola to win the AfroBasket Championship in Tunisia. Angola was beaten by Nigeria 65-74 and it is the first title D’Tigers is winning since the inception of the tournament. Nigeria now qualifies for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games men’s basketball event. D’Tigers defeated Senegal…
All is now set for the 2015 edition of Camp GTBank, an annual football development programme sponsored by Guaranty Trust Bank plc, scheduled to hold between the August 31 and September 7, 2015. Camp GTBank is a residential camp designed to train and develop outstanding footballing talents discovered from GTBank sponsored youth football leagues; Principals’…
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has been named 2014 UEFA Best Player of the Year. The Argentine was announced winner of the award on Thursday at the Champions’ League draws held in Monaco, France. He beat two other nominees; Christiano Ronaldo and Luiz Suarez to grab the award after 54 reputable journalists voted at the ceremony. Also,…
Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh, has claimed Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, failed to see him while he (Oliseh) was in London early August. The former Eagles captain disclosed that he travelled to England to meet with Nigerian players, but Mikel snubbed him after calling and sending a text message to his phone number. According…
The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, has unveiled former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh, as the new coach of the senior national football team. The position became vacant following the sack of Stephen Keshi, who led Nigeria to Nations Cup victory in 2013 in South Africa. President of NFF, Pinnick Amaju, unveiled Oliseh on Wednesday in…
US-born female tennis player, Serena Williams has won the 2015 Wimbledon Championships in an astonishing comeback match. The world number one defeated her Spanish opponent in the Grand Slam final, Garbine Muguruza, to pick her sixth Wimbledon title. Serena beat Muguruza 6-4 6-4 to claim her 21st Grand Slam title and also complete ‘Serena Slam’…
Reports from Germany suggest that Bastian Schweinsteiger’s move to Manchester United is almost a done deal. A tweet on Saturday afternoon from Bayern Munich’s Twitter handle confirms that the World Cup and Champions League winner has asked his current club to respect his wishes to move to Old Trafford for a new challenge. “Bastian wants…
No fewer than 28 countries will take part in the 2nd Lagos International Badminton Classics slated for July 15 to 18, 2015, the organisers have said. At a press briefing held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium last Thursday, the Vice President of Nigeria Badminton Federation, who also is the Chairman, Lagos State Badminton Association, LSBA,…