Paris 2024: Our athletes won’t compete against Russians — Ukraine
Ukrainian athletes will not be allowed to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians, government minister Oleh Nemchinov says. Nemchinov, secretary of Ukraine’s cabinet ministers, said the government’s decision was adopted following a proposal by sports minister Vadym Huttsait and that national federations ignoring the […]
FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy arrives Nigeria
The original FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy to be competed for by 32 teams from across the globe from July 20 to Aug. 20 arrived in Abuja on Saturday afternoon. The trophy arrived in Nigeria after being taken to the three other African countries which will participate in the finals —- Morocco, South Africa and […]
NFF apologizes to Nigerians for U23, Super Eagles’ poor outings
The Nigeria Football Federation has apologized to the generality of Nigerians over the poor outings of the U23 Men National Team (Olympic Eagles) and the Senior Men National Team (Super Eagles) in crucial international matches this week. The Super Eagles fell 0-1 to Guinea Bissau’s Djurtus in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match […]
Argentina rename training center after Lionel Messi
The Argentine Football Association head, Chiqui Tapia has announced that Argentina’s training center would be named after Lionel Messi. Chiqui relayed the announcement through his official Twitter account that the once-known ” Casa de Ezeiza” was changed to “Lionel Andres Messi”. “We lived a historic day in our Casa de Ezeiza, which from today will […]
Don’t give up on us, Super Eagles beg Nigerians
By Emmanuel Okogba The senior national team, Super Eagles, want Nigerians to keep the faith despite an uninspiring outing in last night’s African Cup of Nations qualifier that saw them lose to lowly rated Guinea Bissau in Abuja. Guinea Bissau’s Wild Dogs scored a 29th minute goal and held on for a historic win that […]
Tuchel ‘dumbstruck’ by Bayern appointment
Newly-appointed Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel said on Saturday he was stunned at being offered the position. Tuchel, 49, has replaced the sacked Julien Nagelsmann in charge of the six-time Champions League winners. Nagelsmann lost his job at the German champions on Friday with the Bavarians second in the table but he had guided them […]
