The ongoing National Youth Games in Asaba has lived up to its billing as the cradle of tomorrow’s champions, with Lagos, Edo, and defending champions Delta State locked in a thrilling battle for the top spot. As of press time on Thursday, Team Lagos had stormed to the summit of the medal table with 61…
Nigeria’s U18 girls’ beach volleyball team remain unbeaten at the ongoing 2025 African Beach Volleyball U18 Development Cup in Banjul, The Gambia on Thursday. The duo of Pamela Bawa and Ifechukwu Odoh started their campaign in dominant fashion, overpowering Tunisia 2-0 (21-10, 21-3) in their opening match. They followed it with an explosive performance against…
Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has invited a total of 30 players to the camp of Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, as the team kickstarts preparations for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals, taking place in Morocco. Invited are four goalkeepers, nine defenders, nine midfielders and nine strikers. 2022 FIFA World Cup bronze medallists, Nigeria…
The Super Eagles are not making the mistake of thinking too much about the showdown with South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, but are rather focused on their clash with Rwanda’s Amavubi in Uyo on Saturday, according to team captain William Ekong. “You take one step at a time. We have Rwanda to…
