Category: Football

Former Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin Football Club defender, Benjamin Chiemela Fredrick debuted for the Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles in final match of the 2025 Unity Cup, which the team won after beating the Reggae Boyz of Jamaica 5-4 on penalties, after playing out a two-all draw at regulation time. He helped the […]

The Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Sports Commission, Mallam Bola Magaji has commended the Kwara State chapter of the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) for their outstanding performance in winning the 21st edition of the Chief of the Naval Staff U-14 Football Championship held in Kaduna State. In a statement, the Executive Chairman […]

Krasnodar Club of Russia forward, Olakunle Junior Olusegun will be among the 23 Super Eagles players listed to represent Nigeria in an international friendly match against Russia national team on Friday. Following a number of withdrawals and injuries to some players ahead of Friday’s international friendly match in Moscow, from the original list drawn up […]

A number of withdrawals and injuries to some players have combined to alter the list of players who will appear for Nigeria in Friday’s international friendly match in Moscow, from the original list drawn up by Super Eagles’ Head Coach Eric Chelle. The goalkeeping sector is unaffected as first choice Stanley Nwabali was not listed […]

Nigeria, winner of the only previous edition in the year 2004, will seek to retain their title against the Reggae Boyz of Jamaica in a potentially-explosive Unity Cup Invitational Tournament final match at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium in west London on tomorrow (Saturday) evening. This year’s tournament has delivered handsomely on the sporting, cultural and […]

The draw ceremony for this year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals will take place in Santiago, the capital city of Chile, on Thursday, with the event scheduled for Chilevision’s Machasa studios from 6pm Chile time (1pm Nigeria time). Chilean journalist Javiera Naranjo will host the event. FIFA’s Director of Tournaments, Jaime Yarza will conduct the […]

*Says victories, result of doggedness and commitment Kwara State Football Association has praised the footballing successes recorded in youth football in both Kaduna and Ogun State, describing the victories as a celebration of dedication and sacrifice. Kwara team, represented by Kwara Football Academy on Saturday defeated their Enugu state counterparts to win the 2025 Chief […]

*Doles out financial incentives to Sports journalists The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Chief Bukola Olopade, was the cynosure of all eyes at the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Novelty Match, at the ongoing 2024 Gateway Games in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The novelty match, organized by SWAN, brought together media professionals, […]

*Kaduna finishes 3rd Kwara State has emerged champions of the YSFON/Chief of Naval Staff U-14 National Soccer tournament after, edging out Enugu State with a narrow 1-0 victory in the final match. The highly competitive encounter was held at Pitch A of the PCK Stadium in Kaduna, where the Kwara boys displayed excellent teamwork and […]

The qualification of Kwara United Football Club for the final of the 2025 President Federation Cup has been celebrated by the State Football Association, as the body equally congratulated the Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for breaking new grounds. Speaking to newsmen after Kwara United dismissed Rangers International in the semi-final of the President Federation Cup […]