Nigeria end Day 1 second on Glasgow 2026 medal table
Team Nigeria ended the opening day of competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games second on the medal table after winning three gold and three silver medals in Glasgow on Friday.…
Glasgow 2026: Folashade Oluwafemiayo breaks world record twice as Team Nigeria’s medal haul reaches six
Team Nigeria continued its dominance in para powerlifting at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Friday, with Folashade Oluwafemiayo and Riluwan Idris winning gold medals, while Rita Ferdinand claimed…
Esther Okoronkwo accuses Marriott Casablanca staff of stealing cash from Super Falcons players
Esther Okoronkwo has accused staff at the Marriott Hotel in Casablanca of stealing money from several members of the Super Falcons squad. Okoronkwo made the allegations in a series of…
Liberia takes National Youth Policy closer to young people through regional dialogues
Young people across Liberia are gaining greater access and undertsanding of the country’s National Youth Policy (2025–2029) following the completion of regional dialogues aimed at strengthening youth understanding, ownership and…
Esther Nworgu wins Nigeria’s first gold at 2026 Commonwealth Games
Team Nigeria’s medal haul at the 2026 Commonwealth Games continued to grow on Friday as Esther Nworgu claimed the country’s first gold medal of the Games in the women’s para…
Roland Ezuruike wins Nigeria’s first medal at 2026 Commonwealth Games with powerlifting silver
Nigeria opened its medal account at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday as para-powerlifter Roland Ezuruike claimed a silver medal in the men’s Lightweight Group A event. Ezuruike accumulated a…
NBA REC launches in Nigeria with inaugural university tournament
NBA Africa has launched its recreational basketball platform, NBA REC, in Nigeria, with the inaugural university tournament scheduled for August 7 and 8 at the University of Lagos. The launch,…
Crystal Palace shortlist Chibuike Nwaiwu as replacement for Chelsea-bound Maxence Lacroix
Crystal Palace have identified Super Eagles defender Chibuike Nwaiwu as one of the players under consideration to replace Maxence Lacroix, who is on the verge of completing a move to…
Glasgow 2026: Team Nigeria’s complete squad, schedule and medal prospects
Seventy-two Nigerian athletes will compete across 10 sports at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Tobi Amusan, Kanyinsola Ajayi, Samuel Ogazi, Folashade Oluwafemiayo and Rafiatu Lawal leading the country’s pursuit…
Can the Super Falcons defend their crown? Nigeria’s WAFCON 2026 challenge
A year after completing “Mission X” in Morocco, the Super Falcons are back in the same country with another title to defend and a new World Cup place to secure
