Onyeka Okongwu outshines Jordan Nwora in Hawks victory
Onyeka Okongwu’s Atlanta Hawks outclassed the Milwaukee Bucks 123-113 in their first preseason game at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Okongwu was impressive, clocking 26 minutes on…
Super Eagles drop to 32nd in latest FIFA ranking
The Super Eagles dropped to 32nd in the latest FIFA ranking released by the World football governing body on Thursday. The three-time African champions who were ranked 31st in the…
NFF president Gusau vows to resuscitate NPFL, improve welfare
Newly elected President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, has promised to revive the standard of the Nigeria Professional Football League as well as focus on players welfare. Gusau…
Zaidu Sanusi on target as Porto record first UCL win
Super Eagles defender, Zaidu Sanusi, scored the opener for FC Porto with a powerful header in their 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen to record their first Group B victory of…
Taiwo Awoniyi: Can Nigerian forward still be the difference for Nottingham Forest?
Taiwo Awoniyi arrived newly-promoted Premier League side Nottingham Forest from German Bundesliga outfit Union Berlin in the summer. There was a lot of expectation on the 25-year old, especially as…
Nuggets to pay Zeke Nnaji $4.3m for 2023/24 season
The Denver Nuggets have picked up the fourth year team option on Zeke Nnaji’s contract for the 2022/24 season. With the details of Zeke Nnaji contract released by top NBA…
Nigerians abroad: Top performers over the weekend
Nigerian players were very much in the thick of the football action across Europe during the past weekend, giving fans back home a lot to be happy about. Here is…
Precious Achiuwa shines as Raptors beat Jazz
Precious Achiuwa was impressive for the Toronto Raptors in their 114-82 over the Utah Jazz in their first game of the 2022/23 NBA preseason. D'Tigers forward scored 10 points off…
UCL: Victor Osimhen out of Ajax first leg clash
Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of Napoli's UEFA Champions League clash against Ajax Amsterdam on Tuesday at the Johan Cruijff ArenA as he's yet to fully recover from the…
Buhari to confer national honour on Anthony Joshua
Nigerian-born British boxer Anthony Joshua is among the latest recipients of the national honours to be presented by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja on October 11. The…
