Sports

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has inaugurated 44 chairmen of sports associations in the state, charging them to strengthen grassroots development, identify emerging talents and create sustainable pathways for athletes to...

Ethiopia has formally submitted its bid to host the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2028, which would be its first in more than half a century. The Ethiopian Football Federation confirmed...

UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin has said he is “not interested” in replacing Gianni Infantino, but has warned the under-fire FIFA president must either quit or face a leadership challenge in March. Infantino...

Former Manchester United and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will be released by Monaco after a series of injuries, the French club said on Wednesday. Pogba, 33, won the World Cup with France...

Former Super Eagles captain, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, has revealed that Brazil football legend, Ronaldinho, asked him about Nigeria missing out on the 2026 World Cup. Eric Chelle’s men failed to qualify...

As transfer speculation linking Victor Osimhen with Arsenal continues to gain momentum, sources from Football Insider have claimed that an offer of over £60m could be enough for the Premier League...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has apologised to President Bola Tinubu and Nigerians following the Super Falcons’ failure to secure direct qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. NFF President, Ibrahim...

Jessica Oji has written her name into Nigeria’s athletics history after becoming the country’s first-ever field event gold medallist at the World U20 Athletics Championships. The 19-year-old won the women’s shot put...

Only two European countries will be absent from the 2030 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign after securing automatic places in the tournament as co-hosts. The two nations are Spain and Portugal, who...

After a false start to their campaign at the 2026 Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Nigeria have qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition. The reward for that is a...

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Team Nigeria on its performance at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where the country won 24 medals, and reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sports development,...

Jacksonville State men’s basketball player Daniel Tobiloba Adegboyega has been arrested on a first-degree rape charge and suspended from the team, according to court records and the university. Adegboyega, 21, a Nigerian...