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By: Ben Nwachukwu, Abuja Vociferous fans of Kano Pillars football club are worried over alleged plans by the Speaker of State House of Assembly to impose sacked coach Ibrahim Musa on the club.

  Nigeria international Rasheedat Ajibade says ‘it’s a dream come true’ for her after joining Avaldsnes. The 19-year-old was handed a two-year contract in Norway after ending a nine-year stay with FC Robo Queens. Her move came on the heels of her title-winning debut at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations …

Lobi Stars skipper, Anthony Agbaji has sounded out that they are not under any form of pressure despite their tough Caf Champions League Group A draw.

Al Nassr striker Ahmed Musa has joined the campaign against drug and substance abuse in Nigeria.

By: Ben Nwachukwu, Abuja The abrupt end of the Nigeria Professional Football League with 14 matches still to play, raised questions about Lobi Stars’ worthiness to represent Nigeria in the 2018/19 Caf Champions League, moreover, when the country’s slot slipped from two to one.

The Nigerian team has emerged the overall winner of the 2018 edition of the Africa Schools Badminton Championship which ended in Tema, Ghana, on Thursday evening. Nigeria won five gold medals, three silver and three bronze, while South Africa finished second with a gold and two silver. Uganda came third …

By: Ben Nwachukwu, Abuja The four clubs representing the country in the Africa Cup for Club Champions Hockey Championship in Abuja, Nigeria were shadows of themselves as they became weeping babies of the championship.

Nigeria’s U17 national team Golden Eaglets have been grouped against the hosts, Tanzania, Uganda and Angola in Group A of the 2019 U17 African Cup of nations to be hosted in Tanzania.

By: Ben Nwachukwu, Abuja Facts may have emerged as to why the Abuja National Stadium has continued to suffer neglect as a result of lack of maintenance which has left it dilapidated few years after it hosted the 7th All Africa Games in 2003.

By: Ben Nwachukwu, Abuja Former Chairman of Nigeria Football Association (NFA) Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima has described as incredible agitations by the second tier league; Nigeria National League (NNL) to have 8 clubs promoted from the league to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) with the proviso to relegate 12 clubs …