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Introduction The first African Military Games were held in Nairobi, Kenya between April 7 and 17, 2002. Organised under the auspices of Organization of Military Sports in Africa OSMA, and the International Military Sports Council, CISM, the first edition had 32 African countries in attendance. Why a second edition did not hold until now is […]

Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has excused grieving first-choice goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali from the Super Eagles’ squad to confront the Amavubi of Rwanda in Monday’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Uyo. “He has been excused from the game. However, the player will come to watch the match and cheer his team mates […]

Famous YouTuber Jake Paul defeated legendary former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson after a unanimous decision win. Paul secured the win over Tyson in the highly anticipated Netflix bout from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday morning. Paul was cautious in his approach and Tyson didn’t seem able to take advantage. Given Tyson’s age, […]

Black Stars of Ghana’s hopes of qualifying for next year’s AFCON was ended after they played a 1-1 draw away to Angola in Group F on Friday. This is the first time Ghana will fail to qualify for the AFCON since the 2004 edition in Tunisia. The four-time AFCON winners needed an outright win to […]

Olympique Lyon the club of Nigerian striker Gift Orban, have been handed a provisional Ligue 1 relegation by the DNCG who oversee the finances of clubs in France, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) has confirmed, (as per EuroSport). Lyon currently sit fifth in the French top flight after 11 games, but could face relegation […]

Super Eagles  arrived in Uyo amid fanfare on Friday afternoon aboard a ValuJet airline from Abidjan, where they secured their place in the 2025 AFCON finals in Morocco with a 1-1 draw against the Republic of Benin in their matchday five Group D qualifier, Completesports.com reports The result confirms Augustine Eguavoen’s side’s qualification for the […]

Former Chelsea youth coach Jody Steven Morris has described Super Eagles defender Ola Aina as a lovely footballer who can use both his left and right foot. In a chat with Rio Ferdinand Presents, Morris stated that he’s a big fan of the Nigerian international. “I know Ola, was a great kid, and he’s a […]

The Nigeria Football Federation has commiserated with Super Eagles’ number one goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, who lost his father in the morning of Friday, 15th November 2024. The South Africa-based Nwabali announced the sad news on his Instagram page on Friday morning. Read Also:Paul Has Grown Significantly Over The Years As A Boxer –Tyson Speaks Ahead […]

Former Everton striker Landon Donovan has criticized Lionel Messi’s lack of respect for Inter Miami’s fans after the team lost 3-2 to Atlanta United in last weekend’s MLS Cup Eastern Conference Playoffs. The Argentina international stormed down the tunnel in anger after the game, without a show of support for Miami’s fans.   Read Also: NFF […]

Manchester United defender Tyrell Malacia says his injury needed a lot of attention from medical staff in order to make him return to full fitness. .The 25-year-old closes in on a return to full fitness after almost 18 months on the sidelines and has since returned to training and even completed a 45-minute comeback for […]

Rivers United head coach, Finidi George, is already looking forward to the top-of-the-table clash against leaders Remo Stars in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) this Sunday. After an impressive start to the campaign which saw Finidi’s men sew up a nine-match unbeaten streak, they have now faltered in their last two matches including a […]

Ahead of their much anticipated bout, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson believes over the years Jake Paul has grown significantly as a boxer. Tyson will square off against famous YouTuber Paul in one of the biggest bouts in boxing. The bout will take place inside the AT&T Stadium in Texas, United States at 2am […]