9+ hour, 27+ min ago   (180+ words) Nigeria’s Falconets have qualified for the knockout stage of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland after a dominant 10-1 victory over New Caledonia. The impressive win in Łódź secured Nigeria’s place in the next round of the competition. The…...

12+ hour, 42+ min ago   (625+ words) What started as a simple attempt to try something new has transformed into an international sporting career for Nigeria wheelchair basketball captain Ijigbamigbe Gbemisola Olubisi, who has revealed how an unexpected introduction to sport in 2018 changed the direction of her…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago   (223+ words) The Nation Newspaper FIFA-CAF joint delegation lands in Abuja to probe NFF crisis A joint four-man delegation from FIFA and CAF has arrived in Abuja for a two-day assessment mission to address the governance crisis within the Nigeria Football Federation....

23+ hour, 7+ min ago   (239+ words) Manchester City secured a 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday (13 September), with Erling Haaland scoring the winner in the 199th Manchester derby. The Norwegian striker struck in the 60th minute, turning home a deflected cross from Josko Gvardiol after…...

13+ hour, 15+ min ago   (489+ words) File: NSC chair, Shehu Dikko Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, has rejected calls for the Nigeria Basketball Federation board to resign following D’Tigress’ disappointing campaign at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Germany. D’Tigress lost all…...

7+ hour, 57+ min ago   (444+ words) resigning their appointments late last month. Ibrahim Gusau was the chairman. The mass resignation came 34 days before the expiration of their tenure. It is a shake-up many football stakeholders had stridently called for, with the slippery slope the game got…...

12+ hour, 9+ min ago   (258+ words) Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk has said that although the team are feeling the impact of Victor Osimhen’s absence, they remain strong without the Nigerian attacker. He said this following their 1-0 win against Kocaelispor on Sunday night, where the Yellow-Reds clinched…...

16+ hour, 53+ min ago   (263+ words) Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Nigeria A will go head-to-head in the Nigeria T20 Quadrangular Series from September 21 to 27, 2026, at the iconic TBS Cricket Oval in Lagos, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigeria Cricket Federation announced the new tournament on Saturday…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (269+ words) In Nigeria, FIFA demanded that the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) suspend its election congress scheduled for September 27. Together with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the organization plans to conduct a fact-finding mission in Abuja, Premium Times Nigeria reports. In…...