Category Archives: African Sports

Nigeria Beat Egypt To Win Beach Volleyball Bronze Medal

April 10 African Sports, Sports 9 comments

Nigeria’s male volleyball team won a bronze medal at the recently concluded U-21 Beach Volleyball championship held in Cairo, Egypt. Nigeria defeated hosts, Egypt 2-1 (21-18, 20-22 & 15-13) in the third place ...

Toriola Qualifies For 7th Olympic Games

February 18 African Sports, Sports 592 comments

Former Africa’s number one table tennis player, Nigeria’s Segun Toriola has made history by qualifying for his seventh Olympic Games at the ITTF African Rio 2016 Qualification event held on Thursday in Kharto...

CAA To Build High Altitude Training Center In Jos

February 9 African Sports 714 comments

A High Altitude Athletics Training Center is to be established in Jos Plateau State.  This is contained in an agreement  signed in Lagos at the weekend by the Federal government of Nigeria represented by the Minister for...

Wolves Say They’ll Turn Table Against Leopards

May 18 African Sports, CAF Confed Cup, Football, Sports 2 comments

Nigerian representatives Warri Wolves FC believe they can overturn a 3-0 deficit from their CAF Confederation Cup play-off first leg against AC Leopards of Congo-Brazzaville. Warri Wolves traveled to Dolisie with plenty ...

Falcons Off To Mali For All Africa Games Qualifier

March 18 African Sports, Female Football, Football 2 comments

Chairman of the Nigeria Women League and member of the NFF Executive Committee, Chief (Mrs) Dilichukwu Onyedinma will be at the head of a 29-man delegation of the Senior Women National Football Team, the Super Falcons to...

Cote d’Ivoire Rally Late To Eliminate Cameroon

February 20 African Sports, CAF Competitions, Football 3 comments

Defending champions Cote d’Ivoire came from a goal down in a late rally to beat Cameroon 2-1 in a thrilling contest of two enterprising sides at the CAF U-17 championship in Niamey. The loss was Cameroon’s se...

Eduok Scores First League Goal For Esperance

February 19 African Sports, Football, World League 26 comments

Former Dolphins of Port Harcourt star Emem Eduok has opened his goal scoring account in the League with his Tunisian club, Esperance as he netted the only goal in Wednesday’s League 1-0 win over Jeunesse Sportive Kairoua...

22 Die As Egyptian League Is Suspended

February 9 African Sports, Football 4 comments

The Egyptian council of ministers has decided to put on hold the league season to an unnamed date. At least 22 people have been officially confirmed dead following clashes between the supporters of Zamalek and Egyptian p...

Enyeama Makes African Player Of The Year Final Shortlist

December 26 African Sports, Football 645 comments

The Confederation of African Football has released the top three shortlists for the 2014 African Player of the Year with Nigeria’s Vincent Enyeama, Cote d’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure and Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyan...

Eagles Set For Ghana’s Meteors

November 7 African Sports, Football, National Teams 1 comment

The Super Eagles have been showing signs of an exciting encounter at training ahead of the match against the Black Meteors of Ghana, with several dignitaries already listed for the match slated for the Uyo International ...

Tributes For Late Bafana Captain Meyiwa

October 27 African Sports, Football 5 comments

Tributes have been pouring in for South Africa’s national football team captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa, who was shot dead last weekend. The incident reportedly took place at Meyiwa’s girlfriend’s house in Vosloorus,...

I’m Honoured To Coach Golden Eaglets -Amuneke

October 2 African Sports, Football, Interviews 1 comment

Emmanuel Amuneke, the 1994 African Footballer of the Year, is the trainer of Nigeria’s U-17 side; Golden Eaglets that secured a ticket to the African U-17 Championship Niger 2015 scheduled from February 15 to March 1, af...

Amuneke Salutes Golden Eaglets

September 28 African Sports 1 comment

In a post match analysis after his side’s thrilling 5-0 whitewash of mouthful Gabon at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar at the weekend, Golden Eaglets’ Coach, Emmanuel Amuneke has nothing but huge praises f...

Golden Eaglets Spell Gabon In 5-0 Win

September 28 African Sports, Football 677 comments

.Qualify For Niger 2015 AJC On 6-2 Aggregate – Nigeria’s U-17 side, Golden Eaglets, on Saturday thrashed Gabon 5-0 at the U.J Esuene Sports Stadium in Calabar in their second leg-final qualifier towards the A...

Amuneke Wants Eaglets To Devour Gabon

September 27 African Sports, Football 7 comments

Golden Eaglets’ Head coach, Emmanuel Amuneke has categorically told his wards nothing but a strong mentality throughout the duration of their decisive African U-17 Championship second leg-final round qualifier agai...

I Didn’t Kill My Friend For Rituals -Gyan

September 25 African Sports, Football 5 comments

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan says claims that he killed his friend and Ghanaian rapper Castro as part of a ritual sacrifice are “wild and absurd”. Afrobeats artist Castro, whose real name is Theophilus Tagoe, w...

CAF Picks Moroccan Refs For Nigeria-Gabon Duel

September 23 African Sports, CAF Competitions, Football, National Teams 4 comments

Moroccan referee, Noureddine El Jaafari licensed by FIFA in 2013 would be in the centre when Nigeria’s U-17 side, Golden Eaglets host Gabon this weekend in their second leg-final round decisive qualifier. Born 36 y...

Gabonese Labelled Us ‘Ebola Nigeria’ -Eaglets Captain

September 18 African Sports, Football 5 comments

Golden Eaglets’ captain, Kelechi Nwakali and defender Lukman Halilu have been recounting their ordeal in the hands of the Gabonese, saying the nasty experience would only emboldened them for the second leg cracker....

Eaglets Get Cash Boost To Beat Gabon

September 18 African Sports 2 comments

A good hearted Libreville-based Nigerian businessman, Chief George Uche, has offered a handsome cash reward to the Golden Eaglets if they win next weekend’s African U-17 Championship finale qualifying match against...

Eaglets Return To Full Training In Calabar

September 17 African Sports 5 comments

Nigeria’s Under-17 team, Golden Eaglets, resumed training at their base in Calabar on Tuesday hours after they returned to the country from Libreville where they lost 2-1 to their Gabonese counterparts. The conting...

Gabon Shock Eaglets 2-1 In Libreville

September 15 African Sports, National Teams 10 comments

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets, were beaten 2-1 by Gabon on Sunday in their Final Round-First Leg 2015 African Under-17 Championship qualifier at the Stade Augustin Monedan de Sibang in Libreville. Victor Osimhen gave th...

Eaglets Going For Goals In Gabon, Says Amuneke

September 13 African Sports, Football, National Teams 1 comment

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets are going out for an outright victory when they confront their Gabonese counterpart on Saturday at the Stade Augustin Monedan de Sibang in Libreville with the kick off fixed for 3:30pm loca...

NFF Drags Gabon To CAF

September 13 African Sports, Football 4 comments

.As Authorities Refuse Eaglets Flight Into Libreville – The Nigeria Football Federation has sent a strong letter of protest to the Confederation of African Football, CAF, over Friday’s unsavoury incident in Lome, w...