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2024 Olympic Day Celebration Gets Date, 13 States Indicate Interest

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), in collaboration with the Nigeria-Sport-For-All Commission, have scheduled 2024 Olympic Day celebration for June 29. Olympic Day is a date for people of all ages and all... Read more Battle for Europe: Chelsea’s chances boosted after Man Utd’s horror at Palace

Chelsea’s bid to secure European football for next season has received a major boost following Manchester United’s disastrous 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Monday night. The Eagles’ rampant performance at... Read more Nwabali’s R30m price tag hampers Kaizer Chiefs’ deal

Five-time South African Premier Soccer League champions, Kaizer Chiefs, are being pushed away by the hefty R30m (approximately £1.3m) price tag of Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, according to reports in South Africa.... Read more Arsenal exclude Osimhen from wanted strikers list

The latest report from British tabloid, Mirror, suggests that English Premier League side, Arsenal, have given up on their chase for Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen, after the UK publication wrote that Mikel Arteta... Read more George: GTI congratulates new Super Eagles gaffer!

Renowned financial investment firm, GTI Group has joined many well-meaning football-loving Nigerians in congratulating the newly appointed Super Eagles Head Coach, Finidi George. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) recently announced the... Read more JOF U-13 Cup final to hold in Lagos

Zamadek Football Academy and HB Utility Football Academy will slug it out for the N750,000 prize money in the final of the fifth JOF U-13 Kids Cup, which holds May 12 at... Read more Chelsea offer Lukaku plus €90m for Osimhen – Report

Just a day after French giants Paris Saint-Germain expressed their intention to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli by making a €90m plus €40m first offer, Premier League club, Chelsea, have also tabled... Read more Boniface scores again as Leverkusen extend unbeaten run

Nigeria striker Victor Boniface came off the bench and scored the last goal for German champions Bayer Leverkusen in their 5-1 thrashing of Frankfurt and extended their unbeaten run to 48... Read more Plaudits for Okezie as sprinter powers relay teams to Paris

Nigerian quartermiler, Chidi Okezie, has again warmed the hearts of Nigerians with his inspiring run in two races at the World Relays in the Bahamas, which secured the mixed 4x400m and men’s... Read more Federation Cup: Insurance to face Wikki in round of 32

Defending champions Bendel Insurance have been drawn against fellow Nigeria Premier Football League campaigners Wikki Tourists in the President Federation Cup round of 32. According to the fixtures released on Friday by... Read more Iheanacho rejects Leicester’s £65k weekly offer

Super Eagles and Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has rejected a new deal from the club amidst interest from Unai Emery’s Aston Villa, Soccernet.ng reports. The 27-year-old striker has been subjected to... Read more World Relays: Team Nigeria begin quest for Olympics spots

Team Nigerian will begin their quest for tickets to all five relay events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in other countries at the World Athletics Relays, which begins on Saturday (today)... Read more Coach Mayowa discharged, thanks good samaritans

Coach Lasisi Mayowa has send his thanks to those who have come to his aid with donations as he has gotten discharged from the University College Hospital in Ibadan on Thursday, PUNCH... Read more Robbery in the ring: Nigerian pro-boxer reclaims title after controversial decision in Ghana

Ibadan-based boxer, Rasheed Idowu, has been handed his deserved UBO African light-heavyweight belt following a contentious bout in Accra that was declared a draw despite the Nigerian knocking out his Ghanaian... Read more Young Nigerian basketballer bags US scholarships after street encounter with Calabar lawyer

A young Nigerian basketballer, David Etim, has bagged three United States scholarship offers after encountering a Calabar-born lawyer, Faithfulness Okom. Narrating how he met Etim to our correspondent on Thursday, Okom... Read more Osho set for 170th league game

Nigerian defender Gabriel Osho is set to make his 170th league career appearance when Luton Town host Everton at Kenilworth Road on match-day 36 of the English Premier League on Friday (today),... Read more JOF U-13 football tournament ends May 12

The 5th edition of the annual JOF U-13 boys football tournament will be rounded up on May, 12, 2024 at the University of Lagos Sports Center, Akoka, Lagos with the winner going... Read more Fredrick: Who is Brentford’s new man?

After completing a four-year deal with Brentford with the option of an extra year, Benjamin Fredrick is already being tipped to be one of Nigeria’s brightest defenders in the coming years, PUNCH Sports... Read more ‘Players’ self-belief secret of Rangers success’

Enugu Rangers’ impressive Nigeria Premier Football League campaign is due to self-belief and determination on the part of the players, as well as motivation from the management and the Enugu State... Read more How Enyimba, fans celebrated Finidi’s Eagles appointment

Enyimba assistant coach, Chijioke Osuagwu, said the rank and file of the club was overwhelmed with joy following Monday’s announcement of their coach, Finidi George, as the new head coach of the... Read more Boniface, Tella strike fear in De Rossi

The imperial form of Bayer Leverkusen’s Nigerian duo Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella makes Roma coach Danielle De Rossi apprehensive ahead of Thursday night’s UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg clash at... Read more They smeared my name over Eagles job – Amuneke

Former Super Eagles assistant coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has reacted to what he termed “misleading reports in the media” (not in The PUNCH) after he applied to coach the national team. Amuneke... Read more How Finidi beat Amuneke, others to Eagles coaching job

Fresh facts about how Finidi George beat fan favourite Emmanuel Amuneke and other applicants to the Super Eagles job have emerged, The PUNCH reports. Monday, the Nigerian Football Federation approved the... Read more Brentford signs Nigerian U-20 sensation Benjamin Frederick from Moses Simon’s Kaduna academy

Nigerian U-20 centre-back, Benjamin Frederick, has secured a move to the English Premier League outfit, Brentford. At just 18 years old, Frederick has emerged as the latest permanent addition to the... Read more SWAN President Says NEC Not Aware Of Full Coucil Meeting In Kano

The President, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Otuekong Bonny Nyong, has reiterated that the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Association is not aware of any Full Council Meeting scheduled... Read more The challenges before Eagles coach Finidi

The appointment of Finidi George as the new Super Eagles coach on Monday was greeted with mixed reactions but the task before the 53-year-old make it far from alluring, writes GODWIN... Read more Dessers hits back at critics

Glasgow Rangers striker, Cyriel Dessers, has hit back at critics following yet another impressive performance against St Mirren on Sunday to keep the Gers Scottish Premiership title hopes alive with a winner... Read more Hearn talks up Joshua, Wilder fight

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has outlined Anthony Joshua’s next options as he eyes up a heavyweight world title or a potential shot against one of the biggest names in the... Read more Ikpeba backs Finidi to utilise NPFL stars

Former African Footballer of The Year Victor Ikpeba is optimistic newly appointed Super Eagles coach, Finidi George, will use his knowledge of the country’s domestic league to maximum effect by giving... Read more Super Falcons goalie Nnadozie wins best goalkeeper award in France

The Nigerian international goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has etched her name in the history books by becoming the first African and Nigerian player to be crowned the best goalkeeper in the French... Read more