Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has frowned at the treatment meted to Samson Siasia, the coach of the national under-23 football team, by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). Mr. Dalung, who was fielding…
Samson Siasia has queried the morals of the NFF and sports ministry over the money given by Japanese surgeon Takasuya Takasu – Officials have been asking for the source of the money which is $390,000…
A benefactor has handed a reward of $390,000 to the Nigerian Olympic football team in Brazil after the West African country won bronze on Saturday. Japanese plastic surgeon Katsuya Takasu had promised to reward the…
Nigeria clinched a bronze medal in men’s soccer with a 3-2 win over Honduras By: Eric Scatamacchia In the bronze medal match of the Olympic men’s soccer tournament, Nigeria defeated Honduras 3-2. In the 7th…
Honduras and Nigeria will meet in the bronze medal match of the Olympic men’s soccer tournament By: Eric Scatamacchia Game Schedule – Saturday, Aug. 20 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Honduras and Nigeria will play for…
Minister for Sports, Mr Solomon Dalung, created panic among football buffs in Nigeria when the Rio Olympic-bound U-23 soccer team on a training tour in Atlanta, USA, could not be airlifted to Rio until a…
Germany advances to the Gold Medal Match of the Olympic men’s soccer tournament. In the second semifinal of the Olympic men’s soccer tournament, Germany bested Nigeria 2-0. To start the match, Germany had the better…
In the second men’s soccer semifinal, Nigeria and Germany meet on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Nigeria has had a wild ride at the 2016 Olympics, arriving for its first match against Japan…
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare secured a spot in the women’s 200m semifinals after being the frontrunner in heat five earlier Monday morning at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The sprinter clocked in a time…
Nigeria’s top scorer at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Oghenekaro Etebo, has expressed his sadness over his unavailability for Wednesday’s semi-final clash against Germany. Etebo also missed the 2-0 win over Denmark, because of an…