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Videos: 100m Hurdles: Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan sets two world records in one day, claims gold at the 2022 World Athletic Championships in Oregon

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports, Track & Field Monday, July 25th, 2022

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WAFCON 2022: Super Falcons pick up 2023 World Cup ticket with a defeat of Cameroon and a semi-finals berth

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, July 14th, 2022

(NNP) Unlike the uninspired Super Eagles, the Super Falcons Thursday qualified for the 2023 World Cup jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand with a defeat of Cameroon in the quarter-finals in the ongoing Women’s African Cup of Nations championship in Morocco. The Falcons who have clinched a semi-finals berth, have also picked up one […]

Ahmed Musa slams politicians over ASUU strike

Posted by admin Education, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, July 13th, 2022

Super Eagles striker and captain, Ahmed Musa, has expressed his dissatisfaction and disappointment with Nigerian leaders over their lackadaisical approach to the ongoing ASUU strike. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been at loggerheads with the government over the welfare and running of Nigerian Universities for over twenty years. And the status quo […]

WAFCON 2022: Super Falcons run riot against debutants Burundi with a 4-0 defeat

Posted by admin Headlines, NNP News, Soccer, Sports Sunday, July 10th, 2022

(NNP) The Super Falcons flying the country’s flag at the ongoing African women’s Nations Cup in Morocco, Sunday, qualified for the quarter-finals with a resounding defeat of debutants Burundi. The unstoppable Super Falcons playing without their superstar Assisat Osheola who picked up an injury in the match against South Africa, scored three times in the […]

Nigeria Beat Burkina Faso to Win WAFU Zone B Under-17 Championship

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, July 1st, 2022

Five-time world champions Golden Eaglets on Friday edged the Young Stallions of Burkina Faso 2-1 to win the WAFU B Under-17 Championship at the Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana. Victory for Nigeria came barely few weeks after they claimed the WAFU B Under-20 Championship. Then, they had beaten neighbours Republic of Benin in Niger Republic […]

African Cup Qualifier: Nigeria almost spelt Sao Tome and Principe with a 10-0 defeat

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, June 13th, 2022

(NNP) The Super Eagles today decimated the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe in the ongoing African Nations Cup qualifier. The match which took place in Sao Tome and Principe, saw Eagles’ goal poacher Victor Osimhen, opening the scoring in the 9th minute and scoring three more times in the 48, 65, and 84th […]

Nigeria 2-1 Sierra Leone LIVE! Osimhen goal – AFCON qualifier result, match stream and latest updates today

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, June 9th, 2022

Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen helped Nigeria overcome an impressive Sierra Leone in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday. While the hosts raced into an early lead following a goal from Jonathan Morsay and threatened to make matters worse by hitting the post minutes later, individual quality paid off. Indeed, the Super Eagles […]

Flying Eagles beat Ghana 2-0 in U20 AFCON qualifying tournament

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, May 10th, 2022

Flying Eagles. nigeriafootball/ Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, defeated their Ghanaian counterparts 2-0 in the opening match of Group B of the WAFU B U20 Championship in Niamey, yesterday. The win gave the boys all three points and a foot in the semifinals of the competition from where the zone’s flagbearers in next year’s Africa […]

U.S. drops charges against Nigerian sprint queen Blessing Okagbare

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports, Track & Field Thursday, April 14th, 2022

• Oduduru’s ‘disappearance’ worries NigeriansThere were strong indications yesterday that the United States may have dropped ‘all charges’ against Nigerian sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, who is serving a 10-year ban over drugs offences. Okagbare was provisionally suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone in July 2021, just hours before her 100m semifinals at Tokyo Olympics. She […]

Super Falcons held to 2-2 draw against Canada

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, April 12th, 2022

Super Falcons held to 2-2 draw against Canada By Emmanuel Okogba Nigeria’s Super Falcons were on Tuesday morning held to a 2-2 draw by Olympic champions, Canada in the second of their two legged friendly in Victoria. Nigeria lost by two goals in the first leg played on Saturday in Vancouver. NJ/NY Gotham FC forward, […]