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Football may unify, but the Unity Cup final between Nigeria and Jamaica won't be played with soft touches. According to Punch, Super Eagles...
Victor Osimhen finished his loan spell at Galatasaray in style, scoring in their 2-0 win over Istanbul Basaksehir on the last day of the Turkish...
Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali is set to lay both of his parents to rest in early June following their deaths just months apart. He lost...
Delta State has emerged as the overall winners of the 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF), claiming their ninth title and fifth in a row. The...
Super Eagles striker and Rangers FC star Cyriel Dessers says he remains committed to representing Nigeria at the upcoming 2025 AFCON and dreams of...
The revived Nigeria-Ghana Unity Cup was meant to celebrate footballing brotherhood, but Cyriel Dessers turned it into a personal audition. His...
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has admitted that his team’s intense first-half press wore them out in their 2-1 semifinal win over Ghana at the...
Victor Osimhen, Nigeria’s star striker and Galatasaray’s top scorer this season, has reminded fans there’s more to him than football. A new family...
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