President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team on their victory at the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Women’s Championship in Cameroon. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said in a statement that President Buhari said he was extremely delighted to see the team excel over and over…
Brazilian football legend, Pele says he feels ready for 90 minutes plus extra time after leaving intensive care. The 80-year-old had surgery to remove a tumour from his colon at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo. The three-time World Cup winner has been having treatment at the hospital since August after the tumour was detected in…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have defeated the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde two-one in a World Cup qualifying game. Dylan Tavares gave the Cape Verdeans the lead in nineteen minutes while Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen equalize for the Super Eagles in the twenty ninth minutes. An own goal by Cape Verde midfielder, Kenny Rocha sealed the…
The Lagos State Government has ordered the diversion of traffic around the stadium area of Surulere, ahead of today’s Super Eagles World Cup qualifying game against Liberia. The Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, announced that vehicles will not be allowed to drive towards the National Stadium from Alaka and Teslim Balogun Stadium from Ojuelegba from twelve noon…
Barcelona have signed Netherland’s striker Luuk De Jong from Sevilla on a season-long loan after France’s Antoine Griezmann left the Nou Camp to rejoin Atletico Madrid on a similar deal. Barca will pay 31-year-old De Jong’s salary this season and have an option to make his stay permanent next summer. Griezmann became the eleventh player to leave…
English Strike, Tammy Abraham has completed a 40m euro move to Italian side Roma from Chelsea. Abraham, Chelsea’s joint top scorer last season, joins the Serie A club managed by former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho on a five-year deal. Abraham, who has had loan spells at Bristol City, Swansea City and Aston Villa, flew to Italy on…