Tag: football
Transfer: Everton sign Yannick Bolasie for £25m
Everton football Club have confirmed the signing of Congolese winger Yannick Bolasie from Crystal Palace. The 27-year-old put pen to ...
Sports Ministry returns $4600 to Mikel Obi
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has refunded the sum of $4,600 to captain of the Under-23 team Mikel Obi ...
#RioOlympics: Nigeria qualifies for semi-final
Nigeria’s football team have qualified for the semi final of the Rio 2016 football event. The Under-23 national team defeated ...
EPL Roundup: Leicester lose as Guardiola wins on Manchester City debut
The long awaited English Premier League kicked off with an upset as newly promoted side Hull City defeated champions, Leicester ...
Ikenna Anabi talks about his experience at the 2016 COPA Coca-Cola International Camp in Paris
Ikenna Anabi is a 13-year-old boy in JSS 3 who does not only love to watch football, he plays it ...
#Rio Olympics: Dogara appeals to U-23 team not to boycott quarter final
The speaker of The House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has sent an appeal to the national U23 team not to ...
#RioOlympics2016: We want to play here until the last game – Siasia
The Olympics team coach, Samson Siasia has said the team is not ready to crash out at this stage of ...
Odion Ighalo signs new 5-year deal with Watford
Nigerian international Odion Ighalo has signed a new 5-year-deal with English premiership side Watford. The club announced that the 27-year-old ...
#RioOlympics: Nigerian Twitter may or may not be happy about Dream Team’s loss to Colombia
Nigeria’s Dream Team VI were defeated 2-0 in the closing group stage encounter against Colombia at the ongoing #RioOlympics in the ...
#RioOlympics: Colombia beats Nigeria 2 – 0
Nigeria’s U-23 team suffered their first defeat in the Olympics as they lost 2-0 to Colombia at the Arena dos ...
Transfer: Everton sign Swansea City captain Ashley Williams
Everton Football Club has completed the signing of Ashley Williams from Swansea City for an undisclosed fee. The 31-year-old central ...
Gernot Rohr solidifies Super Eagles coach appointment with 2-year deal
Gernot Rohr is now the new coach and technical adviser of the Super Eagles. The German has signed a 2-year-deal ...
#Pogback: 10 major quotes from Paul Pogba’s first interview as Man. United player (WATCH)
After a protracted summer of speculations, Paul Pogba or Pogboom as he is fondly referred to in Italy is back in ...
Watch Man. United dramatic announcement of Paul Pogba deal
Some have dubbed it ‘The return of the prodigal son’ while others have called it ‘The greatest daylight robbery’ but ...
Transfer: West Ham signs Ghanaian forward Ayew for club record fee
West Ham United have confirmed the transfer of Ghana forward Andre Ayew from Swansea for a Club-record £20.5million fee. The versatile striker, ...
This is why Pele will not be in Nigeria on Thursday as planned
Football legend Pele was expected to touch down in Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday for a two-day event but the event ...
Transfer: PSG sign Jesé for €25m from Real Madrid
Paris Saint Germain PSG have signed Jesé Rodríguez from Real Madrid on a 5-year deal for a reported fee of ...
Rio Olympics: Nigeria beats Sweden 1-0, qualifies for quarter final
Nigeria’s U-23 football team on Monday morning beat Sweden 1-0 to book a place in the quarter-final of the men’s ...
#Pogback: Twitter split over Pogba’s Manchester United return
After a long summer of speculations, it appears Paul Pogba will be making his return to his former club, Manchester ...
The top 10 stories that made headlines this week
Here are the top ten stories that made headlines this weeks 1. Budget padding: Jibrin goes hard on Dogara The ...
Transfer: Man City sign Marlos Moreno
Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Colombian striker Marlos Moreno. The Colombian international forward joins from Atletico Nacional, signing ...
Transfer: Sunderland sign Chelsea defender
Sunderland AFC have completed the signing of Senegalese international centre-back Papy Djilobodji from Chelsea FC for £8million. The 27-year-old, who ...
NFF picks Gernot Rohr as Super Eagles’ coach
The Nigeria Football Federation has selected a German, Gernot Rohr as the new manager of the Super Eagles. According to ...
YNaija Editorial: Why is Solomon Dalung still a minister?
20 years ago this week, Nigeria recorded one of its most remarkable sporting triumphs to win the gold medal in ...
Rio Olympics: Etebo scores 4 as U-23 team beat Japan
Nigeria’s football team to the Rio 2016 Olympics overcame their Japanese counterparts in a thrilling encounter that ended 5-4. The ...
See full schedule of Team Nigeria’s activities at Rio Olympics
A full schedule of activities Team Nigeria will be involved in has been released, just hours to the kick-off of ...
Transfer: Man City sign Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus for £27m
Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras for £27m. Gabriel Jesus is recognised as ...
Kelechi Iheanacho, Ahmed Musa, Uneku Atawodi… See the #YNaijaPowerList for Sports
The annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its fifth year and we bring you the most influential young Nigerians in sports, under 40 ...
Olympics: U-23 team stranded in Atlanta
Nigeria’s football team to the 2016 Rio Olympics are yet to arrive the games due to delay in flight arrangements. ...
Transfer: Atlético Madrid sign Gameiro from Sevilla
Atlético de Madrid has reached an agreement with Sevilla FC for the transfer of Kévin Gameiro. The striker will sign a four-year deal and ...
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