Aruna Quadri’s sensational run of form and his hopes of winning Nigeria’s and Africa’s first men’s singles table tennis Olympic medal were dashed at Rio 2016. The Nigerian star had succeeded in stopping some big names on his way to the quarter-finals, but reaching the semi-finals he came up against world No.1 Ma Long on […]
Continue ReadingThree out of the many Nigerian athletes in the ongoing Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games have set records that will be cherished in a longtime to come. The trio with records are two table tennis stars, Segun Toriola and Aruna Quadri as well as Rower, Chierika Ukogu .The 41 year-old Toriola had his 7th appearance […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Football federation (NFF) has announced that a two-year deal has been signed for German tactician Gernot Rohr to become technical adviser of the Super Eagles. The NFF announced the contract with the former Niger Republic and Burkina Faso coach via its Twitter account on Tuesday, just two days after its technical and development […]
Continue ReadingManchester United have completed signing of French midfielder, Paul Pogba from Juventus for a world-record transfer fee of £89m.The 23-year-old French international has completed his medical at the club and signed a five-year deal, with the 105m Euros fee also potentially increasing through several add-on clauses. Manchester United wrote on their official website: “Manchester United […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Aruna Quadri Monday entered the history books, when he emerged the first African ever to make it to the quarter finals of the men’s single table tennis event at the Olympics. Quadri, in a throbbing encounter, defeated his German opponent, Boll Timo, 4-2 to seal a historic berth in the quarter finals of men’s […]
Continue ReadingCoach of Nigeria’s dream team VI, Samson Siasia has assured that his team will continue to take it one game at a time in the ongoing Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Rio 2016. Answering questions at the post match news conference after the 1-0 victory over Sweden, Coach Siasia said for now his attention was […]
Continue Reading“ I hear we are no longer Nigeria, but the United States of Nigeria” “You didn’t hear anything. Stop being hypocritical, my friend.” “But the incumbent Minister of Sports is on record as having said something like that” “I know. That dumb Minister who wears the red cap that looks like something taken and approved […]
Continue ReadingHopes of Nigeria winning medals at the Rio Olympic games are gradually fading away, with Africa’s Olympic appearance record holder and one of Nigeria’s medal hopefuls in the table tennis event of the Rio Olympic, Segun Toriola, crashing out of the table tennis men’s singles event of the Rio Olympic Games after losing to Japan’s […]
Continue ReadingThe Technical and Development Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday said it has recommended to the federation’s Executive Board a new Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles. A report on the federation’s website quoted Ahmed Yusuf, the Vice-Chairman of the committee, as saying the committee recommended Gernot Rohr for the position. He said […]
Continue ReadingUEFA has released the final list for the Best Player in Europe award for 2015/2016, which is slated for late August. However, there is something a little odd this time around, and that is the absence of the name LIONEL MESSI from the list of three. This time, the award is destined for Madrid after […]
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