Nigeria’s women’s football team, the Super Falcons beat Cape Verde 5-0 in the Women’s AFCON Qualifier on Thursday, November 30 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Thursday. Uchenna Kanu and Esther Okoronkwo scored two goals each while Monday Gift got a goal in the emphatic win while Monday Gift got a goal as the Super Falcons recorded an emphatic win over the minnows. It did not take time before Kanu opened the scoring as she …
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After claiming wins against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City, Real Madrid showed the true stuff of champions as they beat Liverpool 1-0 in the UEFA champions league final on Saturday night, May 28. Chances were few and far between for Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid side, however, Liverpool missed so many chances during the match. Vinicius Junior appeared completely unmarked at the far post on the hour mark to turn home Federico Valverde’s low cross and secure the 1-0 win and …
Nigeria’s senior female basketball team, D’Tigress has defeated World No. 5 France in a 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifier. The Nigerian team came back from losing the first quarter to beat France 67-65 in a World Cup qualifying game on Friday, February 11, 2022. D’Tigress lost the first quarter 11 – 28 but took the second quarter 16 – 10. Galatasaray’s Victoria Macaulay led the scoring for Nigeria with 19 points as the team led in 2 and …
Egypt defeated Cameroon 3-1 on penalties to reach the Africa Cup of Nations final, ending the hosts’ hopes of glory on home soil on Thursday night, February 3. The second semi-final finished goalless after 120 minutes but it was Egypt who were victorious in the shootout. Egypt had coach Carlos Queiroz sent off after a series of touchline complaints but almost stole victory in the dying minutes of extra-time when substitute Ramadan Sobhi fired across the face of goal but his cross somehow evaded …
?????? The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Guinea Bissau 2-0 in their Group D encounter at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday night, January 19 in Garoua, Cameroon. Sadiq Umar scored in the 56th minute to put Nigeria ahead in the game after a wonderful left footed assist from Kelechi Iheanacho. While William Troost-Ekong scored Nigeria’s second goal after a sensational dribble by Moses Simon in the 75th minute. Simon dribbled three players in the left side of …
Oleksandr Usyk is the new heavyweight world champion after securing victory over Anthony Joshua in London, United Kingdom on Saturday night, September 25. The undefeated Ukrainian upset the odds that were largely in Joshua’s favour and has now taken Joshua’s IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles having conquered the the cruiserweight division. Usyk was handed the win after beating Joshua with a tactically planned out game plan that took Joshua by surprise. The three judges scored …