Mrs Samuel (2nd left), Bright (right) Mrs Oredola Samuel, mother of Super Eagles and Fenerbahce defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel, on Tuesday, went down memory lane, reflecting on how she almost truncated Bright’s football career. Looking back, she said she almost stopped young Bright from going for practices because of his late home coming. The Okitipupa, Ondo…
1994 Super Eagles squad The federal government has finally fulfilled its three-decade-old promise of house allocations to members of the 1994 Super Eagles squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the ministry’s website on Wednesday. One of the beneficiaries, former striker Efan Ekoku, was…
Barely six days after the devastating auto crash that took the lives of 22 Kano athletes, the wife of one of the victims has delivered a baby boy. It was gathered that the newborn was delivered on Friday during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Recall that Abubakar Isma’il, the father of the baby died alongside 21 other…
Super Eagles forward Victor Boniface has sparked controversy over his comment “I don hang boot” The Bayer Leverkusen striker made the announcement late Friday night via his Instagram page. However, in typical fashion, the Bayer Leverkusen striker — known for his playful presence on social media — deleted the post after it garnered over 20,000…
UEFA is set to introduce significant changes to the Champions League format starting with the 2025/26 season. It is aimed at rewarding higher-ranked teams with home advantage in the knockout stages, said the soccer ruling body. According to a report from The Football London, the new regulations will ensure that the best teams from the…
Some of the survivors of Saturday’s auto crash that claimed the lives of 22 Kano State’s contingents returning from the just-concluded National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State, have recounted the moments before the accident. The crash, which occurred around 12:30pm near the Chiromawa Bridge in Bebeji Local Government Area along the Kano–Kaduna Expressway, involved…
Remains of the vehicle they were travelling in Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Sunday, sent a powerful delegation to Kano State to commiserate with the government and people of the state over the loss of athletes and officials returning home from the just concluded Gateway 2024 National Sports Festival (NSF) held in Ogun…
Inzaghi In a post match review, Inter Milan manager, Simone Inzaghi has delivered a verdict on why his lost scandalously to Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, in the Champions League final on Saturday night. His said his side were not good enough to win the Champions League. Inzaghi watched as goals from Desire Doue (2), Achraf Hakimi,…
Kano Gov, Abba Yusuf Kano State government has announced a N1 million donation to each of the families of the 21 athletes and officials who died in a tragic motor accident while returning from the recently concluded National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The announcement was made on Saturday by the deputy governor, Comrade…
The joy that filled Brentford Community Stadium during the Unity Cup match between Nigeria and Jamaica quickly turned into deep sorrow, as shared by Peter Obi in a heartfelt post on X (formerly Twitter). The match, which ended 2-2 and was settled by penalties in favour of the Super Eagles, was meant to be a…
