Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

FIFA referee’s first-quarter fitness test and badging begins in Abuja FIFA first-quarter gitness test for Nigerian international referees will take place at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday, 20th February 2024. Medical tests were conducted on the referees on Monday, 19th February 2024. Special Assistant to the NFF General Secretary and Coordinator of Refereeing Development in Nigeria, Mr. Mohammed Adebayo Ameenu said the 30 Nigerian referees listed for international duty this year will be decorated with their badges at a ceremony inside the NFF/FIFA Goal Project on Wednesday, 21st February 2024. The 30 individuals…

Stanley Nwabali, was on Sunday conferred with a chieftaincy title by the traditional ruler of Mgbede community in Egbema Kingdom, Rivers State, Nzeobi Amida. Stanley Nwabali continues to be recognized for his heroics at the just concluded AFCON tournament in Cote d’Ivoire, where he helped the Super Eagles of Nigeria reach the Finals before losing out to the host nation Cote d’Ivoire. As earlier reported by BSN, the title, Ugo Egbema “The Pride of Egbema Kingdom”, was conferred on the goalkeeper following his performance at the recently concluded 2023 African Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire. BSN reports that Amuda,…

Confederation of African Football, CAF has announced a date for the draw of preliminary round for  Africa Cup of Nations 2025. According to CAF, the draw will hold at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. And the event will start at 2pm local time. The draw will involve the eight lowest-ranked teams in the last FIFA ranking, for the preliminary round. The teams involved are; Somalia, Djibouti, Sao Tome, Chad, Mauritius, South Sudan, Liberia and Eswatini. The games will be played in an home and away basis between 18-26 of March 2024. The four preliminary round…

FC Porto head coach Sergio Conceicao has confirmed that Super Eagles’ defender Zaidu Sanusi has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering an injury in FC Porto’s weekend fixture. The Super Eagles player picked up an injury in Porto’s 2-0 victory over Estrela da Amadora in the Primera Liga on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sanusi was stretched off after just 32 minutes In his first game for the Portuguese side since returning from AFCON tournament with Nigeria. The 27-year-old was a regular for the Super Eagles during the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations  and even…

Nigeria’s top financial firm Zenith Bank Plc, has showered praises on Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress for qualifying for the forthcoming Olympic Games in Paris, France. The Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, expressed delight over the achievement of the D’Tigress. Onyeagwu while speaking on the latest development said: “We salute the achievement of the ladies because all the teams at the qualifiers played to pick a ticket. D’Tigress have been consistent in recent years and we want them to maintain that consistency. “For us, we are proud of the ticket of the women’s team because…

3SC Technical Adviser Gbenga Ogunbote, believes his team will bounce back following their loss against Enyimba FC in Aba over the weekend. 3SC resumed their league campaign with a 1-0 defeat against Enyimba on Saturday. Chijioke Mbaoma lone strike in the first half was enough to earn the maximum 3 point for the people’s Elephant. However despite the setback, Ogunbote is upbeat Shooting Stars will bounce back in their remaining fixtures. While speaking to the Club’s media, Ogunbote said; “We still have about eighteen games in the second stanza,” “What we need to do is to see what we…

Super Falcons Left back, Nicole Payne joins American clubside, Portland Thorns on loan ­ Super Falcons defender, Nicole Payne has moved back to the US to join American club, Portland Thorns FC on a season-long loan deal from PSG Nicole has been limited to just few appearances since signing for the French side, with regular playing time hard to come by since her move to Paris Saint-Germain from University of South California last year. The left-back has now moved to Thorns FC in search of regular playing time. The 23-year-old has been limited to just four appearances for PSG so…

Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern are now eight points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen after losing to Bochum yesterday  Bayern opened the scoring in the 14th minute after Musiala found the back of the net, but they were stunned as Bochum scored twice in six minutes to take the lead, with goals from Takuma Asano and Keven Schlotterbeck causing disarray for Bayern. After the game, Tuchel said winning the Bundesliga title “does not look very realistic”, but added: “Last season we believed until the end and we were rewarded. So we will keep working at it.” Bayern have been German champions in…

Rasmus Hojlund’s brace, the saving grace for Man United in the Premier League game against Luton Town to keep them in contention for the top four, following today’s victory Manchester United’s £72m summer signing from Atalanta has hit a red-hot streak after early struggles in front of goal and scored twice in the first seven minutes to set up a fourth successive league win for Erik ten Hag’s side. The 21-year-old pounced on Amari’i Bell’s error after only 37 seconds to round keeper Thomas Kaminski and score, adding a second in the seventh minute, instinctively diverting Alejandro Garnacho’s shot into…

NPFL second half of the season back in full swing with 7 fixtures across the nation. The results are all in and you can check them out below  (Govima Sport Reports) NPFL 23/24 football season continues as Remo Stars played out a 0-0 draw with Abia Warriors on Sunday. The point earned by the Ogun State based club was enough to push them to the top of the table, following the loss of Lobi Stars to Plateau United in the other fixture. Daniel Ogunmodede’s side currently have 36 points from 20 games. While Lobi Stars dropped to second position…

Nwankwo Kanu has affirmatively confirm that the team will continue to attract foreign partnerships to the club. The Enyimba chairman and Arsenal legend said the aim is to restore the lost glory of the People’s Elephant on the continent. Kanu made reference to the recent partnership between Enyimba and Norwegian side, Hamkam FC. Which will be of great benefits to the club and the state at large. We can confirm that the management of the Norwegian side Hamkam FC are currently in Aba on a seven-day programme to work, train and select exceptional talents to further their career abroad.…

Manchester City played out a 1:1 against Chelsea, dropping two valuable points in their race for the title.  Manchester City former player Raheem Sterling gave Chelsea the lead against his old team just before half-time, finishing off a brilliant counter-attack by meeting Nicolas Jackson’s cross, cutting inside Kyle Walker and curling his shot home. The visitors looked threatening on the break all game, with Jackson earlier spurning an even better chance from Malo Gusto’s cross when a heavy touch allowed Ederson to smother his shot, and City’s keeper also denied Sterling a second from point-blank range. City were racking up…