Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Kobbie Mainoo scored a memorable winner deep into second-half stoppage time as Manchester United secured a dramatic 4-3 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, becoming the first team to leave Molineux with maximum 3 point since September 2023. Manchester United Coach Erik ten Hag raised eyebrows by starting Marcus Rashford after a week of off-field controversy, but the 26-year-old sent an emphatic message to those doubting his commitment to United’s cause within four-and-a-half minutes by producing a side-footed finish of the highest quality. The visitors came racing out of the blocks, and Rashford was involved again when they doubled the advantage, finding…

Francis Ngannou will fight Anthony Joshua in a bout slated to hold March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Francis Ngannou the former UFC world champion who only had one professional boxing fight in his entire career to date, believes AJ doesn’t have the strength to fight him. And he remains confident he will be victorious Francis Ngannou has claimed that Anthony Joshua doesn’t ‘have the strength’ to win their upcoming boxing clash. Ngannou is set to face Joshua in Saudi Arabia on March 8, after the Brit’s bout with Deontay Wilder fell through following the American’s defeat to Joseph Parker at the…

AFCON 2023 tournament on going in Cote d’Ivoire has gotten to the quarter final stage and the Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on Angola in the first quarter finals match tomorrow by 6pm Nigerian time. AFCON 2023 Update from Super Eagles’ camp: While speaking with our correspondents in Abidjan we gathered that: Super Eagles goal keeper Stanley Nwabali has passed fitness test and will be available for selection against Angola. The Goal keeper was Injured in Nigeria’s last encounter against Cameroon but has now been declared fit to face the Palancas Negra of Angola. After having a personal training…

Lewis Hamilton the Formula 1 Veteran champion will make a shock move to Ferrari for the 2025 season! Lewis Hamilton the seven-time world champion is the most successful driver in F1 history with 103 wins and 104 pole positions. With only Michael Schumacher the other driver with seven world titles. Hamilton’s current contract with Mercedes is due to expire at the end of 2025 but he will depart the team after this season and replace Carlos Sainz at Ferrari Meanwhile Charles Leclerc signed a new contract with Ferrari last week and will be Hamilton’s team-mate at Ferrari from next year.…

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has refuted claims in some quarters that the Central Bank of Nigeria is delaying payments of match bonuses and allowances due to the Super Eagles at the ongoing AFCON tournament in Cote d’Ivoire. NFF has laid to rest the allegations raised by one of its officials about the delay in Super Eagles match bonus payment. Recall that the NFF had announced before the commencement of AFCON that it had secured approval of a N12.5 billion from the federal government for the campaign and other outstanding issues, and it would pay each player a win bonus…

Liverpool ensured Jurgen Klopp became the seventh manager to reach 200 Premier League (PL) victories, as Liverpool cruised pass Chelsea to consolidate on the first position at the top of the table with a resounding 4-1 win over Chelsea at Anfield last night. Liverpool gave a perfect response to swing away doubters. And German gaffer Jurgen Klopp would have been delighted by the way his side played against Chelsea after his heartbreaking announcement about leaving the reds in the summer. With the movement of Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez, in particular, causing the Chelsea defence all manner of problems. The…

NPFL organizers and board of committee in IMC has released a communique to inform the public overnight that the second half of the season slated to kickstart February 4th will now hold after the completion of the on going AFCON tournament in Cote d’Ivoire (Govima Sport Reports) NPFL second half resumption moved to a later date. The reason for the board’s decision isn’t fully known but many alleged it’s a gesture they took in a bid to rally support for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Who continue the quest to conquer Africa for the fourth time when they face Angola…

Stanley Eguma the head coach of Rivers United has refuted claims that his team is in crisis. Rivers united gaffer Stanley Eguma has responded to the recent issue about some players who recently left the club due to the contract related issues, with many media claiming the club is in crisis. But Eguma has now reiterated that they have a very good set up and welfare in the team and his team is not in crisis. Stanley Eguma while speaking with newsmen has these to say. ” Every players has their contractual terms and if any players is not satisfied…

Enyimba FC stadium is set to be remodeled, this is according to the statement from the Abia State Government, who has set up a committee to develop a new plan to remodel the stadium Enyimba FC home ground in Aba may soon experience transformation, this was revealed by the Commissioner for information, Prince Okey Kanu after the state’s Federal Executive Council meeting. While speaking at the event, the commissioner said the government is planning to reshape Aba into a mega city and revamping of the stadium is part of the plans. “For those of us who are familiar…

Nationwide League One (NLO) which is the third tier of Nigerian Football League has given directives to participating clubs for proper registration and documentations ahead of the league’s new season (Govima Sport Reports) The Board of the Nationwide League One has directed the Secretariat to commence registration for 2024 season with amendments to registration charges as directed by the NLO Congress due to current inflation. Sequel to above, the NLO Secretariat hereby wish to inform all the Clubs in the League that preparation for 2024 league has commenced, below are the registration procedures/guidelines; Players must be registered on the database…

AFCON 2023: The Story and Lessons Learnt As Pre-tournament Favourites All Bundled Out Without Remorse (Govima Sport) AFCON 2023 being the 34th edition of Africa’s prestige football competition returned to our screens and this time around from West Africa in the Coast. Ivory Coast returned as hosts for the second time in their history following the initial one which was hosted back in 1984. By the country’s personal admission, the government has invested about $1 billion on hosting the tournament, which is on going and now in the quarter final stage. Having built four new stadiums while renovating two others.…

The Nigeria Schools Sports Federation (NSSF), has re-elected Olabisi Joseph as president for a second term in office in an event held yesterday The NSSF At the 2024 yearly general assembly of the association held at the National Institute of Sports (NIS), Lagos, yesterday, has given their total support to Joseph, who is the first female president of the body, and unanimously re-elected her by the delegates from 27 states and the FCT. While speaking at the event, which was well attended by many, the delegates described the first term of Joseph as the full return of NSSF to the…