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Mark Onyinyechi was a triple threat at the Paris 2024 Paralympics on Friday, winning Nigeria’s first gold medal and breaking the world record twice. Competing in the powerlifting women’s 61kg event, Mark’s final lift of 150kg was not only enough to earn her gold for Team Nigeria, it was her second world record of a historic day. She started off with a lift of 140kg, which was already in the medal zone, and added five kilogrammes for her second attempt. Mark succeeded with the 145kg effort, breaking the Games record of 143kg in the process. She them moved up to…
Angola produced the first shock of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as they snatched a last-minute goal to win away against Ghana in one of seven matches played around the continent on Thursday. Former African champions Algeria and Tunisia both won at home, while there was also success for Burundi, the Central African Republic, Congo and Guinea Bissau as teams began the group phase competition to decide the line-up for the finals in Morocco in December next year. Angolan substitute Milson took advantage of a defensive blunder to score three minutes into stoppage time in the Group F…
Victor Osimhen finally arrives in Super Eagles camp after sealing his loan deal with Galatasaray.
Interim Super Eagles head coach Austin Eguavoen has declared that the team will strive for all six points in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda. The 2023 AFCON runners-up host the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Uyo on Saturday and are away to Rwanda’s Amavubi in Kigali three days later. “Our objective is clear: to pick the six points in both matches. The players know this, and are committed to accomplishing this,” Eguavoen said. “The matches will not be easy; no qualifying game can be taken for granted because all the teams want…
Eight players have been nominated for the English Premier League Player of the Month award for August, including Erling Haaland, Bukayo Saka and Mohamed Salah. The other nominees are Cole Palmer, Bryan Mbeumo, Amadou Onana, David Raya and Danny Welbeck. Manchester City striker Haaland is currently the top scorer in the league with seven goals in three matches, the most a player has ever netted in a team’s first three Premier League fixtures of a campaign. Chelsea playmaker Palmer has scored one goal and made three assists, the joint-most in the league, while Arsenal winger Saka, who turned 23 today,…
Ugandan Olympic marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, in the latest attack on a female athlete in the country. Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in Sunday’s attack, Kenyan and Ugandan media reported. She is the third prominent sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021. “We have learnt of the sad passing on of our Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei… following a vicious attack by her boyfriend,” Donald Rukare, president of…
The Falconets tasted defeat for the fist time at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in the early hours of Thursday when they were beaten 3-1 by Germany. The Nigerian ladies had won their opening match three days previously, beating South Korea 1-0, but the Germans were too strong for them. Two goals in the final 30 minutes did the damage as Germany took all three points in the Group D clash at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogota. The Falconets spurned two good opportunities before Germany took the lead in the 17th minute through Alara Sehitler. Nigeria…
Kano Pillars have officially presented their new players for the 2024/2025 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League. The unveiling ceremony was held at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Wednesday, with the club’s Chairman, Alhaji Ali Muhammad Na Yara Mai Samba, in attendance along with board members. The club boosted their squad with the addition of 12 new players to address key positions for the challenging campaign. The new signings include three goalkeepers in Chukwuemeka Oniya from Enugu Rangers, Abuchi Okeke from Sokoto United and Charles Tembe from Remo Stars. The defence has been bolstered with the addition of Mustapha…
Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has been nominated along with 29 others for the men’s Ballon d’Or, the award for the best football player in Europe. The nominees were unveiled on Wednesday, and with the Atalanta star the only Nigerian and African player nominated. Lookman will vie with 29 other players for the prestigious prize, including Jude Bellingham of England and Real Madrid, Harry Kane of England and Bayern Munich, Erling Haaland of Norway and Manchester City, as well as Martin Odegaard of Norway and Arsenal and Cole Palmer of England and Chelsea. Lookman has had a phenomenal 2024, scoring…
The deal to loan Victor Osimhen to Galatasaray has been sealed after the failed deals for the Nigeria international to join Chelsea and Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli. The move from Napoli was completed on Wednesday, two days after the Super Eagles striker arrived in Turkey to a hero’s welcome. “Our Galatasaray officially announced that it has reached an agreement on the temporary transfer of professional football player Victor Osimhen,” the Turkish giants confirmed on their official website. According to the terms of the deal, Osimhen will earn his full €10m per year salary, while there is a break clause in…