Author: Nurudeen Obalola

By Korede James Mikel Merino’s first-half goal earned Arsenal a hard-fought 1-0 win over Chelsea in Sunday’s English Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium. With the victory, the second-placed Gunners cut Liverpool’s lead at the top to 12 points in the league table, while Chelsea remain in fourth place. Arsenal continued their dominance over the Blues as Mikel Arteta’s side are unbeaten in their last seven clashes, recording five wins and two draws. While Arsenal returned to winning ways after back-to-back draws, the defeat ended Chelsea’s run of four straight victories. Arsenal almost opened the scoring in the 13th…

By Korede James Werder Bremen defender Felix Agu has declared his interest to play for Nigeria’s Super Eagles despite representing Germany at youth level. Agu was born in Osnabruck, Germany to a Nigerian father and a German mother. The 25-year-old full-back featured for Germany’s Under-21s twice in 2019, but has not received a senior call-up since then. Speaking in an interview on OmaSport TV, Agu revealed he had discussed with club teammate Justin Njinmah about the possibility of playing for Nigeria. Just like Agu, 24-year-old Njinmah was born in Hamburg, Germany and is of Nigerian descent. “I used to watch…

Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji, who is the world’s No.2 in her category, has continued her dominance in para-badminton SL3 by winning her second gold medal in two weeks. The Paralympic bronze medallist defeated Turkey’s Halime Yildiz 2-0 (21-7, 21-10) in the women’s final at the Spanish Para Badminton International 2025 in Toledo, Spain on Sunday. Bolaji began her campaign by defeating India’s Sanjana Kumari 2-0 (21-15, 21-8) in the second round, followed by a 2-0 (21-9, 21-12) win over Turkey’s Halime Yildiz in the third round. The multiple African champion then saw off Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyba 2-0 (21-16, 21-4) in the…

By Korede James Super Eagles winger Moses Simon registered his eighth assist in Ligue 1 this season as Nantes defeated visiting Lille 1-0 on Saturday. The points from the victory pulled Nantes further away from the relegation zone as they are now 14th in the league table, six points clear of danger. Simon, featuring in his 24th French top flight appearance this season, set up substitute Mostafa Mohamed for the only goal of the match seven minutes from time. Nantes had Jean-Charles Castelletto sent off with a straight red card nine minutes before Simon’s assist. Simon’s involvement and impressive performance…

By Korede James Super Eagles stars Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi featured for Nottingham Forest who gave their UEFA Champions League qualification ambitions a lift with a 4-2 victory at Ipswich Town in Saturday’s English Premier League encounter. Aina played for 90 minutes while Awoniyi replaced Chris Wood with nine minutes left on the clock. Forest remain in third place and Ipswich are 18th in the league table. The Reds scored three goals in six minutes thanks to a brace from Anthony Elanga (37, 41 minutes) and a goal from Nikola Milenkovic (35 minutes). Jens-Lys Cajuste pulled a goal back…

The Flamingos of Nigeria have booked their place in the final qualifying round of the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after completing a 5-1 aggregate win over South Africa. The Nigerian ladies won 2-0 in Ikenne-Remo on Saturday to seal passage after last weekend’s 3-1 victory in Pretoria, South Africa. Harmony Chidi and Aisha Animashaun scored in each half for the Flamingos in Ikenne-Remo as Bankole Olowookere’s side seek to return to the tournament where they reached the quarter-finals the last time out. South Africa resisted the Flamingos until the 37th minute when Chidi, who also scored in the…

By Korede James A Galatasaray board member, Rasim Zaimoglu, has made a proposal for their own fans to raise money in a bid to make Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen’s transfer permanent. The Nigeria international is currently on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli and has been in superb scoring form. The 26-year-old Osimhen bagged his first hat-trick for the club in their 4-0 win against Antalyaspor on Friday, taking his tally to 20 goals and four assists in 22 league appearances this season. Galatasaray are keen to sign Osimhen on a permanent basis when his loan spell ends in the…

By Korede James Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has said his side must dictate the pace if they hope to get the better of Arsenal on Sunday. The Blues will be guests of their London rivals at the Emirates Stadium as they continue their push for a top four finish in the English Premier League. The Blues are fourth, six points behind second-placed Arsenal who they have not beaten since 2021. In the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge this season, a Pedro Neto goal earned Chelsea a 1-1 draw with Mikel Arteta’s men. Chelsea will head into the derby on the…

The Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has announced that the national U-12 and U-15 tournaments will be held this month in Umuahia, Abia State. A statement by the Secretary-General of HFN, Monica Otumala, confirmed that the tournament will take place from March 18 to March 25. Otumala said the arrival date and screening will be held within the first two days while the matches will commence on March 20. She emphasised on the importance of the screening on March 19 to determine those who are real U-12 and U-15 to play in the championship, warning that there will be sanctions…

By Nurudeen Obalola Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen was once again the hero for Galatasaray on Friday, scoring his first hat-trick for the club as the Turkish Super Lig leaders thrashed Antalyaspor 4-0 in Istanbul. Osimhen struck twice in the first half and added another goal after the break as Galatasaray stretched their lead to 10 points over second-placed Fenerbahce, who have two games in hand. The Nigeria international broke the deadlock in the 30th minute and was on target again in first-half added time, moments after former Chelsea, Juventus and Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata converted a penalty. Osimhen…