May 13, 2026
Home Archive by category Sport (Page 29)

Sport

Sport

How To Silence A Lousy Illiterate: Joshua Vs Ngannou

By Kunle Awosiyan The commentator noticed from the start that the match might end earlier. This was due to amateurish technique of Francis Ngannou. His hands positioning against a highly technical Anthony Joshua was awful. The Cameroonian was throwing hands and opening up himself against the Briton, Anthony Joshua. Ngannou was reckless in his approach […]
Sport

NDLEA, NPFL partner on drug test for footballers

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, have agreed to partner on the conduct of drug test for footballers in the country as part of efforts to curb the menace of substance abuse in Nigeria.This was one of the highpoints of discussions between the leadership of the Agency […]
Sport

Super Eagles And Translucent Glass House

By Kunle Awosiyan The NFF Technical Director, Augustine Eguavoen has assumed the position of interim Super Eagles Coach in the last three years. His performance at the 2021 African Cup of Nation, AFCON, endeared him to me until he failed to move beyond second round when he lost to Tunisia. He was returned to his […]
Sport

Just In: Peseiro dumps Super Eagles

AFCON 2023 silver winning coach, Jose Peseiro, has ended his reign as the Super Eagles’ manager. The Portuguese tactician and former forward disclosed this in a post on his X handle, formerly Twitter, on Friday. According to Peseiro, he concluded his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday. The gaffer wrote: “It was a […]
Sport

“I will soon be World Champion”- Raphael Igbokwe

Raphael Igbokwe, aka “Trouble”, a Nigerian Diaspora Boxer has asked Nigerians to be on the lookout for him as he would soon be World Champions. Igbokwe who was at the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM)on Wednesday to pay a courtesy visit on the Commission’s Chairman/CEO, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, expressed his excitement to be back home […]