D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on Monday in Yaoundé beat their Angolan counterparts 85-65 to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship.

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Kano Pillars has signed 11 new players ahead of the 2021/2022 league season, according to a statement by the club’s Media Officer, issued on Sunday, in Kano.

The Nigerian Basketball Federation has again reiterated that its 2019 constitution will be followed to the letter as elections into the federation draws closer.

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino on Thursday, in Abuja, revealed how Nigeria can be made a destination for top Grade A football matches and FIFA competitions.

Football’s world governing body FIFA will hold a meeting with its member-associations over the controversial plan to hold the World Cup every two years.

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared his administration’s commitment to use football for the development of the girl-child, inspiring young people to have rewarding careers in the game. 

It was indeed a sad day for Nigeria’s representatives Akwa United as the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions were eliminated by Algeria’s Ligue 1 champions CR Belouizdad.

FIFA says it has fan backing for the much-criticised plan to shift to a biennial World Cup after releasing a summary of the results of an opinion survey of supporters.

Mauricio Pochettino says there are “no issues” with Lionel Messi after the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstar’s reaction to being substituted during Sunday’s 2-1 win over Ligue 1 rivals Lyon.

Kano Pillars Basketball team on Wednesday emerged champions of the Savannah Conference of the 2021 NBBF Premier Basketball Men’s League.

Nigeria on Sunday finished in fourth place at the 2021 African Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship in Kigali, Rwanda after losing 0-3 to Morocco.

Nigeria Premier league side, Enyimba FC on Wednesday unveiled former Nigeria international, Finidi George, as their new head coach.