Following the win over their counterpart from Senegal, D’Tigress head coach Rene Wakama has said she’s proud of her players, BSNSports.com.ng reports.The African Champions on Thursday evening defeated Senegal 72-65 in the opening game of the 2024 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Antwerp, Belgium.The Nigerian side trailed in most parts of the game but came…
Veteran striker Moses Ogbu has joined a new club in China, Nianjing City FC, on a two-year contract.His representatives confirmed the transfer.Last season, the 33-year-old Ogbu featured for another Chinese second division club Shijiazghuang Gongfu, where he fired 20 goals in 29 matches.Ogbu has previously played in Sweden and Korea Republic. Share on FacebookTweetFollow usSave
Luton Town striker Elijah Adebayo is in the running for the Premier League Player of the month of January.Adebayo fired the first-ever hat-trick by a Luton Town player on the last day of last month.It was against Brighton.Seven years ago, the 26-year-old striker was playing non-league football.He is eligible to play for the Super Eagles…
The AFCON 2023 final is upon us, and the tension is thicker than this February harmattan!The match between Nigeria and Ivory Coast will be aired this Sunday at 9pm, live and in HD on StarTimes’s Sports Premium and Beta Sports channels for as low as N1500 weekly and StarTimes-ON mobile app.While bookmakers favour the Super…
There is nothing sacrilegious about host nations losing in the Final match of the Africa Cup of Nations, as a number of host nations have come so close, seen the trophy displayed in front of their vociferous and passionate fans and yet failed to get their hands on the coveted prize.In the fifth edition of…
Supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party have protested in several parts of the country as vote counting continues a day after the polls. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) supporters blocked roads and held street demonstrations on Friday in protest against the Pakistan Election Commission’s delay in announcing the results of Thursday’s parliamentary election….
A masked, uniformed, gun-toting soldier has the letter Z, a Kremlin-approved symbol of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on his shoulder. Jesus Christ, frail and devoid of aggression, is portrayed right behind him. oth are depicted on the billboard that reads “Christ triumphed over hell, and Russia will too”. This image is part of an outdoor…
Russian antiwar presidential hopeful Boris Nadezhdin said a “majority” of people in Russia want the conflict with Ukraine to end and promised to challenge the electoral body’s decision barring him from running in the March elections against incumbent Vladimir Putin. In an interview with Al Jazeera on Friday, Nadezhdin said the Central Election Commission (CEC)…
First City Monument Bank has launched an accelerator programme to upskill and grow over one million small and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria. A statement from the bank on Tuesday said that the programme would be done in partnership with e-learning platform SkillPaddy and other industry experts. Accelerator programmes provide intensive guidance, support and structure for…
