The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, extends his heartfelt love and support to Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, who recently underwent surgery after bravely playing through pain to defend Nigeria at the African Cup of Nations held in Cote d’Ivoire. In a statement on Wednesday, Senator John Owan Enoh expressed his deep concern for Troost-Ekong’s well-being and wished him a swift and successful recovery. He commended Troost-Ekong for his dedication to representing Nigeria on the international stage, despite facing physical challenges. “The dedication and resilience demonstrated by William Troost-Ekong is truly commendable. His willingness to push…
Author: ROSEMARY UGIOMOH
Club administrators have been advised to give fans and supporters the need to be well educated and exercising patience whatever the situation maybe for their club to end hooliganism. General manager of Gombe United, Alhaji Abubakar Dan Fulani, gave the advice during Super Interview session held on the Nigeria leading WhatsApp group, *Sports World* on Monday. Dan Fulani, who had vast experience as a club coordinator in the league across Southern and Northern part of the country stressed the need for the fans needs to be more patient and obey the rules of the game. Formet 3SC Team Coordinator reiterated…
Desiree Ellis, the coach of the reigning African champions, Bayana Bayana of South Africa, has declared that her side’s 2024 Olympic Games final qualifying round fixture against Nigeria’s Super Falcons will be a “do or die” affair. The reigning African champions qualified for the final round after a 1-0 victory against Tanzania on Tuesday night, to booked a date with rivals Nigeria. Former African women’s Player of the Year, Thembi Kgatlana scored the winning goal in the second half to give South Africa a 4-0 aggregate win. “It will be do or die (vs Nigeria),” Ellis declared after their game…
Coach Jose Peseiro is a front-runner in a three-horse race to clinch the managerial position of Desert Foxes of Algeria vacated by Djamel Belmadi after the elimination of his team, Algeria at the last AFCON. According to Algerian publication, DZ Foot, the former Algerian FA acting president, Mohamed Maouche who headed the ad-hoc committee to select a new coach said that their work was done and report sent to the Algerian FA president, Wali Sadi. Mapuche reportedly told an Algerian radio station that their “work was done.” The report has been sent to the FA President to select one of the…
Samuel Eto’o Fills, the president of Federation of Cameroon Football (FECAFOOT), has surprisingly been left out of the process of selecting a new coach for the Information Lions by the Paul Biya-led Cameroonian government. According to 237actu.com, Cameroon legend and current coach of the team, Rigobert Song, is also overlooked, but it is understandable because his job is on the line and shouldn’t play a part in the selection of his successor. To this effect, Paul Biya decided to personally intervene in the choice of the next coach, with a strategic meeting being held at the General Secretariat of the Prime…
William Troost Ekong, the stand-in captain of the Super Eagles at the last Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, has revealed the reason he can’t play with pains for his Greek club PAOK Salonika, even though he donned the colours of Nigeria, enduring pains throughout the Super Eagles race to the final where they lost to the host. Ekong sustained the injury during the Super Eagles’ second group match against Ivory Coast. He played all the games for Nigeria, scoring three goals and he was named the Most Valuable Player of the competition. “As many know, I got injured…
Patrick Mboma, one time Indomitable Lions of Cameroon striker, has stated that Nigeria’s Super Eagles is much a better side than the Indomitable Lions, taking his reference to the last Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire. The 5-time African champions have suffered back-to-back defeats to the Super Eagles in the African Cup of Nations. The last defeat came at the just-concluded 2023 edition in Ivory Coast. Mboma who was part of the Cameroonian team that defeated the Super Eagles in the final of the 2000 AFCON. “Cameroon at AFCON 2023? It is between mixed or failure, for me, it’s…
Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa has decided to part ways with Turkish Super Lig side Sivasspor. Musa joined Sivasspor two seasons ago after he parted ways with another Turkish side Faith Karagumruk. Sivasspor on Wednesday afternoon confirmed that they’ve terminated the contract of the Nigerian International. According to the information from the team, Musa is being owed a backlog of salary. Musa led Super Eagles to the second-place finish at the just concluded 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
A clash of epic proportion has been set up as Nigeria’s Super Falcons will play against African champions, Banyana Banyana of South Africa for one of the two African tickets for the women’s football event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Banyana Banyana, reigning African champions on Tuesday night beat rejuvenated Tanzania team 1-0 at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit to get a 4-0 aggregate scoreline. It was not a stroll in the pack for South Africa as expected following an earlier 3-0 away win last Friday. Thembi Kgatlana, skipper of the side, got them the only goal of the second leg in…
A former Captain of the Green Eagles of Nigeria, Chief Segun Odegbami was host of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sportsville Communication Services, Frank Ilaboya on Sunday, and top on the agenda was putting the gloss on the plans to have a historic, memorable and very successful awards ceremony. We can also confirm that Chief Odegbami, a member of the Order of the Niger (OON) has also been confirmed as Chairman the the Awards Ceremony, which Mr. Ilaboya, an ace sportscaster has on sever occasions referred to as splendid, but compelling awards ceremony. The eagerly anticipated awards ceremony which…