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Embattled goalkeeper demands fair hearing in NPFL betting allegation row

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- As the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) tightens its stance on betting ahead of the 2025/26 season, Super Eagles and Plateau United goalkeeper Adewale Adeyinka has called for... Read More


NPFL: Shooting Stars Assistant Coach Akin Olowokere is dead

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) have confirmed the sudden death of their Assistant Coach Akin Olowokere, who collapsed during a training session on Monday morning. While efforts ... Read More


CHAN 2024: How Kenya beat Morocco using Mourinho's tactics - Benni McCarthy

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- Kenya head coach Benni McCarthy has said that the lessons he learned from former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho helped his team defeat Morocco despite playing with 10 m... Read More


Crystal Palace stun Liverpool to win 2025 Community Shield

Nigeria, Aug. 10 -- Crystal Palace claimed the 2025 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium, defeating Premier League champions Liverpool in a dramatic penalty shootout on Sunday. Liverpool, who were ... Read More


Meet record-breaking D'Tigress squad behind Nigeria's fifth consecutive AfroBasket crown

Nigeria, Aug. 10 -- Exactly one week ago on Sunday, 3 August, Nigeria's D'Tigress stood on the brink of history, aiming for what no other basketball team-male or female-on the African continent had ev... Read More


Tanzania secure historic CHAN quarter-final qualification

Nigeria, Aug. 10 -- Tanzania became the first team to qualify for the knockout stage of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Madagascar on Saturday at the ... Read More


CAF Confederation Cup: Kwara United, Abia Warriors get tough West African opponents

Nigeria, Aug. 9 -- Nigeria's representatives in the 2025/26 CAF Confederation Cup, Kwara United and Abia Warriors, have both been drawn against formidable West African sides in the preliminary round o... Read More


INTERVIEW: How I started playing football at five - Super Falcons star Rinsola Babajide

Nigeria, Aug. 9 -- In this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Super Falcons forward Rinsola Babajide OON, recounted how her football journey began at just five years old, playing alongside boys i... Read More


CHAN 2024: Uganda back in the race as South Africa hold Algeria

Nigeria, Aug. 9 -- Uganda's home-based Cranes kept their CHAN 2024 hopes alive with a 3-0 win over Guinea at the Nelson Mandela National Stadium in Kampala on Friday. Goals from Reagan Mpande, Allan ... Read More


From Mambilla Barracks to America: How Volleyball changed life of 17-year old Mirabel Onyegwu

Nigeria, Aug. 8 -- At just six years old, Onyegwu Mirabel found something she loved - volleyball. What started as fun and games in the quiet corners of Mambilla Barracks in Maitama, Abuja, has now gr... Read More