Author: Enitan Obadina
Following a successful medical, Mahanaim FC striker, Joel Yakubu has completed a 3-year deal with the Czech Republic Premier League side, Slovan Liberec. Mahanaim FC sealed Yakubu’s deal after the successful transfer of Yahaya Danjuma Lawali to MFK Karvina. Yakubu, 18, popularly called ‘Spirit’, is known for his incredible talent in the middle of the park which attracted Slovan Liberec. Yakubu’s development with Mahanaim has been tremendous over the years, and Manhanaim is delighted the world will see his talent. Mahanaim FC: Yahaya Lawali Continues development At Karvina Former Golden Eaglets assistant captain, Yahaya was the first Manahaim star to…
After so much drama around the status of the interim Super Eagles coach, the NFF retains Eguavoen as the Super Eagles’ caretaker coach. Caretaker manager Austin Eguavoen will remain in charge of Nigeria’s “upcoming fixtures”, including October’s AFCON 2025 qualifiers v Libya, An excerpt of the statement reads. “The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the Federation’s Technical Director, Coach Augustine Eguavoen to continue in his role as Head Coach of the Super Eagles, and lead the team in its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against…
“DAMBE! WARRIORS! DAMBE! WARRIORS” chants echoed into the Abuja night throughout SuperFight 03 at the Velodrome on September 15th. Nigeria’s own traditional martial arts and cultural heritage came alive with six fighters winning promotion into the Dambe Warriors League for the next season, while three other warriors were crowned champions of Season 03. YAR MAGE: Back To Back Champion In arguably one of the most exciting fights of the evening, the two Lightweight championship contenders, MAGE and NASSAWAWA, battled furiously and patriotically. But, in the end, YAR MAGE became the winner and rightfully earned the title of Champion for the…
A brace from Balon d’Or nominee Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen led Nigeria to a comfortable 3-0 win over Benin Republic in a AFCON 2025 qualifier. Coach Augustine Eguavoen took over the coachless team and he led them over the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio stadium in Uyo. The compact nature of Benin Republic means Nigeria couldn’t make use of its early dominance in the game. With the first half coming to a close, Ademola Lookman found a way out. Ademola Lookman slices through the Beninoise defence and fires home to give the hosts the lead. The…
Onyinyechi Mark set a world and Paralympic record on her way to winning Nigeria’s first gold medal at the Paralympic games in Paris. Mark competed in the women’s up to 61kg Para-Powerlifting category and shattered her previous world record by lifting an astonishing 147kg, After securing the GOLD medal in women’s up to 61kg Para-Powerlifting, Onyinyechi Mark returned to smash the World Record she had set earlier, to improve on that mark with a new WR of 150kg. She has set the last three World Records in this event: 146kg, 147kg, and 150kg in one year. Onyinyechi broke two World…
Nigeria vs Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium is the first match of the AFCON 2025 qualifiers for the Super Eagles. After the U-turn by Bruno Labbadia, the Nigeria vs Benin Republic match is a must-win for Nigeria without a substantive coach. Once again, the technical director of the Nigerian federation, Eguavoen is called upon to lead the team temporarily. Nigeria Vs Benin Republic: Return Of Eguavoen Augustine Eguavoen’s 1st task is to get the Super Eagles off to a good start in the #AFCONQ2025 qualifiers, helping the team pick up their 1st win since March. The team has…
FIFA U17 Women World Cup Bronze-winning Coach Bankole Olowookere has released the final squad of the Nigerian U17 team featuring Nigeran Next-Gen Stars. Bankole listed captain Taiwo Afolabi and forwards Harmony Chidi and Peace Effiong in his 21-woman Flamingos’ roster for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals in the Dominican Republic. Sports Intel unveils the Next breakout stars expected from the Flamingos. Nigerian Next-Gen Stars: Harmony Chidi Nigeria’s goal machine, Chidi Harmony first burst onto the scene in 2023 scoring 14 goals in 6 matches at the Ifeanyi Chiejine Memorial Cup (ICMC). For Coach Bankole, Harmony is a…
The 2024-2025 NPFL Nigeria Premier Football League kicked off on August 31 as Defending champions, Rangers played 0-0 against newly promoted El Kanemi Warriors. Apart from being a season opener, the game witnessed innovations in officiating. Sportsintel will go through the new rules for the 2024-25 NPFL season. Communication Gadgets For 2024-25 NPFL At the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu officially unveiled the Communication Gadgets for use in the 2024-2025 NPFL. Earlier in the Preseason seminar for the Assessors NFF president, Gusau said it is part of the federation’s project to better refereeing with the latest technical equipment in officiating. Nigeria…
With an average age of 22 years, Ikorodu City FC plans on becoming a forever young team in the Nigerian Premier Football League mostly fascinated with quick wins and older/experienced players. In most clubs, there’s no space for the young ones because the ownership structure tilts towards money bags and state governments who desire a shortcut to glory. The relatively new club believes a competitive team can be built on young home-grown players. Why It Matters For Ikorodu City FC Ikorodu City is neither a club owned by a billionaire nor a state government but a community club seeking to…
Known as a sprint nation in athletics, Nigeria is rising steadily in multiple field events, throwing up experienced and young athletes to make it a track and field nation. The 2024 Paris Olympics provided a glimpse into the future of Nigerian Athletics in the Field events. In throws, Long, and high jump, Nigeria had athletes reaching the final or setting record appearances and there are more at home waiting for their turn according to coach Soetan who believes Nigeria is more of a jump(field events) nation than Track. “I’ve always known Nigerians are top jumpers and hurdlers. We are not…