Author: Enitan Obadina
Nigerian sprinters Kanyinsola Ajayi and Israel Okon made the top three at the NCAA national division one championship. Running for Auburn University at the nationals, Kanyinsola Ajayi(6.52) and Israel Okon(6.52) finished second and third to claim silver and bronze in a race won by Jordan Anthony (Arkansas) in 6.49. 🥈 & 🥉@Ajayi100m (6.513) and Israel Okon (6.516) take silver and bronze in the men’s 60m final #WarEagle pic.twitter.com/1Tbq43tSnO — Auburn Track & Field (@AuburnTFXC) March 15, 2025 Ajayi, Okon Finish Top Three: Road To Final To get to the final, Kanyinsola ran the third fastest time of the day in…
Temitope Adeshina won her first NCAA title and the Texas Tech University program’s 3rd overall in the women’s high jump at the NCAA track and field DI Indoor Championships. She rose to a height of 1.94m, becoming the first Nigerian athlete to win an NCAA title in the High Jump. Adeshina Wins First NCAA Title She tied with Elena Kulichenko (Georgia), who also jumped the same height, and saw off NCAA Leader, Rachel Glenn, who was third with 1.91m. Temitope ‼️ 🥇 pic.twitter.com/QGrPYm3ad7 — Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) March 15, 2025 Temitope Adeshina and Georgia’s Elena Kulichenko decided…
Victor Osimhen hits a hat trick in twenty-two minutes, his first hat trick for Galatasaray against Antalyaspor to overtake Piatek in the Turkish Super Lig top scorers chart. The first came in the 30th minute with an assist from Alvaro Morata, followed by his second just before half-time in the 45+4th minute, courtesy of Barış Alper Yılmaz. His hunger for goals didn’t stop there; he completed his hat-trick with a strike from Yunus Akgün’s pass in the 52nd minute. Osimhen Hits Hat Trick: His First For Galatasaray This marks his first hat-trick in Galatasaray colors, adding to the two he…
Enitan Obadina and Timothy Dehinbo For Nigeria Super Eagles fans, March is make-or-break. The road to the 2026 World Cup resumes with back-to-back qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe on March 21 and 25—games Nigeria simply has to win. Anything less could spell doom and dent the hopes of being at next year’s Mundial. On Tuesday, Eric Chelle’s first Eagles list was released with a provisional 39-man squad. It will be trimmed down in the coming days, but already, there’s plenty to dissect. Have the right players make the cut? Are there surprises? Does this squad inspire confidence? Veteran journalist Enitan…
Victor Osimhen thrilled Galatasary fans with a penalty and a goal in the 76th minute to help them earn a 3-3 draw against Kasimpasa. The result keeps Galatasaray at the top of the table with 65 points, while Kasımpaşa reaches 32 points in the standings. Osimhen Thrilled Galatasary Fans With Second Brace In Two Weeks This is Osimhen’s second brace in three games after netting earlier on his return from injury against Rizespor. Galatasaray took the lead with a penalty in the 12th minute, followed by goals from Davinson Sánchez in the 69th and Victor Osimhen in the 71st. Kasımpaşa responded with strikes from Mortadha Ben Ouanes (52’), Josip Brekalo (61’), and Haris Hajradinovic (85’). The two goals represent the 15th and…
Substitute Divine Oliseh stole the show, providing an assist and scoring the second goal as Nigeria U20 beat Cote D’Ivoire 2-0 in a preparatory game at the Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny. Captain Daniel Bameyi made good from the spot three minutes after the hour mark, converting from six yards after an infringement on darting forward Divine Oliseh. Zubairu Auditioning Old Players With Cote D’Ivoire Friendly Speaking on the importance of the game, coach Aliyu Zubairu declared that the game is for checking the level of old players. “We came here for the friendly match to know the level at which some…
With four goals in seven matches and just one start, Gift Orban is back scoring goals at TSG Hoffeinheim. In a rare start, Gift Orban scored in the 74th minute for Hoffenheim in their 1-1 draw against VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. A cross causes chaos and ends up at the feet of Kramarić, who keeps his composure to tee up Orban. The striker also stays cool, dribbling past one defender and finding the left-hand corner. The goal is Orban’s 4th goal in seven matches for the team he joined in the January winter transfer window. From Frying Pan To…
Ademola Lookman hits a brace and becomes the 2nd-highest Nigerian Serie A scorer as Atalanta crushes Empoli 5-0 in the Serie A. Lookman made it 3-0 in the 43rd minute when he latched onto a through ball, deftly rounded goalkeeper Marco Silvestri, and put the ball into the empty net. Lookman got his second shortly after the break, gliding onto a through ball from Marten de Roon after evading the offside trap and firing an angled shot past Silvestri following some neat footwork. Now with 35 goals, Ademola Lookman becomes the 2nd-highest Nigerian Serie A scorer, behind Victor Osimhen with 65 goals.…
Nigeria would seek a win in the first game against the host to commence the mission impossible of picking a ticket to the Afrobasket championship in Angola. D’tigers need to win at least two of three games to redeem their chances in the 3rd Window of the 2025 Afrobasket qualifiers. Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s game, the coach of the team Abdulrahman Mohammed expresses confidence in the abilities of the boys to make Nigeria proud. “The boys are in high spirits and are rearing to go,” he enthused. Also, the team captain, Ike Nwamu, stated confidently, “We are ready for sure.…
Substitute, Ademola Lookman scored on his return from injury and missed a penalty as Atalanta lost to Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League Playoff round. Chemsdine Talbi’s first-half brace and Simon Mignolet’s heroics in goal helped Club Brugge knock Atalanta out of the Champions League. After missing the last six matches across all competitions due to a knee problem, Atalanta star Ademola Lookman finally returned to action in the second half. Seconds after coming on, Ademola Lookman scores on return for Atalanta in the first minutes of the 2nd half. Minutes later, Lookman couldn’t reduce the deficit for his…