Author: Enitan Obadina
19-year-old Damola Ajayi scored on his debut for Tottenham after coming off the bench to replace Richarlison in a Europa League game against. Elfsborg. It took only four minutes to score a wonderful run across the edge of the penalty and a low finish with his left foot. “I feel like it’s just like, the way my mom’s always kind of brought me up like when you get an opportunity, you’ve got to take it like you gotta go for it and not be afraid and just take whatever you can.” Ajayi shares post-match thoughts. Background Ajayi’s parents are avid…
Nigeria U-19 Team, Junior D’Tigress will discover their foes for the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025, at the draw scheduled for February 4 in Brno, Czechia. All 16 participating teams are divided into four pots using their strength and current FIBA World Ranking. Nigeria is in Pot 4 alongside Hungary, Argentina, and Brazil. 13 years ago, Nigeria qualified for the FIBA U19 women’s world cup, but couldn’t attend due to administrative challenges. The Junior D’tigress’s second appearance is a good coincidence for women’s basketball in Nigeria, considering D’Tigress’s heroics at Paris 2024. Nigeria’s junior D’tigress qualified with silver…
The new NPFL matchball, the Prostar Evolution is here and we hear it’s fast, specially made for strikers with precision. The NPL board announced the new NPFL matchball made by Nigerian-based firm, Zenith Sports in Abuja. Currently, 400 balls are available for distribution to the 20 NPFL clubs at 10 for each team in the league. The Prostar Evolution NPFL matchballs will be distributed ahead of the second half of the season to give players time to practice and adapt. Historically, the Nigerian league has only attempted to use a matchball once since the 2000s, during the LMC era. The…
The easiest question the Nigerian U19 cricket team answered in their ICC promotional video for the women’s U19 cricket World Cup was who to watch in the team, and the answer was emphatic; Lucky Piety. “She is going to be the toughest batter, she adapts to bowlers very easily“ Ude Lilian, a teammate quips while another teammate, Chukwunonye Christabel goes deeper in describing her ingenuity. “To you it’s a good ball, but you are going to the bush.” Lucky Piety is the captain of the Nigerian women’s U19 team who shocked New Zealand by 2 runs to earn the country’s…
Caleb Joshua broke the African and Nigerian U20 record in his 60m season opener in Nevada Silver and Blue Invite, clocking 6.57s. In the heats, Caleb dropped a hint of what’s coming with a 6.68s, a personal best, PB before returning to set the Nigerian U20 record and winning the finals by 0.17 seconds over Academy of Art’s Ajani Ince. The University of Alaska Anchorage sophomore was 0.01s short of the African U-20 Record of 6.58s set by Ibrahim Meite in 1994 after the 6.57 was adjusted for altitude. Also, he broke the 23-year-old record of 6.66 seconds set by…
Eric Chelle’s tactical setup, a diamond midfield caught football purists by surprise at the 2024 AFCON. His Malian team played free-flowing attacking football that ended at the hands of 10-men hosts, Cote D’Ivoire in the quarter-final stage. Now that he is the new coach of the Super Eagles, there are questions about what he brings to Nigeria This tactical analysis piece will provide in-depth insight into what Nigerians can expect from Éric Chelle’s side when they take to the pitch for the first time in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. According to statistics, Éric’s Favorite formation is the 4-3-1-2,…
Former Mali coach, Eric Chelle is back in the reckoning as a Super Eagles Coach as reports from Mali say his agent is in Abuja. Drissa Niono, a Malian sports journalist with Radio Lampert disclosed on his X formerly Twitter handle today. Reprise des négociations entre le Nigéria et l’agent de l’ex sélectionneur du Mali 🇲🇱 qui se trouve présentement à Abuja. https://t.co/hjzhnN4eVF — Drissa Niono (@drissaniono) January 7, 2025 Writing in French, Drissa revealed that Chelle’s agent is in Abuja, negotiating with the Nigeria Football Federation. Translation: “Resumption of negotiations between Nigeria and the agent of the former Mali…
Ime Udoka’s Rockets are on a four-game winning streak and sit at 21-9 through 30 games in the NBA. The Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-111 for their 21st win this season. Team offense leader, Jalen Green scored 30 points in less than 30 minutes on the court, to lead the Houston Rockets over the hapless, injury-plagued New Orleans Pelicans. Ime Udoka’s Rockets: The Difference In A Season Ime Udoka’s Rockets are the second seed in the West and the fourth-best team in the league on a 57-win pace. At the same stage last season, the Houston Rockets…
Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman is Africa’s best player holding off competition from Morroco’s Hakimi, Ivorian star Adingra. and two others at the CAF 2024 African Footballer of the Year Awards in Marrakesh. Ademola Lookman succeeded Victor Osimhen’s 2023 win to give Nigeria a third back-to-back CAF Best Player Award victory. The 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco was a celebration of African excellence and to honor those who have enriched the game on the continent over the past year. The ceremony took place at the Palais des Congrès. Nigeria’s Historical Back-To-Back Win In 1993, Rashidi Yekini won the award before Emmanuel…
Rockets head coach, Ime Udoka applauded his team’s elite defense in the Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinal win over Golden State Warriors. The Rockets’ defense showed out with the Semifinals on the line forcing 6 shot-clock violations in the win. The NBA Cup is a newly introduced in-seasoning competition for all NBA teams in all conferences. Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with a double-double as the Houston Rockets secured their place in the Emirates NBA Cup Semifinal. Alperen finished the night with 26 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, and 3 STL. The Rockets finished the game on a 9-1 run over…