Author: SportsIntel
Adams Jesse Odoba-Yacham, Lafia It is no longer news that the Nigeria Football Federation has released the list of players for the Unity Cup set to take place at the GTECH stadium, home of Brentford FC. 26 players are penciled down to fly the Super Eagles colours at the end of the month as Nigeria takes on the Black Stars of Ghana, while the winner will play the winner between Jamaica vs. Trinidad and Tobago. However, 10 of the invited 26 players play in the NPFL, with Ahmed Musa (Kano Pillars) leading them to the UK. Unity Cup: A List…
Needing one more point to seal the match, Aruna’s Norwegian Opponent equalized once more at 10-10, but with composure and experience, he won the next two points, clinching the set and the match to become the only remaining African male player in the Men’s Singles event of the 2025 ITTF World Championships. On a day when most African players bowed out on Day 3 of the global showpiece, Aruna pressed on with unrelenting determination, securing his spot in the third round of the Men’s Singles event. Presidential Support For Africa’s Last Man Standing Cheered on by the African Table Tennis…
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies NIPSS is providing support for the 22nd National Sports Festival scientific congress to herald the games. Director General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Professor Ayo Omotayo, said that the Partnership with the Games LoC in staging the Games Scientific Congress is to join in the quest to grow and develop a viable Sports Economy in Nigeria. The idea is based on President Bola Amed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the Presidential charge to the leadership of the new National Sports Commission (NSC). Speakers at the congress include…
In a touching display of camaraderie, African Table Tennis stars Aruna and Assar embraced on the field after his win over Pucar at the 2023 ITTF World Championship in Durban after the Egyptian equalled his and Africa’s best performance at the worlds. Although Assar’s run ended in the quarterfinals against eventual champion Fan Zhendong, his performance highlighted the quality of African players on the global stage. Aruna Quadri was at the same quarter-final stage where his journey ended two years earlier in Houston. African Table Tennis Stars Aims To Go Beyond ITTF World Championship Quarter-Final Africa is still chasing its…
Nigeria U20 Vs Tunisia U20. Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will commence their participation at the CAF African U20 Nations Cup on Thursday, against the Junior Carthage Eagles of Tunisia at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo, in the opening match of Group B. The Aliyu Zubairu-led team hopes to do better than a third-place finish in the last edition. Tunisia did not originally qualify for these finals but got in after the original hosts, Côte d’Ivoire, pulled the rug on the Confederation of African Football with only weeks to the opening match. Nigeria U20 Vs Tunisia U20: Head To Head Forty…
Tobi Amusan will return to the hurdles for the first time since the Paris 2024 Olympics at the Xiamen Diamond League meet. The Xiamen Diamond League meet will be her first 100m Hurdles race in almost eight months. Amusan Returns To The Hurdles The world record holder in women’s 100 m hurdles will be racing on Saturday (April 26th) at the Xiamen Diamond League, her first 100m Hurdles in 2025. The women’s 100m hurdles at the Diamond League pits world indoor 60m hurdles champion and world record-holder Devynne Charlton of The Bahamas against world 100m hurdles record-holder Tobi Amusan of…
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has unveiled the Team Nigeria roster of athletes for the country in China for the 2025 World Relays. Nigeria will compete in four of the six relay events, aiming for automatic qualifications in these events for this year’s World Championships in Tokyo. Meanwhile, the World Athletics Relays will hold in Guangzhou, China, between May 10 and 11. According to the Secretary of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Israel Inwang Mfon, in fielding the four events, the Federation had to place a premium on areas of comparative advantage and medal prospects. Also, the Nigerian contingent…
Goals from Kparobo Arierhi and Precious Benjamin earned Nigeria a 2-1 victory against Egypt’s Young Pharaohs in a pre-AFCON U20 friendly at the Cairo International Stadium. Kparobo Arierhi, who scored three goals as Nigeria successfully defended its WAFU B U20 Championship title in Lome in October (including a brace in the final that dashed Ghana’s hopes), scored Nigeria’s first in the 10th minute of the encounter after a good pass from Bidemi Amole. However, the Young Pharaohs of Egypt pulled one back in the 65th minute through Ahmed Kaabaka. A dominant Nigerian side shot into the lead again with seven…
The Mystics select USC’s Kiki Iriafen with the No. 4 pick in the WNBA draft. A big night for another Nigerian star in the WNBA and Kiki Iriafen wasn’t shy to represent hsr country and culture. She forever represents her Nigerian roots for the big night, she brought her culture to the orange carpet. Only four other players of Nigerian origin have been drafted higher than Iriafen in the history of the WNBA Draft. Sportsintel shares a lowdown on the top Nigerian drafts in the WNBA. Liz Cambage was selected at number two overall in 2011. The Tulsa Shocks chose…
Flamingos Coach Bankole Olowookere said Nigeria’s U17 girls will seek a big win in their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round, first leg encounter against their Algerian counterparts on Saturday. Bankole insists the target is to reduce the pressure ahead of next week’s return leg duel in Algeria. “We have been working very hard to correct the lapses noticed in our last matches (against South Africa), and we believe we are in good form to achieve a handsome win here and then go all out in the second leg in Algeria,” Olowookere told thenff.com Flamingos Coach Reveals The Plan To…