Author: SportsIntel
Eight goals from Faruk Yusuf helped Nigeria handball qualify for the semifinals at the 2025 IHF Emerging Nations Championship after a 25-22 victory over Moldova in their third group-stage match on Thursday. Overall, the Golden Arrows of Nigeria finished with two wins and one draw to secure a historic semifinal spot. Faruk Yusuf emerged the Most Valuable Player of the match, scoring eight goals and providing 14 direct assists. Nigeria had a good second half despite a slow start to the half as Moldova kept the game close, with the gap not exceeding three goals and still stuck at 19:17, with…
In a full circle moment for the talented athletes selected from the seven cities that hosted MTN CHAMPS Seasons 1 and 2: Benin, Uyo, Ibadan, Abuja, Asaba, Jos, and Calabar, Team MTN will showcase their progress since joining the MTN-sponsored MoC Athletics Academy in Lagos. Consequently, the Most Valuable Performers (MVPs) from Seasons 1 and 2 of Nigeria’s Biggest Schools’ Athletics Championships – MTN CHAMPS, MoC Academy are being trained by one of Nigeria’s fastest men and Olympic medallist, Deji Aliu. The inaugural class of 20 athletes from Seasons 1 and 2 of MTN CHAMPS was unveiled in August 2024…
A Chidi Harmony brace in the 41 and 68th minutes help the Flamingos defeat hosts, South Africa 3-1 to put a eg in the final round of the qualification series for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals. Chidi Harmony Brace And Moshood Shakirat Show Four-goal scorer at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic last year, Shakirat Moshood opeçned the scoring in the 20th minute to put the 2022 FIFA World Cup bronze medallists ahead at the Lucas ‘Masterpieces’ Moripe in Pretoria, before Harmony Chidi, who scored 13 goals in the qualifying series for last…
Ezekiel Nathaniel rewrote history as he broke his African and National Record set a fortnight ago with a time of 44.74s to win the men’s 400m crown at the Big 12 Indoor Championships. The NCAA leader positioned himself as the clear favourite when he cruised to a blazing 45.29 in the preliminaries. Ezekiel Nathaniel: Where His New Time Stands 44.74 AFRICAN RECORD NO.2 IN THE WORLD NO. 8 ON THE ALL-TIME LIST MEETING RECORD SCHOOL RECORD Last week, Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel went into the history books, becoming the fastest athlete from Africa, breaking the 400m indoor Record with a time…
Israel Okon ran an impressive semifinal heat, dashing to a fiery 6.51 to decimate the entire field at the SEC Indoor Championships. The Auburn University’s star time of 6.51s at the SEC Indoor Championships is a 60m World Junior Record. With 6.51, Okon equaled the world junior record first set by Britain’s Mark Lewis-Francis in 2001. Israel Okon (Auburn) 🇳🇬 60m World Junior Record of 6.51s at the SEC Indoor Championships! Equals the mark first set by Mark Lewis-Francis 🇬🇧 in 2001. pic.twitter.com/aZXGhRJlgW — Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) March 1, 2025 Okon’s time currently ties Ajayi’s School Record, Nigerian,…
Fatimo Bello powered through with a 4-1 win to book her spot in the ITTF Africa Cup semifinals and secure a ticket to the World Cup, despite a tough challenge from Tunisia’s rising star Ela Saidi. Bello will be debuting at her second major international event after representing Nigeria at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Currently ranked 130th after falling from the big heights of 2022, Bello will hope to rise again. In 2022, the Nigerian table tennis star Fatima Bello made an astounding leap over 291 places in the latest ITTF world ranking to place 52nd after a series of…
A game-leading 23 points, five steals, and six assists from Caleb Agada secured a third straight win for the perfect Dtigers at the 2025 Afrobasket qualifiers in Libya. The perfect Dtigers are now through to the 2026 Afrobasket with a 77-62 win over Cape Verde. Nigeria started the final qualifying window 0-3 at the bottom of the table and went undefeated in Libya. The 2nd quarter performance made all the difference with the D’tigers winning 26-7 before another 16-8 win in the 4th quarter. Cape Verde had no chance in the game with Nigeria recording the longest time leading at…
D’Tigers earn first win of the final Afrobasket qualifying window with a 70-75 result over host, Libya. Nigeria started with a 6-0 run before allowing Libya to come from behind to win the first quarter 15-14. Subsequently, Libya maintained the lead in the second quarter with a 20-18 score. D’Tigers endured a 1:28secs and an 8-0 run by Libya to win their first game of the final qualifying window. The Libyan run came on the heels of Nigeria’s 8-0 run, which extended Nigeria’s one-point lead from 61-62 to 61-71 in the same fourth quarter. With 0:14secs left, Caleb Agada made…
Ademola Lookman has released a statement after Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini called him “one of the worst penalty takers” he’s ever seen following his miss against Club Brugge in the Champions League. A few seconds after coming on, Ademola Lookman pulled a goal back for Atalanta against Club Brugge. minutes later, Ademola missed a penalty kick. In his post-match review, Giasperini called Lookman the worst penalty-taker he has ever seen. excerpts of Lookman’s reply reads: “It saddens me on a day like this to have to write this statement – most of all because of what we have achieved…
Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun has revealed what life after football will be like when he draws the curtain on his career. The Glasgow Rangers player wants to help the national team stay on top by becoming the team’s ambassador. Speaking with Aysugar, Balogun says the role will involve helping the Super Eagles attract top dual-national talents. “If I stop playing, to be in some sort of ambassador all for the Nigerian national team because like you just said, I think There’s so much Potential. They’re so many players That look at David Alaba, Akanji.” In recent years, Nigeria has…