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In a significant announcement, the West African Basketball Classic (WABC), a competition for Basketball clubs in West Africa will debut in 2024. WABC marks the beginning of competitive basketball action across West Africa after its unveiling during a press conference on Thursday, 1 February. WABC VISION Revealing the exciting details about its inaugural edition, the WABC President, Olumide Oyedeji, announced the selection of six teams to partake in this groundbreaking project, marking the formation of the WABC. What we trying to do is to put basketball at every doorstep in West Africa alongside FIBA Africa Zone 3 led by Retd.…

Twenty-four years later, Nigeria and South Africa will have a repeat of the 2000 AFCON Semi-Final match. Two quick goals from Tijani Babangida gave Nigeria a 2-0 win over South Africa at the 2000 AFCON semi-final match played at National Stadium in Surulere, Nigeria. Nigeria co-hosted the AFCON 2000 with neighbors Ghana, a first in Africa. Fast forward to 2024, The Super Eagles will battle South Africa for a spot in the 2023 AFCON final. To reach the semi-final, South Africa beat Cape Verde 2-1 via penalties after regulation time ended 0-0. The Super Eagles beat Angola one nil to…

The Super Eagles snatch a crucial 1-0 win courtesy of a Lookman’s goal in the first half to pick a semi-final spot at the 2023 AFCON. Simon Moses broke through on the left, beating his man before sending the ball across to Lookman to slam in for the first goal. In a tense game, Jose Peseiro kept faith with the same starting 11 from the Cameroon game. Goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali passed a last-minute fitness test to be in goal with Pesiro sticking with a 3-4-3 formation. Nwabali stood between Angola and a goal on two occasions to protect the slim lead.…

Stanley Nwabali’s availability is the biggest news for the Nigeria Vs Angola AFCON quarter-final game as Jose Peseiro sticks with the starting 11 from the Cameroon game. After picking an injury against Cameroon, there were fears of Nwabali returning to fitness for the quarterfinal game. Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro is keeping faith with the 3-4-3 system for the fourth game running. Captain William Troost Ekong will anchor the team’s defense that has only conceded one goal in four matches so far. The Semi Ajayi and Calvin Bassey duo join Troost-Ekong in a three-player defense for the Eagles. Frank Onyeka…

Nigerian sports in films will meet the Nollywood industry at the maiden edition of the Indigenous Sports Week, Abuja, on February 16th and 17th, 2024. The Indigenous Sports Week, Abuja 2024, is a confluence of excellence, culture, and sport showcasing Indigenous sport. Indigenous Sports Week is being organized In partnership with Inside Nollywood and Inside Nollywood Film Festival and Awards INFFA. Sports in Films: A Masterclass The sports week as part of INFFA, will witness sports meet audiovisual industry masterclass with the theme – Making of short documentaries and short Films. It will also feature a film  screening, lead presentation,…

Tobi Amusan marked her return to indoor athletics by setting a new African record in the 60m hurdles at the Astana Indoor Meet, Kazakhstan. Amusan stormed to a scintillating Personal Best of 7.77s, breaking Glory Alozie’s AR of 7.82s in the women’s 60m Hurdles, set 25 years ago in Madrid. Currently, the world’s record holder in women’s 100mh, Amusan is scheduled to run 3 Indoor Gold Tour meets starting with Astana. The two other indoor meets are the New Balance Grand Prix and the Orlen Copernicus Cup. It’s worth noting that Amusan has not run an indoor 60m hurdle race…

Two goals from Ademola Lookman were enough to see Nigeria through to the quarterfinal of the 2023 AFCON while ensuring Cameroon had no shots on target. The Super Eagles beat Cameroon 2-0 in a round of 16 match that took place at the Houghet Boigny stadium. Osimhen set up the opening goal for Nigeria with his sheer work rate. After picking a Cameroonian defender’s pocket, he laid the ball for Ademola Lookman to slot home for the first goal. The second goal was a well-worked team goal that put Nigeria clear in the game. Bassey crossed from the left and…

Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro is keeping faith with the 3-4-3 system as he prepares for the Nigeria Vs Cameroon clash. Captain William Troost Ekong returns to the team after missing the game against Guinea Bissau due to injury. Semi Ajayi and Calvin Bassey will join Troost-Ekong in a three-player defense for the Eagles. Frank Onyeka and Alex Iwobi start in midfield, while there is no place for Yusuf Alhassan despite recovering from injury. The duo of Ola Aina and Zaidu Sanusi would drive the team forward as wingbacks. For the 4th game running, Stanley Nwabali starts between the sticks,…

Temitope Adeshina will become only the second Nigerian woman since 2016 to compete in the high jump event at the Olympics if she hits the 1.97m mark. Texas University jump queen will seek to follow in the footsteps of the woman she broke her Nigerian record(1.96m), Doreen Amata. Amata competed in three Olympic Games (2008, 2012, and 2016), but never made it to the final. To achieve the feat, Adeshina will be aiming to clear her way into the Paris Olympics with a jump of 1.97m. In addition, she will also seek to become the first Nigerian and fourth African…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria and Cameroon will renew their rivalry in the round of 16 fixture at AFCON 2023 in Cote d’Ivoire. The knockout round match is set for Saturday, January 27 at the Stade Felix Houphouet, Abidjan. The Super Eagles finished second in Group A behind Equatorial Guinea scoring three goals in three games. Cameroon scored in stoppage time against Gambia(3-2) to finish second in Group C and advance to the AFCON2023 knockout stage. AFCON History This will be the eighth AFCON fixture between Nigeria and Cameroon. They first met at the Cote d’Ivoire 1984 final match 40…