Author: sporty
Although it’s only two match days in the Nigerian professional football league, something tastes different about Remo Stars. With five goals in two matches and a clean sheet to boot, Remo stars are enjoying a different start to their season. Remo Stars are on top of the NPFL table for the first time after a match-day. They have won their first two games of the season, scored five goals(the most), and kept two clean sheets(only team). It is the 1st time since March 2017 and the second time ever Remo Stars will record back-to-back wins in the NPFL. Compared to…
By Tunde Young As you probably know by now, Gernot Rohr has been fired from his position as Super Eagles head coach and replaced by Austin Eguavoen on an interim basis. The news comes as more of a relief than a shock because rumours of a sack had been flying around for the previous month. But the question remains: was this the right time for this decision and did the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) do this with Super Eagles’ best interests at heart? Gernot Rohr Sacked: POLITICS OVER FOOTBALL? The issue here isn’t that Gernot Rohr was fired, his Super…
What started as a Greek gift for the home-based Super Eagles turned out to be an exhibition of Nigerian football. A 4-0 nil loss to Mexico by the Super Eagles consisting of largely Nigeria Professional Football League players was seen as a victory, Victory to justify the inability of Gernot Rohr to blend the players with their foreign pros. Stripped of all foreign-born Nigerian players; laid bare without the legion of Europe-based players who passed through the unstructured academy system; The Super Eagles are left with an outgoing Ahmed Musa, bit part Abdullahi Shehu, and a noble slot for goalkeeper…
Ayanfe Roberts Ola Aina, Victor Osimhen, Simi Ajayi, Zaidu Sanusi, and Tyronne Ebuehi will miss out due to injuries, but this will not in any way affect the monstrosity in the Nigeria/Cameroon rivalry. This battle between two African giants will take place in Vienna, Austria on the 4th and 8th of June 2021. Nigeria/Cameroon Rivalry: The Epic Beginning When you talk about epic clashes between nations that have emotional ties that cut through physical boundaries, this fixture is the one. Though both teams will face off in a friendly, the battle for pride changes the narrative. Nigeria has a better win record, but the…
Since 2011 when he first joined the team, the D’Tigers are now the best team in Africa, 22 in the world and now set to make a third consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
In what turned out to be an utterly satisfying turn of events, all 8 basketball talents with links to Nigeria saw their dreams fulfilled by getting drafted to different teams in the NBA in what is now referred to Naija Basketball Association. A 100% success rate. By far the best draft night from a Nigerian perspective, one that will live long in the memory of basketball fans in the country and may well even be the start of a new trend, leading to more Nigerian representation in the NBA in the future. However, before the future is the present, and…