By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The inaugural Nature’s Gift 21-km Marathon race organised by the Taraba state government held on Saturday in Jalingo, the state capital. Over 100 athletes participated in the amid heavy down pour to compete for the top prize. Nenfot Mathias from Plateau state and Charity Agbofure from Delta state. emerged as…
Cote d’Ivoire, the host country for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), on Sunday night, won the 34th edition of the continental competition. The Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire beat Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2-1 at the Olympic stadium, Ebimpe, Abidjan, to pick the trophy for the 34th edition of the competition. The Super Eagles had won…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Wednesday qualified for the final of the 34th Africa Cup of Nations in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire with a 4-2 defeat of South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in penalty shootouts. The match lasted with an extra time amounting to 120 minutes deadlocked 1-1 without a clear winner. In the shootouts, Bafana Bafana missed…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Thursday evening, revived their fourth Africa Cup of Nations title on after defeating hosts country Côte d’Ivoire 1-0 to join Equatorial Guinea at the top of Group A. A lone 55th minute penalty converted by on-field captain, William Troost-Ekong, gave Nigeria victory against the Elephants who won their opening game against…
Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has opened up on the entitlement of family members to the money made by African football stars. TheCable reports that the 36-year-old spoke in a chat with ‘Vibe With 5’ on Thursday. Mikel remains one of Nigeria’s most successful footballers, having spent a larger chunk of his career…
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has entered talks with the Heritage Times HT, a notable global media platform to advance the cause of grassroots sports development in the country. According to THISDAY, this was disclosed in a press release by Secretary-General of SWAN, Ikenna Okonkwo, following a meeting of the leadership of both…
