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Ashleigh Plumptre was born in Leicester, England on May 8, 1998, to English parents but her Nigerian roots can be traced to her grandfather, a Yoruba man. Plumptre has played for England’s

EXCERPT: “I intend to fight this charge and will have my case decided by a tribunal of 3 arbitrators before the start of next month’s World Championships,” the 100 metres world record

Tunde Sholanke Head coach of Remo Stars, Daniel Ogumodede, has been fined N250, 000 by Naija Super 8 organisers for inappropriate conduct in the final match of the tournament on Sunday at

Mohammed Shosanya Nwankwo Kanu, the Super Eagles legend, has f taken over as the chairman of nine times Nigerian champions, Enyimba International of Aba. Abia State Governor Dr Alex Otti confirmed the

Mohammed Shosanya Sahara Group has unveiled #MADwithFOOTBAL to promote inclusion and diversity. Speaking at the launch of the energy conglomerate’s ‘#MADwithFOOTBALL’ initiative, Bethel Obioma,the group’s spokesman,said the campaign aims to foster a

Musbau Babatunde Nigeria manager Jose Peseiro has defended his decision to hand call-ups to Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi, Southampton midfielder Joe Aribo and Brentford ace Frank Onyeka for the national team’s

Tunde Sholanke The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has decried media reports that it sacked two members of the Super Eagles’ technical crew, Messrs Finidi George and Ike Shorounmu from the team. The

President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of Brazilian soccer legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele. The football legend died on Thursday after battling terminal illness. Described as the