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A great time to invest in Nigerian sports The national football team of Nigeria the Super Eagles is dubbed as the best team in Africa. In 1985, Nigerian won the first U-16 World cup and two years later it came in the second place. During this year's World Cup the Super Eagles were one of the...

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has appointed, Asisat Oshoala as the new Lagos State Sports Ambassador. The footballer, who won the CAF Women’s African Football Player of the Year was received by Ambode at the State House, with the governor declaring her a “sport ambassador of Lagos.” Confirming the...

Sad as it is, death of players on the pitch is not new in the game of soccer. Over the years, there have been players who died directly from injuries sustained while playing, or died after being taken ill on the pitch. This is why Football body, FIFA (Federation of International Football...

A bit less than a year after the demise of his father, son of late Super Eagles boss Amodu Shuaibu has died in Lagos. Amodu Shuaibu died on Saturday, June 11 and just before the one-year anniversary of his death, his son Suleman Shaibu has also died after a brief illness on Sunday, May 14...

The newly elected President of Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad has said he has refused to accept a salary from African football's governing body. Ahmad's victory in March ended the the 29-year reign of Cameroonian Issa Hayatou's. "I've refused a Caf salary for the simple...

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sadness to the tragic event that claimed the lives of several Nigerians at a football viewing centre in Calabar, Cross River State, Thursday night. The President commiserates with the government and people of Cross River State, and...

Manchester United has reacted to the death of about 30 football fans who were electrocuted in a viewing centre in Calabar, south east Nigeria, while watching the Europa League game between Manchester United and Anderlecht on Thursday, April 20. According to reports, a high-tension cable fell...

Nigeria's Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, on Friday said his statement that the Federal Government did not expect the Super Falcons to win the just-concluded CAF African Women Cup of Nations in Cameroon was taken out of context. Dalung made this known at the Presidential...

This video highlights the top Sports news as we saw it on Nigerian Bulletin this week that ends 24 September, 2016. -- Okorocha Gives Imo Paralympic Champions N1Million Each, Car Gifts ISIS Bans Citizens From Wearing Chelsea, Man U, Other Club’s Jerseys Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr Invites 23...

This video highlights the top sports news as we saw it on Nigerian Bulletin this week that ends 06 August, 2016. -- Rio Olympics: Nigeria Defeat Japan in 9-goal Thriller Messi Snubbed as UEFA Releases Final List for Europe Best Player Award Dalung Mocked For Saying ''United States of...