Messi readies for final farewell in Argentina send-off
Lionel Messi will bring the curtain down on his glittering Argentina career on Tuesday with a farewell friendly against Benin that marks the dawn of a new era for the South American champions.
Previous records: Germany to play Italy at major finals today
World champions Germany play Italy in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 on Saturday. The Germans have never beaten Italy in eight attempts at a major tournament. Here AFP Sports looks at their previous meetings:
Moniedafe, Olukanni, Ogedegbe, Ofoje, Okoku mourn Keshi, Amodu
The death of two former Eagles coaches, Stephen Keshi and Shuaibu Amodu is still causing grief in the sports world, as some of their former teammates now living in the diaspora have opened a condolence register book in remembrance of their fallen heroes.
Nigeria battle Mexico in Olympics warm-up
Nigeria’s U-23 held their first training session in Mexico yesterday, ahead of today’s high-octane friendly against Mexico at the Aguascalientes Stadium.“The second batch of players and coach Samson Siasia landed in Mexico on Thursday, joining the earlier batch who were already in the country after their trip from Nigeria.
Excitement builds up as Delta Football League rolls on
The excitement is on following the start of the 2016 Delta State Football League season at the Agbor Township Stadium on June 18.
NFF postpones Federation Cup matches
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has postponed Round of 16 matches of this year’s Federation Cup competition in the men’s category, as well as quarter-final matches of the women’s category.
