World Cup 2026: List of top scorers as Bellingham joins race
The race for the top scorer award at the 2026 FIFA World Cup has intensified following the completion of the quarter-finals, with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe leading the scoring charts.
Kwankwaso splashes N8.9m on Eaglets
Engineer (Dr.) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Tuesday rewarded the two indigenes of the state in the Golden Eaglets, captain Musa Muhammad and defender Bello Zaharradine with houses, promising to name a street on their behalf at their preferred choice in Amana, Bandirawo or Kwankwasiyya city.
S-H-O-C-K-E-R! Abdullahi scores football 4 over 10
Despite winning AFCON 2013 and the U17 World Cup, Sports Minister Bolaji Abdullahi has rated Nigeria 4 out of 10 this year.
Scamsters hack into Maigari’s email account
Advance fee fraud practitioners and their agents have hacked into the yahoomail account of President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari. Maigari, crowned the Sports Administrator of the Year at the Nigeria Sports Awards in Lagos Tuesday last week, among several honours in a truly fulfilling year for Nigeria football, said he woke up on Tuesday to the shocking realisation that his email account had been hacked.
FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: 25 Falconets for Tunisia
Peter Dedevbo, the Head Coach of the national under-20 women football team, on Tuesday in Abuja said he had 25 players in camp for the team’s upcoming games against Tunisia.
Celestine Babayaror optimistic Nigeria will shine at Brazil
A former Super Eagles player, Celestine Babayaro, on Tuesday in Lagos said he was hopeful the senior men’s football team would perform creditably at the Brazil 2014 World Cup finals.
