The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has expressed his regret for not buying Arsenal when his interest lies with owning a football club. He said he wished he had bought the English side club when the team was valued at around $2 billion. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg’s Francine…
The 27-year-old dominated the opening stages of the bout, dropping the two-time former unified heavyweight champion multiple times. In a dramatic fifth round Dubois was momentarily stunned by two right hands and just as Joshua looked to pile on the pressure, the 34-year-old was caught by successive right hands himself and he was down again,…
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has rated the Rwanda national team high as both teams trade tackles in the 2025 AFCON qualifying Group D tie at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on Tuesdays (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria face Rwanda in their second match of the series today after beating Benin Republic 3-0 in Uyo last Saturday, thanks…
Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo has just broken her World Record in women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting, becoming the first Para-athlete in history to lift 166kg It is an improvement from her existing WR of 165kg. She also added a gold medal to the record. It was an incredible performance from Oluwafemiayo, who increased Nigeria’s overall tally at…
She finished 2nd in the event with a throw of 19.26m behind Uzbekistan athlete Nurkhon Kurbanova who set a world record with a throw of 21.12m. Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa has won a silver medal in women’s Javelin F54 at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. She finished 2nd in the event with a throw of…
Lookman, who was recently nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or, celebrated the achievement by scoring two well-executed goals that put the runners-up in the 2024 AFCON on track to advance to Morocco for the following tournament. With a strong defensive effort, the Beninese believed they had done enough to hold out for a scoreless first…
After German Bruno Labbadia decided against taking over because the Nigeria Football Federation would not pay his tax bill, he was a late substitute. Former Bundesliga manager Labbadia was supposed to take on fellow countryman Gernot Rohr, who three months prior had orchestrated Benin’s 2-1 triumph over Nigeria in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match….
The problem was that Napoli wanted a contract extension to 2027 to ensure they still had bargaining power over his sale, whereas Osimhen wanted a release clause allowing him to leave for well under the €130m currently written into their agreement. He also demanded a break clause in January allowing him to leave early for one of…
They Lose to Leipzig Despite Having 2 Goals Advantage
Victor Osimhen’s transfer from Napoli to Chelsea fell through on the day of the deadline. On deadline day, the Nigerian international was being linked to a move to Stamford Bridge, but the parties were unable to reach a consensus, placing the 25-year-old in a challenging situation. Fabrizio Romano, an Italian sports journalist, claims that Chelsea…
