CAF Unveil Lists 85 Referees For 2023 AFCON Preparatory Course
Ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D’Ivoire, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled a list of 85 referees, comprising center referees, assistant referees, Video Assistant Referees (VARs), technical instructors, physical trainers, VAR technicians, and IT support for a preparation course. ALSO READ: Nigeria, 23 other countries qualify for […]
Nigeria, 23 other countries qualify for 2023 AFCON
All 24 countries that will trade tackles at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire have sealed qualification for the tournament. ALSO READ: GOVERNOR UBA SANI APPOINTS 19 NEW PERMANENT SECRETARIES, RETAINS 7 PERMANENT SECRETARIES According to report five-time AFCON champions Cameroon on Tuesday spanked Burundi 3-O to complete the star studded list […]
AFCONQ: Super Eagles thrash Sao Tome 6-0
Nigeria rounded off their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series with a 6-0 win over Sao Tome and Principe on Sunday. ALSO READ: TWENTY THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT KADUNA STATE DEBT PROFILE The Super Eagles came into the game having already qualified for next year’s tournament. However, the three-time African champions were […]
Super Falcon Moves Eight Places In New FIFA Rankings, Remain First In Africa
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have moved up eight places from 40th to 32nd team in the world according to the latest women’s ranking released by FIFA on Friday. ALSO READ: FIFA Ranks Super Falcons 10th best team In the list by the world football governing body, the eleven-time African champions maintained its position as the number […]
Amusan Encourage Self After 100m World Title Defeat
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan says she will be back “stronger” next year after she lost her world women’s 100m hurdles crown to Jamaica’s Danielle Williams on Thursday in Budapest. ALSO READ: Tobi Amusan Qualifies For World Athletics Championship Final In an interview with journalists after the game, Amusan said it was quite “a journey getting into […]
Tobi Amusan Qualifies For World Athletics Championship Final
Defending world titleholder Tobi Amusan, on Wednesday, qualified for the final of the 100m hurdles event at the ongoing World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. ALSO READ: Reps Committee fumes As NFF President shuns invitation Running in lane seven, Amusan won the second semi-final despite having a slow start. She is now looking all fired up for […]
Tobi Amusan Tackles Irish Journalist Over ‘Charge’ Question
Globally celebrated hurdle champion, Tobi Amusan, tackled an Irish journalist at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, for a question asked about the charges laid against her after the women’s 100-metre hurdle heats. ALSO READ: GOV Uba Sani Disclose Plans For Free Bus, Train Services As Long-Term Palliatives Amusan was cleared before the competition […]
Panel Lifts Tobi Amusan Suspension, Clears Doping Violations
Nigerian track queen Tobi Amusan has been cleared of doping violations with the provisional suspension on her lifted. ALSO READ: PRSIDENT TINUBU ASSIGNS PORTFOLIOS TO MINISTERS “A panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal, by majority decision, has today found that Tobi Amusan has not committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) of three Whereabouts Failures within a […]
2023 WWC: Kanu hails Super Falcons after latest win
Arsenal legend Kanu Nwankwo has urged Nigeria’s Super Falcons to keep going at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament in Australia. ALSO READ: Let The Fruits Breathe – DG NAFDAC The former Nigeria international said this while reacting to the Super Falcons’ FIFA World Cup 3-2 win against host nation Australia on Thursday. […]
AIU Provisionally Suspends Tobi Amusan Over Whereabout Failures
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has taken the decision to provisionally suspend Nigerian track and field athlete, Tobi Amusan, for three missed whereabouts failures. ALSO READ: Court Threatens Emefiele With Arrest Over Unpaid Judgement Debt The suspension was announced after it was discovered that Amusan had missed three drug tests within a 12-month period. This […]