President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has lauded the Super Falcons for lifting the 2019 WAFU Cup following their soul-lifting display in the finals of the game last Saturday in Abidjan. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, said the country cannot but be proud about the patriotism and resilience ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Friday received top African football legends at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, urging countries on the continent to look inward and explore the possibility of using sports to grow their economies, saying sports remain a veritable tool to foster growth and development. Some of the African soccer legends who paid the courtesy ...

African football legends both in Nigeria and abroad will on Saturday, May 18, storm the Agege Stadium in Lagos to feature in the testimonial match organised to honour the outgoing Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. Among the stars that have confirmed their participation for the one day event include the President of Liberia and former World Footballer award winner, ...

It would be an All English UEFA Champions League final in Madrid on June 1 as Tottenham Hotspurs will meet Liverpool. Tottenham put in a superlative display in the second half, with striker Lucas Moura’s hat trick to knock out cup favourite Ajax. Ajax had won the first tie 1-0 in London last week and had firmed their position by ...

Miracles do happen and Liverpool have just confirmed this in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League against Spanish giants Barcelona, overturning the latter’s massive advantage in the first leg and qualifying against all odds for the final. Barcelona came to Anfield with a 3-0 advantage, but a 7th minute goal by David Origi and a rapid double by ...

South Africa’s Caster Semenya in the moments before the women’s 800-meter final during the Diamond League athletics event in Doha, Qatar on May 3. The world champion easily won the race, but her future remains in doubt. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) Bruce Kidd, University of Toronto Caster Semenya, one of the world’s greatest female middle-distance runners, may be forced to quit ...

Lionel Messi has warned his Barcelona teammates that their place in the Champions League final is not certain despite his two-goal salvo in a 3-0 semi-final first leg win over Liverpool on Wednesday. The two teams will next meet on 7 May at Anfield. “It would have been better to win 4-0 than 3-0 but it is a very good ...

Jurgen Klopp has insisted Liverpool are ready to end Lionel Messi’s Champions League mission by beating Barcelona in the semi-finals. Messi has been rested for Barca’s last two league games and appears more motivated than ever in Europe, after pledging to “bring that beautiful cup back to Camp Nou” at the start of the season. But Klopp has warned his ...

Liverpool have qualified for the Champions League semi-final. The team defeated Porto on Wednesday by 4-1. Spurs stop Man City Meanwhile, Manchester City’s bid for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies ended in dramatic fashion as Tottenham progressed to the Champions League semi-finals on away goals as a pulsating 4-3 win for City on Wednesday was not enough to overturn their ...

Lauds Okocha, Puyol’s Contributions To Football Development Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday received the UEFA Champions League Trophy alongside its Ambassador and former captain of Barcelona FC of Spain, Carles Puyol in Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. Puyol, a three-time Champions League winner is in Nigeria on a three-day visit to lead the UEFA Champions League Tour connecting ...