(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge got off to a winning start on Saturday but the big-spending Gunners were made to sweat in a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest. First-half goals from Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka had the home side cruising at the Emirates. But they were made to suffer a nervy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erling Haaland started the Premier League season with a bang as the Norwegian struck twice in defending champions Manchester City’s 3-0 win at promoted Burnley. Rodri completed the scoring after Haaland’s first-half double to give City a perfect start to their quest to become the first side to win four consecutive English […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – England scraped into the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup when they beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties in Brisbane on Monday. Despite Nigeria having the better of the chances throughout, the European Champions — reduced to 10 players after 87 minutes — snuck home in front of 50,000 spectators after the match […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal lifted the Community Shield to end Manchester City’s silverware streak with a 4-1 penalty shoot-out victory after a 1-1 draw against the treble winners on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s side forced the shoot-out thanks to Leandro Trossard’s heavily deflected equaliser 11 minutes into stoppage time at Wembley. Cole Palmer’s superb curler had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria have won the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket championship, making it a record fourth title on the bounce. The D’Tigress defeated Senegal 84-74 in Kigali, Rwanda to etch their names in Nigerian basketball folklore. Nigeria are now the second side, after Senegal (1974 to 1981), to have won the championship four times […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The D’Tigress have reached the final of the FIBA 2023 Women’s AfroBasket championship. They overpowered hosts Rwanda 79-48 in the semi-final tie on Thursday to seal a fourth straight final appearance at the competition. Rena Wakama’s girls were dominant in the first quarter of the game, beating the hosts 22-6. Nigeria went […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairperson of the Nigerian Women’s Football League (NWFL), Aisha Faloe, has stated that FIFA would still pay the 2023 Women’s World Cup (WWC) prize money through the country’s federations. Falode made this revelation when she spoke in a chat with Lagos Talks FM on Wednesday The African Examiner recalls that after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Falcons are to face England in the round of 16 at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Nigeria finished runners-up in Group B with five points after a goalless draw with Ireland on Monday. A day after that, the Lionesses trounced China 1-6 to confirm the matchup with Coach Randy Waldrum’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Falcons sealed a spot in the round of 16 of the 2023 Women’s World Cup after a goalless draw with their European contingents, Northern Ireland Randy Waldrum’s team needed a draw to be sure of the next round passage The Falcons had to endure an early minute of pressure from the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal legend Ian Wright has called out the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to do the needful by paying the Super Falcons players. This is coming after the super falcons won in their match against Australia beating them 3-2 in a Group B game at the 2023 Women’s World Cup on Thursday. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to boost the financial base as well as return Nigeria’s premier league side, Rangers Inter FC of Enugu to its lost glory, Management of the club says plans are afoot to register one million fans into its Ambassadorial club. It said such gesture would also go a long […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has applauded the Super Falcons of Nigeria after the team defeated Australia in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup tie. The African Examiner writes that the Super Falcons on Thursday defeated Australia 3-2 in a 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup tie at the Suncorp Stadium. Emily van […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s four representatives at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup began the tournament last week with something of a whimper, playing one game each without a single win. The continent is being represented by Nigeria who have participated in all editions of the competition; champions, South Africa; Morocco, and Zambia. While all […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 Women’s World Cup has kicked off in New Zealand and Australia with Nigeria starting their journey against Canada early Friday (WAT). Nigeria are in Group B of the competition and are gearing up to reach the knockout stage for the second time in a row. The Super Falcons and Canada […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Carlos Alcaraz defeated seven-time champion Novak Djokovic to claim his first Wimbledon title on Sunday, shattering the Serb’s dream of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown. World number one Alcaraz recovered from dropping the first set and saving a set point in the second to win 1-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The women’s 4×100 metres relay gold medal won by the Nigerian team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has been withdrawn by the games federation because of doping violation. Nigeria’s quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha won the gold in the 4×100 meters race at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Everton’s Dele Alli says he was sexually abused as a child and used drugs before he was adopted by an “amazing” family who helped him to turn his life around. Alli, a former England international, also said in an interview that he recently spent six weeks in rehab as a result of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – David de Gea announced Saturday he is leaving Manchester United after 12 years, saying “it’s the right time to undertake a new challenge”. The long-serving Spanish goalkeeper, who won the Premier League Golden Glove award for most clean sheets last season, was criticised for a number of high-profile errors in the final […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UEFA on Friday authorized AC Milan, Aston Villa and Brighton to take part in European competitions next season after they made changes to avoid potential conflict with the multi-club ownership rule. Seven-time European champions Milan share the same US owners, RedBird Capital Partners, as French Cup winners Toulouse, while Villa’s owners have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the development of sports at different levels in order to explore and maximize its huge benefits. Executive Chairman of Kwara State Sports Commission, Bola Mogaji gave the assurance while speaking at the two-day Train-the-Trainers grassroots badminton programme, which was held at the indoor Sports […]
