(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – German former professional footballer and manager, Franz Anton Beckenbauer has expressed his support for the clarion call to name Hamburg Stadium after his team mate and friend Uwe Seeler. Seeler, who led West Germany to the 1966 World Cup final as captain of the national team died on Thursday at the age […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Super Falcons failed to finish among the top three at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) as they lost 0-1 to the Copper Queens of Zambia on Friday. The Falcons lost in the third-place playoff game after Evarine Katungo’s 28th minute goal made the difference at the Stade Mohammed V […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the gallant display of Nigeria’s Super Falcons against the Moroccan female national football team in the second Semi-finals of the African Women’s Cup of Nations. This was contained in a statement issued and signed on Tuesday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Community Sport and Education Development (CSED) Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has trained additional 41 new netball officials in Mosogar, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. The two-day basic netball training for Physical Health Education (PHE) Teachers and College of Education Lecturers, is part of CSED’s Niger Delta Training Tour, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Thursday in Casablanca qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand. A lone goal by Rasheedat Ajibade against Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses steered the Super Falcons to the semi-finals of the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has said that Nigeria has the best cyclists in Africa. Dare disclosed this on Wednesday when the President of Confederation of African Cycling (CAC), Mohammed Azzam and the President of the Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN), Giandomenico Massari, paid him a joint […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erik ten Hag enjoyed a winning start as Manchester United manager as three first-half goals set up his side for an impressive 4-0 success over rivals Liverpool in Bangkok yesterday. Jadon Sancho opened the scoring before Fred and Anthony Martial increased United’s lead against a Liverpool side that made 21 changes across […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Senior Handball Men’s Team, on Monday lost their first match against Tunisia 18-30 in the ongoing 2022 Africa Men Handball Senior Championship in Egypt. African Examiner reports that the Nigeria team also known as the Golden Arrows, fought hard in the first half, but lost with one point difference 13-14. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN) has picked 35 cyclists to represent Nigeria at the second Africa Cup Track Cycling Championship holding from Thursday to July 17 in Abuja. Bashir Mohammed, CFN’s Technical Director, stated that the cyclists were picked from the elite and junior teams camped in Abuja. ”They have been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Community Sport and Education Development (CSED) Initiative, has started its training programmes for netball officials in Utoka Town, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. The event is part of CSED’S plan to bring netball to the attention of one million Nigerian school children/youth before the end of 2027. The two-day […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Title-holders Nigeria set on a better track their 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign with a 2-0 win over Botswana in Rabat on Thursday. The development meant they rose to second place in Group C behind new leaders South Africa, with Botswana dropping from the table’s apex to third place. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cristiano Ronaldo remains absent from pre-season training but Manchester United maintain the frustrated star is not for sale. Over the last weekend it emerged the 37-year-old had asked to leave Old Trafford if an acceptable offer arrived. This is in the wake of a disappointing first season back with a club he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – D’Tigers, Nigeria’s senior male national basketball team, on Saturday in Kigali, Rwanda booked their place in the second round of the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. They recorded a 20-0 points win over Mali who failed to show up for the game, the second game of the three they are to play […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five-time world champions Golden Eaglets on Friday edged the Young Stallions of Burkina Faso 2-1 to win the WAFU B Under-17 Championship at the Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana. African Examiner reports that the victory for Nigeria has come barely few weeks after they claimed the WAFU B Under-20 Championship. Then, they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2022 National Para Sports Federations elections will hold in Abuja on July 15, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development announced on Tuesday. Manga Mohammed, the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, in a statement in Abuja said this was necessary with the dissolution of seven para sports federations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has completed the first part of his Bayern Munich medical. He has been signing autographs in a Bayern top for the first time outside the hospital. Mane is now expected to check in at the hotel, have lunch, have photographs, and sign his contract, Sky reports. Mane arrived […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich is set to sign Senegal star Sadio Mane from Liverpool, according to German media reports Friday. Both broadcaster Sky and top-selling daily Bild say the clubs have agreed on a transfer fee of €32 million, plus up to €9 million in bonuses. Mane is set to receive a three-year contract. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tyson Fury has revealed it will take a cool half a £500m for him to return to professional boxing. The Gypsy King, 33, insisted he was hanging up his gloves after knocking out Dillian Whyte at Wembley in April. The WBC champ has left fans baffled having retired, then saying he will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Torino striker Akeem Omolade has died at the age of 39, prompting mourning across Italian football. The Nigerian represented the Maroons in Serie A, Italy’s top flight, between 2001-2003, making five appearances in total and also represented 11 other clubs in the country, including Treviso, Novara, and Reggiana before his retirement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Super Eagles beat hosts São Tomé and Principe 10-0 at Agadir in Morocco on Monday in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers. Victor Osimhen scored four of the goals, while Terem Moffi grabbed a brace in the Match Day 2 fixture played before a very sparse crowd at the […]
