Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman has earned a prestigious nod for the Forward of the Year award at the upcoming Gran Galà del Calcio. This recognition follows his spectacular performances for Atalanta during the 2023/24 season, as reported by The PUNCH.The 27-year-old is also in the running for the coveted 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year award. He faces tough competition from Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez, AC Milan’s Rafael Leao, and other stand...

Team Nigeria got off to a perfect start in the table tennis event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday.Edem Offiong won her women’s singles event game 3-0 (11-1, 11-2, 11-3), against Cumberbatch of St Vincent and the Grenadines.Tosin Oribamise also defeated Delpesche of St Vincent and the Grenadines 11-2, 11-3, 11-2.In the men’s singles event, Aruna Quadri cruised into the next round after a three-set win against South Africa’s Jones Shoun.Quadri w...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has officially appointed German coach Bruno Labbadia as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Nigeria's Senior Men National Team. The announcement was made early Tuesday morning by the NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, following approval by the NFF Executive Committee.Dr. Sanusi stated, "The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to appoint Mr. Bruno Lab...