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Super Eagles Soar: Nigeria Ends 12-Year Trophy Drought with Unity Cup Triumph Over Jamaica
iNewsAfrica | Sports Desk | June 1, 2025 Nigeria’s Super Eagles have lifted the 2025 Unity Cup after a dramatic 5–4 penalty shootout victory over Jamaica, ending a 12-year wait for international silverware. The final, played at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium in London, ended 2–2 in regular time, showcasing both ...African Champions League Final: Egypt’s Pyramids FC secured a dramatic 1-1 draw against South Africa’s ...
By iNewsAfrica | Sports Desk | May 25, 2025 Egypt’s Pyramids FC secured a thrilling 1-1 draw against South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in the first leg of the 2025 CAF Champions League final, with Walid El Karti scoring a stoppage-time equalizer to keep the Egyptians’ title hopes alive ahead of ...Flying Eagles Soar to U-20 World Cup After Penalty Thriller Against Senegal
By iNewsAfrica Sports Desk | May 12, 2025 Nigeria’s U-20 national football team, the Flying Eagles, have officially booked their ticket to the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile, following a tense 3-1 penalty shootout victory over Senegal in the quarter-finals of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations ...Nigerian boxer Olanrewaju dies after collapsing in ring at the Bukom Boxing arena
|Published 11:00 AM ET, Sunday March 30, 2025| Nigerian boxer Segun “Success” Olanrewaju has tragically passed away after collapsing during a boxing match in Ghana. The incident occurred on Saturday at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, where Olanrewaju was facing off against Ghanaian boxer Jon Mbanugu in the Ghana ...Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman, African elected as IOC president
Coventry has seven Olympic medals to her name. Tim Clary/AFP/Getty Images |Published 5:05 PM ET, Tuesday March 25, 2025| ​Kirsty Coventry, a distinguished Zimbabwean swimmer and seasoned sports administrator, has been elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), marking a historic milestone as both the first woman ...Osimhen’s brilliance revives Nigeria’s world cup hopes
|Published 12:35 AM ET, Saturday March 22, 2025| Level Up Your Career with Online Computer Training! Master In-Demand Tech Skills — 100% Online & Flexible Victor Osimhen’s remarkable performance propelled Nigeria to a 2-0 victory over Rwanda in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Kigali. This win marks the ...Egyptian wrestler sets three World records with astonishing feats
|Published 1:50 PM ET, Monday March 17, 2025| Cairo:Â Egyptian wrestler Ashraf Mahrous, known as Kabonga, has recently achieved three Guinness World Records, showcasing remarkable feats of strength. On March 13, 2025, at Cairo’s Ramses train station, Mahrous pulled a 279-ton train using only his teeth, moving it nearly 10 meters ...President Tinubu hosts Nigerian-born NFL champion in Aso rock
|Published 6:20 PM ET, Sunday March 2, 2025| Abuja: On February 28, 2025, President Bola Tinubu hosted Nigerian-born NFL champion Morotoluwa “Moro” Ojomo at the State House in Abuja. Ojomo, a defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, recently celebrated a Super Bowl victory with his team. ​ Born in Lagos, Ojomo ...LeBron James turned down $10 million from Reebok when he was 18 years old: ‘I ...
LeBron James during his rookie year in 2003. New York Daily News Archive | New York Daily News | Getty Images Published 6:55 PM ET, Friday January 17, 2025 Story by Nicolas Vega@atNickVega Though his name has been synonymous with Nike for more than 20 years, LeBron James almost never ...Cristiano Ronaldo flies in style: Al-Nassr star buys stunning new $75M private jet capable of ...
Story by GOAL Published 2:20 PM ET, Monday January 13, 2025 WHAT HAPPENED? The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has ensured that he will continue to travel in style when heading out of the Middle East – where he is currently turning out for Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Nassr. The 39-year-old had been ...