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Newcastle United is set to face Barcelona at St James’ Park on Thursday in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 group stage opener, with the Magpies hoping to capitalize on a string of injuries affecting the Spanish giants. Barcelona arrives in England without several key players, including teenage forward Lamine Yamal, goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen, midfielder […]
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have slipped further in the latest FIFA Men’s World Rankings, falling to 45th globally and once again dropping out of Africa’s top five. The three-time African champions were ranked 43rd in April and 44th in July but have now dropped another spot in the September update. This latest decline places Nigeria sixth […]
Former Super Eagles striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has admitted that even he would find it difficult to score goals in the current Nigerian national team, pointing to a lack of creativity and supply from midfield as a major concern. Speaking as a guest on a YouTube podcast hosted by ex-teammate and Nigerian football legend Sunday Oliseh, […]
Nigeria’s world record holder Tobi Amusan took silver in the women’s 100m hurdles at the world championships in Tokyo on Monday. Amusan clocked 12.29sec behind Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji who clocked a national record of 12.24sec to win a shock gold. American Grace Stark claimed bronze in 12.34sec, while Olympic champion Masai Russell finished fourth with […]
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan will take centre stage today at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo as she seeks a second world title in the women’s 100m hurdles. The 28-year-old, who made history in Oregon 2022 as Nigeria’s first-ever world champion in athletics, will compete in the second semi-final at 1:13 pm local time, aiming for […]
Nigerian sprinter Konyinsola Ajayi marked his World Championships debut with a historic appearance in the men’s 100m final, finishing sixth on Sunday night as Jamaica’s Oblique Seville stormed to victory in Tokyo with a personal best of 9.77 seconds. The race, one of the most anticipated events of the 2025 World Athletics Championships, ended with […]
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has denied allegations by world record holder Tobi Amusan that Nigerian athletes were handed poor-quality kits at the ongoing 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, insisting she misrepresented the situation and even received preferential treatment. Amusan, 28, had on Friday night taken to Snapchat to describe as an “embarrassment” the […]
Omoboriola Ogunkomaiya an intern at Eagle FM, has presented an in-depth analysis on the undeniable and growing dominance of Nigerian women in sports, a phenomenon that has not only reshaped national expectations but also challenged long-standing gender narratives in athletics. His work draws attention to the remarkable achievements of female athletes across various sporting disciplines—ranging from […]
Nigeria’s top-ranked table tennis star, Quadri Aruna, has been knocked out of the ongoing WTT Champions Macao 2025 after suffering a 3-1 defeat to Germany’s Patrick Franziska in the men’s singles round of 16. The match, which took place on Friday, 12th September 2025 (yesterday), at the prestigious Infinity Arena in Macao, saw Aruna struggle […]
Tolu Arokodare is set to make his long-awaited debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers this weekend when the Premier League side travels to face Newcastle United at St James’ Park. The 24-year-old Nigerian striker recently completed a deadline day move to Wolves from Belgian Pro League side KRC Genk, in a deal that signals the club’s intent […]
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