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What do you do when the chips are down? Do you fold or do you rise? With the odds stacked against them, the Super Falcons of Nigeria fought back from 2-0 down at the break to win 3-2 against hosts Morocco on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at the Olympic Stadium, Rabat, and lift a historic […]

The Nigerian women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, will begin their pursuit of a historic fifth straight Women’s Afrobasket Championship on Saturday, July 26, 2025, against Rwanda at 3:30pm. The Rena Wakama-led side were drawn in Group D alongside Rwanda and Mozambique and would have to get past the two nations to strengthen their resolve ahead […]

The Super Falcons of Nigeria overcame yet another tough test to advance to the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the tenth time, following a 2-1 victory over defending champions South Africa on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco. Any knockout game involving Nigeria was tagged […]

Nine-time Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Champions Nigeria will take on defending Champions South Africa in a blockbuster semi-final clash on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco at 5pm. Nigeria who are in hot pursuit of a historic 10th WAFCON title, reached the semi-final following a demolition of Zambia […]

Nigeria got a commanding 10-point victory(68-58) against Argentina yesterday, July 18, 2025, in the 9-15 Classification Games at the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup. Wandoo Hembam and Nora Ezike combined for 34 points. The Junior D’Tigress who are out of title and podium contention, fought hard to end a three-game losing streak and advance […]

The Super Falcons of Nigeria got a whopping 5-0 victory against Zambia in the Quarter-Final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Friday, July 18, 2025, at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco. The encounter which many tagged as final worthy, was expected to be a tightly contested affair, with Zambia boasting of a […]

Following a third-place finish in Group B, Nigeria will face Hungary in the Round of 16 on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at the Brno, Starez Arena Vodova Hall 2 by 4pm. The Juliana Akhere-led side finished third after falling to a 79-61 defeat against Portugal in their final group stage game on Tuesday, July 15. […]

After a one-day break to recuperate and regroup, Nigeria’s U19 Women’s Basketball Team will return to the court today, July 15, 2025, to face Portugal at the Sportovní hala Vodova Hall 2, Brno, by 10:45am. Portugal, ranked 11th overall out of 16 teams in the competition, are debutants. They lost their opening game to Canada […]

Nigerian international Omorinsola Babajide has signed with AS Roma on a free transfer. The Italian club confirmed the signing of the Super Falcons winger on Monday, July 14, 2025. Babajide has committed to a contract that will run until June 30, 2027, following her departure from Spanish club UD Tenerife, where she played for two […]

As the curtain rose for Nigeria’s participation in the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup, so did the celebrations arise for Nigeria who defied the odds to beat China 93-88 and grab their maiden FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup victory on Saturday, July 12 at the Brno, Starez Arena Vodova Hall 2, Czechia. Nigeria’s […]

Nigeria’s U-19 Women’s Basketball team will face China in their first game of the 2025 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup scheduled to take place in Brno, Czechia from Saturday, July 12 to Sunday, July 20, 2025. Nigeria will vie for the title from Group B against two-time bronze medalist Canada(2017 & 2023), one-time bronze […]

The Nigerian Women’s National Football Team, Super Falcons, have advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, following a 1-0 victory over Botswana on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco. Gunning for a historic 10th WAFCON title, the Super Falcons fought against a tightly woven […]

Following a commanding 3-0 victory over Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles in their opening match of the 13th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will aim to maintain their momentum against Botswana in their second Group B match on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 8pm. Placed in Group B alongside Tunisia, Botswana, and Algeria, the […]

Nigeria’s Kanyinsola Ajayi ran a spectacular race to win the 100m event at the Meeting de Sotteville in France with a time of 9.92 seconds (1.7m/s) on Monday, July 7, 2025. The 20-year-old sprinter who ran from lane five at the Stade Jean Adret with a reaction time of 0.156 seconds, got off the blocks […]