Category: Sports
Ballon d’Or 2022: Karim Benzema has won the men’s Ballon d’Or for 2022
Real Madrid’s, Karim Benzema was on Monday night announced as the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or award. The Frenchman admitted his career hasn’t always been easy after winning the prize for the first time. Benzema was crowned in a ceremony in Paris ahead of Sadio Mane in second and Kevin De Bruyne in third…
Italy Calls For Extradition Of Robinho To Serve Nine-Year Jail Term
Italy has requested Brazil extradite embattled football star, Robinho, to serve a nine-year jail term for gang raping an Albanian woman in a nightclub in Milan. Judges at the Court of Cassation in Rome had confirmed the sentence for the offense, which dates back to January 2013 when the 37-year-old was playing for AC Milan….
Nigerian Football Federation gets new leader as Gusau emerges NFF President
Ibrahim Gusau has emerged as the 40th president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). He replaces Amaju Pinnick who recently completed his second term in office. Gusau emerged president at the 78th Annual General Assembly that took place in Benin, Edo State, on Friday. Only eight of the 11 aspirants were on the final ballot as…
Asisat Oshoala Nominated for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or
France Football has announced the full list of nominees for the 2022 Ballon d’Or, with the award honoring Europe’s top female and male players over the past year. Super Falcons and FC Barcelona forward player, Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the Women’s Ballon d’Or Award for Player of the Year. She was nominated with 19 other…
CAF AWARDS: Asisat Oshoala becomes the first player in history to win 5 African Player of the Year Awards
Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala, as she was, for a record time, crowned as Africa’s Women Player of the Year at the 2022 CAF Awards. The ceremony, held in Rabat Morocco, speaking at the gala, Oshoala who sustained a knee injury earlier this month dedicated the award to Nigeria’s Super Falcons, saying they have “showed…
WhatsApp & Giannis Antetokounmpo Announce Partnership
WhatsApp announces a new partnership with basketball prodigy Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks forward and 2021 NBA All-Star MVP. Antetokounmpo is WhatsApp’s first-ever global partner, and this NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland — the site of Antetokounmpo’s sixth career All-Star Game, no less — is just the start for this partnership that will reveal itself…
Senegal Win AFCON 2021, Claim First Continental Title
Senegal emerged African champions by defeating Egypt in the African Cup of Nations final in Cameroon. Sadio Mane scored the decisive penalty kick to secure a 4-2 victory for Senegal after the match ended 0-0 after about two hours of football. The victory ensures Senegal become African champions for the first time ever Having made it all…
Kelechi Iheanacho wins Man of the Match award Against Egypt
Kelechi Iheanacho has been named the Man of the Match for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group D game between Nigeria and Egypt played on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Kelechi Iheanacho s 30th minute to The Leicester City man scored the only goal of the game before he was substituted for Huesca midfielder Kelechi…
DAVIDO JOINS PUMA AS GLOBAL BRAND AMBASSADOR
Sports company PUMA has signed a long-term agreement with Davido, one of Africa’s most successful music artists, underscoring the company’s commitment to the rapidly growing African market. With more than 20 million followers on social media and four successful albums to his name, Davido has become a cultural ambassador for his native Nigeria as well as a…
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Growing up under the Eagle eye of my late Lecturer father back in dem days…to read, remember and vomit na must…or “you die.” I jam one book dat year that revealed a truth that jarred me to the harsh reality of the mind games + visual hallucination that brands, be they corporations or individuals play…