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Former world champion boxer Nigel Benn will explain how he was set free from drink, drugs and depression, through a dramatic encounter with Jesus, at a Christian men’s event at the DW Stadium in Wigan, November 1st. Benn, who was known as the Dark Destroyer in his boxing prime, will share how his life spiralled...

John Williams from the University of Leicester discusses how the Olympics still has a way to go before all athletes are treated equally. Despite greater representation of women in the Rio Olympics than in previous years, anachronisms and gender divisions still remain, according to an expert from the University of...

By The NFF Excited about the qualification of the Nigeria U23 team for the semi finals of the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports has again assured players and officials of the team that they will be given all that is due to them. Goals by Captain Mikel Obi and...

The Oyo State Government has condemned the attack on players and supporters of Shooting Stars Football Club, 3SC, by disgruntled supporters of the Ikorodu United Football Club during a successful away match between the two football clubs, at Onikan Stadium, Lagos at the weekend. In a statement signed by the state...

Royal Air Maroc is proud to sponsor this year’s African Nations Cup UK (ANCUK), a grassroots football tournament for African communities in the UK. Twenty African teams will be taking part in the competition, which takes place in London June 18 -24, 2016. “With 20 teams taking part this year, we’re...

It was with great shock and deep pain that I received the sad news of the unfortunate death of Coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, a former Coach of the Super Eagles, while in his home in the early hours of today, and before arriving at the Faith Mediplex hospital, Benin City, Edo State, where he was taken to for...

Ifeanyi Ubah mourns…says football community has lost a legend and that Nigeria has lost a great contributor to her football development. We have lost a man we needed so much in a time we all gear towards repositioning Nigeria football. Stephen Keshi died when we needed his wealth of experience the  most in...

Muhammad Ali, The Greatest  (1942-2016) By Reuben Abati Muhammad Ali, who died late Friday evening aged 74, was one of the greatest icons of the 20th century, one of the world’s greatest boxers of all time, and certainly in his time, and during the era that he dominated the ring, the greatest among his...

Nigeria’s African Boxing Union Champion, Larry Ekundayo, has had to pull out of his scheduled title defence fight because of injury. His hand has been damaged during his training camp. Undefeated Ekundayo, who won the belt in October 2015, was scheduled to defend it against the Tanzanian boxing star Saidi Mundi...