Wikki Tourists FC of Bauchi on Sunday beat visiting Katsina United FC 2-0 in a 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium Bauchi.

Hosts Morocco progressed on Wednesday in Rabat to their first-ever semi-finals in Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) history after overcoming an exciting Botswana side 2-1.

The President of the Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN), Giandomenico Massari, said the sport was growing slowly in the country, affecting the performance of Team Nigeria in the just concluded championship.

Former Germany midfielder Mesut Özil is leaving Fenerbahce with immediate effect as the Turkish club said his contract was terminated by mutual consent.

Below are the final standings in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), following the conclusion of Match Day 38 and the final weekend fixtures played on Sunday:

Raheem Sterling has returned “home” after swapping Manchester for London by signing for Chelsea on a five-year deal.

Determined to achieve a sub 2 hours:10 minutes in the inaugural edition of the Abuja International Marathon (AIM) slated for December 17, 2022, Unicentral Resources Generation Limited, the FCTA-approved organizer of the race is at an advanced discussion with 11 male gold labelled runners, nine gold labelled female runners and three pacers to make the objective a reality.

Nine-time African champions Nigeria will head to the U.S. for a two-match tour against the country’s Women’s National Team (USWNT) in September.

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Female Football team, the Super Falcons, for qualifying for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023.

The Nigeria Senior Handball Men’s Team, on Monday lost their first match against Tunisia 18-30 in the ongoing 2022 Africa Men Handball Senior Championship in Egypt.

Super Falcons forward Rasheedat Ajibade says there is still one more goal to achieve despite her team’s qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Current world footballer of the year Robert Lewandowski reported to Bayern Munich as expected for pre-season fitness checks on Tuesday.