Objective Nigerian Stories…
That moment went on to be the motivating factor for Troost-Ekong who has gone from strength to strength in his career. William Troost-Ekong (right) spent time at Tottenham Academy but a coach there told him he wasn’t good enough (Reuters) “I started playing in the academy. I was at Tottenham Hotspur which is an amazing […]
Barcelona based Sport in January reported that Ighalo was a shock option for the Catalan club who were looking to sign a striker to back up Luis Suarez. The move however never happened as Barcelona signed Kevin-Prince Boateng while Ighalo returned to China to join Shanghai Shenhua. The Nigerian striker has now revealed that the […]
If your child is passionate about football and is ready to become the next champion, then here is an opportunity an opportunity to register your child for the annual Greensprings / Kanu Football Camp taking place in Lagos, from Sunday, 14th of April to Friday 19th of April 2019. Greensprings/Kanu Football Camp was established in 2012 […]
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Super Eagles defender Semi Ajayi continued his good goalscoring form for Rotherham United as they lost 1-2 to Norwich City in a Sky Bet Championship encounter played on Saturday, March 17. The 25-year-old was the hero for Rotherham United as they recorded their first away win against Queens Park Rangers in their previous encounter. Ajayi […]
Arsenal player Alex Iwobi is currently the subject of Twitter debate after he held his nose during a back and forth with Hamari Traore to imply that the Rennes defender had smelly breath. Iwobi got into an altercation after coming on in the 70th minute of Arsenal’s 3-0 Thursday night win over Rennes in a […]
Wilfred Ndidi and Henry Onyekuru were the leading players in this week’s Pulse Sports’ best XI from all Nigerian players in action over the weekend. In our extensive coverage of Nigerian players abroad, we put together an XI for Pulse Sports Team of the Weekend. Goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Katsina United/Nigeria) Appearing on this XI for […]
Super Eagles skipper John Mikel Obi is still missing while coach Gernot Rohr has left out Kelechi Iheanacho in his squad for Nigeria’s games against Seychelles and Egypt. The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Seychelles in their last game of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier and Egypt in a friendly game during […]
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Kamaru Usman is the first African-born and the first Nigerian champion in UFC history after recording a victory over American Tyron Woodley in a UFC 235 encounter on Sunday, March 3. The 31-year-old Usman from Auchi beat Woodley across all five rounds to get a winning decision from the judges. Usman nicknamed the Nigerian nightmare […]
Around this same time two years ago, three prominent Nigerian players had just completed moves to China. It was January 2017 and Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi had just joined Tianjin TEDA, same as his compatriot Brown Ideye. Another Super Eagles star Odion Ighalo joined Changchun Yatai. Another Nigerian player, Obafemi Martins, was already in […]
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Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala has scored on her debut for Barcelona Femení after just joining on loan from Chinese side Dalian Quanjian F.C. In the first game for her new club, Oshoala scored Barcelona Femení’s fourth goal in their win 4-0 away at Rayo Vallecano in a Primera División game on Sunday, February 10. […]