Super Bowl 46: Much love from Africa

Feb. 4 | By Yemi Ifegbuyi What will the half-time show performance be like? Which brand commercial will steal the show? Most important, which team will get the next day headline as “World Champions?” When Super Bowl 46 kicks off on Sunday, February 5, more...

Money and Success: The power-punch in professional football

Sep. 19 | UEFA Team of the Year 2010. Photo Credit: uefa.com By Augustine E. Akhilomen Since the inception of the round leather game in the early ninth century, there has been massive participation and interest from people from all over the world. This has brought...

Nigeria’s U-20 thrashed Guatemala 5-0

Jul. 31 | AP - Nigeria thrashed Guatemala 5-0 at the Under-20 World Cup on Sunday with Edafe Egbedi scoring twice. Egbedi struck in the eighth and 39th minutes in the Group D match. Nigeria, one of the favorites, piled it on after the break with Abdul Ajagun...

Martins sinks Arsenal to give Birmingham League Cup trophy

Feb. 27 | A last-minute goal by Obafemi Martins saw Birmingham score a stunning 2-1 League Cup final upset over Arsenal here Sunday as the Gunners’ six-year trophy drought continued. Martins pounced in the 90th minute after a dreadful mix-up between Arsenal...

USA ’94 star footballer Uche Okafor is dead

Jan. 7 | Former Nigeria international, Uche Okafor, was found dead at his Dallas, Texas home in the United States of America (USA) early Thursday. Ben Iroha, a former Nigerian team-mate of Uche between 1990 and 1994, told SuperSport.com that he received the...