It was a record-breaking outing for Team Nigeria at the just concluded 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham, United Kingdom. At the end of the competition on 8 August, Team Nigeria amassed a total of 12 Gold, 9 Silver and 14 Bronze medals, bringing the numbers to a total of 35 medals, finishing 7th on the medal standings table. Here, we spotlight three Nigerian female athletes who broke several records at the games,...

A Ghanian sports journalist, Fentuo Tahiru Fentuo, says Nigeria is not a model for Ghanaians to look up to when it comes to sports. The journalist who made this known in a Facebook post on Sunday was reacting to the disqualification of the Ghanian team from the Commonwealth Games men’s 4x100m final following a technical blunder. Team Ghana had, at the last minute, made a decision to rest an athlete Joseph Paul Amoah on the...

Nigerian athlete, Oluwatobiloba “Tobi” Amusan on Sunday defended her world championship title after winning the women’s 100m hurdles gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Amusan, 25, crossed the finishing line in 12.30s, setting a new Commonwealth Games record in the Women’s 100m Hurdles. She finished ahead of Devyne Charlton and Cindy Sember who came second and third in 12.58s and 12.59s respectively. “Honestly, I believe in my abilities but I was not expecting a...

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Wednesday, 3 August announced Nigerian artiste, Mr. Eazi’s online gaming franchise, betPawa, as the headline sponsor of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) for the next three seasons. The signing ceremony of the three-year deal worth $6 million took place at the headquarters of the Ghana Football Association in Accra. In a chat with newsmen at the event, Afropop musician and shareholder for betPawa, Mr. Eazi, said the company’s love...