Author: Adedapo Adebare
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – FIFA has announced that the winners of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will receive championship rings for the first time in the tournament’s history.The new initiative, inspired by championship traditions in North American sports such as the National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL), will see 30 custom-designed rings presented to members of the victorious team in addition to the FIFA World Cup trophy and winners’ medals.In a statement released on the official FIFA website, the organization revealed that each ring will be part of a strictly limited edition of just 2,026 individually…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has playfully debunked ex-teammate Jamie Vardy’s claims that he and Kelechi Iheanacho used a ‘juju cream’ to treat injuries while they were at Leicester City, Voice of Naija – VONa Communications reports. A few days ago, Jamie Vardy disclosed on his podcast theVardyparty that Super Eagles players Wilfried Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho utilized a ‘juju cream’ to treat their injuries during their time together at the King Power Stadium. “They were using a juju cream. They use to get injured, just little knocks. “Then they’d go back to Nigeria…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Team Nigeria delivered another impressive performance on the continental stage, winning two gold medals and one silver at Kenya in the NFL Flag American Football African Championships. The outstanding performance further highlighted the country’s growing reputation and competitiveness in international flag football competitions today. The strong showing also provided a major confidence boost for the Nigerian delegation before the upcoming International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Flag Football World Cup scheduled to take place in Germany later this year. The team’s impressive display in Kenya demonstrated consistent progress and strengthened expectations ahead of the…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Following a frustrating injury riddled season, Bayer Leverkusen forward Nathan Tella has revealed that he plans to impress Eric Chelle in the coming season in order to earn a spot in the Super Eagles squad.In an interview with a German regional daily newspaper Rheinische Post, the 27-year-old talked about his future plans and the Super Eagles absence from the 2026 FIFA World Cup.“I want to return to the national team.“Of course, it was very frustrating that Nigeria were not at the World Cup and that I missed many of the qualification games.“Now, a new…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigeria’s U20 Men’s team the Flying Eagles have been drawn in Group B of the 2026 West Africa Football Union (WAFU) B U20 Championship, where they will face Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso in the group stage of the regional tournament to be hosted by Côte d’Ivoire.The draw, conducted on Wednesday, placed defending champions Flying Eagles of Nigeria alongside Ghana’s Black Satellites, Togo’s Junior Sparrow Hawks and Burkina Faso’s Young Stallions. Meanwhile, hosts Côte d’Ivoire will compete in Group A alongside Benin Republic and Niger Republic.Head Coach Abdu Maikaba is expected to lead a…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Britain’s Conor ‘The Destroyer’ Benn has set his sights on Ryan Garcia’s World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight title when the duo step unto the canvas at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday September 12.29-year-old Benn was made the WBC’s number one challenger in December despite not fighting at welterweight since February 2024. It will be his first shot at a world title while Garcia, who beat Mario Barrios to win the belt in February, will defend it for the first time since he secured it. UFC chief Dana White disclosed that the two…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Former Super Eagles captain Sunday Oliseh has attributed England’s 2-1 semifinal loss at the hands of defending champions Argentina to Thomas Tuchel’s poor judgement.England took the lead through Anthony Gordon’s tap in early into the second half but Enzo Fernandez and substitute Lautaro Martinez scored late goals to send La Albiceleste to the final.After the match, Oliseh took to his official X account to describe the German’s game management as appalling.“One of the worst-managed games in World Cup history.“Leading 1-0 with over 25 minutes left, and you park the entire bus inside your own…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Defending champions Argentina have reached consecutive finals at the FIFA World Cup after they came from behind to beat England 2-1 in the semi-final of the 2026 edition.Argentina started the match in fiery fashion as they committed five fouls in the first ten minutes.The first half ended goalless as La Albiceleste committed 12 fouls as compared to England’s seven.England finally opened the scoring ten minutes into the second half when Premier League winner Declan rice laid a simple pass to Morgan Rogers who floated a cross in from the left flank to an onrushing…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigeria Women’s tennis team have secured qualification for the next phase of the Billie Jean King Cup Africa Group III Qualifier in Gaborone, Botswana, after an impressive 3-0 victory over previously unbeaten Madagascar in their final Group C round-robin match.The Women team made a perfect start through Success Ogunjobi, who staged a remarkable comeback in the opening singles rubber.After losing the first set 3-6, Ogunjobi fought back brilliantly to claim a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory, giving the West African side a crucial 1-0 lead.Oyinlomo Quadre then doubled her country’s advantage in the second singles match…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali representative, Mohammed Lawal has revealed that the Nigerian international temporarily stepped away from football to cope with overwhelming grief and protect his mental health following the loss of his grandmother, father and mother within a two-month period.Five months after his surprise departure from Chippa United without much explanation, Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has returned to the South African Premiership club, in equally unexpected fashion.The Super Eagles stopper’s comeback to the PSL was announced by the Eastern Cape side on Saturday, bringing to an end months of speculation over his…