By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent TWO PILLARS of international football have died in separate incidents, casting a dark shadow over the global sporting arena. Former Nigerian Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai, 61, died in Lagos after a prolonged illness. Merely hours later, Portuguese and Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has pass...
By Joke Kujenya GRIEF SWEPT through the Nigerian football community as two iconic figures of the country’s golden generation—Christian Chukwu and Charles Bassey—passed away on the same day, marking a harrowing chapter in national sporting history. Christian Chukwu, former Super Eagles captain and head coach, died on Saturday in Enugu at the a...
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, officially launched the Torch of Unity Movement for the 22nd National Sports Festival, reaffirming his administration’s dedication to fostering sports development and creating an enabling environment for athletes and stakeholders. The highly anticipated sporting event, known as...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s AMAJU Pinnick has failed in his attempt to retain his seat on the FIFA Council after losing out in the highly contested election at the 14th CAF Extraordinary General Assembly in Cairo, Egypt. The former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president secured 28 votes, just one short of the ta...
