By our Reporter The Super Eagles camp in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital, has opened ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with seven players already in attendance, including Captain William Troost-Ekong. Joining Ekong as early arrivals are Ademola Lookman, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Ola Aina. Others who reported to camp on Monday […]
Kylian Mbappe struck on his Real Madrid debut to help his new side claim a record sixth UEFA Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Atalanta on Wednesday in Warsaw. The superstar French forward has waited years to play for his dream club and after finally signing for Los Blancos this summer at the […]
By Henshaw NYONG. The English Premier League has unveiled new regulations for the 2024/25 football season, TheHILL can confirm. As the league kicks off on Friday, August 16, 2024, with a match between Manchester United and Fulham, several rule changes will come into effect, according to a statement on the EPL website. The statement highlights […]
SFFL Showtime is proud to announce it rebrand to Showtime Flag, marking a significant evolution from its recreational roots to becoming the first professional flag football league in the world. “This rebrand is more than a name change; it represents our commitment to the holistic development of flag football as a sport and the […]
Nigeria’s teenage table tennis sensations, Matthew Kuti and Sukurat Aiyelabegan, suffered an early exit in the men and women’s singles events at the 13th African Games, while Hope Udoaka advanced to the next round, TheHILL reports. All three players are making their debuts at the African Games. The 12-year-old Kuti started his campaign at […]
Unknown to many football fans, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, had shortly after Nigeria Super Eagles defeated the Palancas Negras of Angola, at the quarter final stage of the ongoing African Cup of Nations football Fiesta, predicted a Nigeria/ Cote d’Ivoire finals. Speaking shortly after the qualification of the Super Eagles of […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has listed 85 referees for a preparatory course ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. No Nigerian referees made the shortlist released by CAF yesterday. The list include centre referees, assistant referees, video assistant referees (VAR), technical instructors, physical trainers, VAR technicians and IT support. Egypt […]
Victor Osimhen grabbed a hat-trick as Nigeria signed off their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign with a thumping 6-0 win over Sao Tome on Sunday. The Ballon d’Or nominee has now taken his goal tally to 10 in the 2023 AFCON qualifying campaign, and also ensured Nigeria finished as group winners […]
By Bassey Ibiatisuho Twenty three Super Eagles players had their first training session on Wednesday evening, ahead of Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash against Sao Tome and Principe. With Head Coach José Santos Peseiro taking full charge, the team engaged in key drilling sessions, where they did several fitness routines at the […]
Super Eagles legend, Austin Okocha has responded to recent reports suggesting he is in line to be appointed as Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Okocha, one of Africa’s greatest-ever players, expressed surprise at the news, stating that he learned about the potential appointment through news reports since […]