The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Highlighting outstanding careers in the field of Sports in Nigeria.
Malawi’s Scorchers announced themselves on the continental stage in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night, handing defending champions Nigeria a three goals to two defeat in their opening Group C fixture at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat, Morocco, in what ranks among the biggest upsets in the competition’s history. The result…
A landmark moment in African women’s football arrived in Casablanca on Monday as South Africa’s Robyn Moodaly-Salgado and Gabriela Moodaly-Salgado became the first married couple to feature together in a single Women’s Africa Cup of Nations fixture, even as the defending champions stumbled to a surprise defeat. Both players were named by head coach…
Andrea Pirlo’s widely expected appointment as head coach of Italy’s national team collapsed on Monday, July 27, 2026, after the 47 year old confirmed he was no longer in contention, ending a candidacy undone not by his coaching record but by his commercial links to a Russian bookmaker. “After learning last night that I…
Victor Osimhen remains firmly on Manchester United’s list of striker targets even as Galatasaray dig in against any sale, setting up one of the summer’s most closely watched standoffs between a cash conscious English giant and a Turkish champion determined to build its project around the Nigerian. The Super Eagles forward has become…
Lamine Yamal has done what no footballer before him managed, becoming the first player under the age of 20 to hold both the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup, after Spain edged Lionel Messi’s Argentina 1-0 in the 2026 final at the New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday. The Barcelona forward,…
Lionel Messi has moved to the front of the adidas Golden Boot race and climbed to the summit of FIFA’s Creativity Power Ranking, positioning the Argentina captain at the centre of two individual contests that will run alongside Sunday’s 2026 World Cup final against Spain. FIFA published the revised Golden Boot standings and its…
New Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has reportedly informed five senior players that they are free to leave the club, signaling the start of a squad overhaul less than a week into pre-season training. According to Portuguese outlet A Bola, goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen, defenders Axel Disasi and Benoit Badiashile, winger Alejandro Garnacho, and striker Liam…
Two goals in the final five minutes snatched a first World Cup final appearance in 60 years away from England and carried holders Argentina into a Sunday meeting with Spain, after substitute Lautaro Martinez nodded home in the second minute of stoppage time to seal a 2-1 comeback at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on…
Spain produced a defensive and tactical masterclass in Arlington, Texas on Tuesday, dismantling tournament favourites France 2-0 to book a place in the 2026 World Cup final, their first appearance at that stage since they lifted the trophy in South Africa sixteen years ago. A penalty from Mikel Oyarzabal in the 22nd minute and…
Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard have spent the past season building one of the most productive midfield partnerships in English football. On Saturday night in Miami, that friendship goes on hold. The Arsenal pair line up on opposing sides when England face Norway in the quarter-final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the…