Big Nigerian sporting moments
Basketball, athletics, boxing, MMA, tennis and the major events where Nigerians compete. We cover them when there is a real Nigerian angle.
Bassey, Achiuwa, Okogie, Bona, Onyenso and Okpara are on 2026-27 rosters, and more than 25 others have Nigerian roots. Here is who they are and where they play.
Ngozi Umeh2 min read
Samuel Chukwueze is reportedly out for around two months, and Eric Chelle has fewer wide options than he would like.
Michael Ukwuoma
Mustapha Abdullahi won 40 of 48 votes to become NBBF president. Former D'Tigers captain Olumide Oyedeji has appealed and wants the election rerun.
Ngozi Umeh
NSC Director-General Bukola Olopade and NOC President Habu Gumel represented Nigeria at the LA28 pre-Games meeting in Los Angeles, with the Games 21 months away.
Ngozi Umeh
Lech Poznan vs Sunderland ended 1-1 in the Europa League. Timur Tutierov’s early goal gave the Black Cats the lead, but Leo Bengtsson’s second-half equaliser denied them a third straight win.
Michael Ukwuoma
An African title in Accra, Diamond League wins in Rabat and Paris, a meet record in New Taipei and a season-long duel with Masai Russell. Tobi Amusan's 2026 reviewed.
Ngozi Umeh
D'Tigress won a record fifth straight AfroBasket in 2025, then lost all three games at the World Cup in Berlin. The results, the reasons and the rebuild.
Ngozi Umeh
