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João Fonseca beat Casper Ruud in straight sets to reach the Montreal last 16, where defending champion Ben Shelton now stands between him and a deeper Masters run.

The ₦1bn headline has transformed expectations around the new NPFL season, but Gbenga Elegbeleye says the league’s own champions’ reward remains ₦200m.

Jessica Oji has delivered Nigeria’s breakthrough at Oregon 26, winning the women’s shot put world U20 title with an 18.08m throw.

Nigeria’s Super Falcons face Cameroon in Rabat on Sunday with their WAFCON title defence and a direct Women’s World Cup ticket hanging on one knockout night.

Mohamed Salah has completed his move to Trabzonspor, ending a nine-year Liverpool career that produced 257 goals and eight major honours and opening a dramatic new chapter in Turkey.

Frank Onyeka has completed a permanent move to Coventry City after helping the Sky Blues win promotion, putting the Nigeria midfielder back on the Premier League stage ahead of a demanding opening trip to Arsenal.

Nigeria’s AFCON 2027 qualification race is taking shape, with the Super Eagles drawn alongside Madagascar, Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau and reports pointing to Madagascar as their opening opponent in Uyo.

Nigeria’s U18 women powered past Ghana 6–2 in Nairobi, adding another emphatic result to their Hockey5s Youth Africa Cup campaign.

Zambia won their final Group C match and still went home. With Nigeria and Malawi progressing from a three-team tie, Nora Häuptle’s criticism has pushed WAFCON’s tie-break system into the spotlight.

Eight teams remain at WAFCON 2026. Côte d’Ivoire face Algeria, Morocco meet South Africa, Cameroon battle Nigeria and Malawi take on Ghana in four high-stakes quarter-finals.