LATEST SPORTS NEWS FROM NIGERIA – JUNE 1, 2025

Category: Sports |

⚽ Super Eagles win Unity Cup in London
Nigeria defeated Jamaica 5–4 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in regulation time. Debutant Christantus Uche scored the winning penalty at Gtech Community Stadium, London.

🏆 Remo Stars win NPFL title
Remo Stars claimed their first-ever Nigeria Premier Football League title, becoming the first South-Western club in 25 years to do so, under coach Daniel Ogunmodede and his “Ijaball” strategy.

🏀 Sunday Oliseh joins IFAB
Nigerian football legend Sunday Oliseh has been appointed to the advisory panel of the International Football Association Board (IFAB), contributing to football’s global future.

🏈 Flag football league debuts in Lagos
Nigeria’s first professional co-ed flag football league, the SFFL Showtime, completed its inaugural season, marking a new era in the country’s sports scene.