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Unity Cup: Dream debut for Azeez in Super Eagles win aclsports.com/unity-cup-drea…

COMING TO AMERICA! One of the publications that shaped my sports journalism dream was this special Complete Sports Magazine in 2003 (or 2004) where the publisher, Dr Sunny Ojeagbase (God rest his soul), travelled to the US to interview former Super Eagles stars then living in the States and working in football. I remember he interviewed the likes of Samson Siasia. Stephen Keshi, Michael Emenalo (who was on the cover page, carrying his daughter, he just lost his wife then) and others. I lusted, typically like a teenager, after the prospect of being able to travel to the United States for football. Yes, I already made my sports punditry bow on TV in 2001 but that magazine made me see the possibility that lies ahead in a profession that has more “a n gbadun yin o” than “bank credit alerts”. Dr Ojeagbase narrated how he travelled from one American state to another to get this job done. I bought the magazine for N300 but like many of my magazines then, one senior Bros would “borrow” it like Abacha was doing with the Paris Club - never to be returned.  Over 20 years later and my own American Dream is coming to reality. When I joined @ACL_Sports in 2017, I didn’t know how far it could take me. I was merely captivated by the title that my irrepressible Publisher @CalvinEmeka offered me; Chief Football Writer. Ha! Emi nikan tan? Same title as @philmcnulty? I’ve been a huge BBC (radio and web) fan since 1998 so I can resonate with this. Well, almost nine years later and I’m set for my eighth international football competition and the biggest of them all, touring American states to report football! As if I didn’t know how big this is, the US visa interviewer “googling” ACLSports.com and smiling was enough to show me that the work of nine years borne out of the vision of one man (@CalvinEmeka) has given life to a dream from decades back. Before joining ACLSports in 2017, I had never been to Kutonu (as spelt in my Ijesha accent) but one month after, I was in Cameroon for a Super Eagles game and within the first 12 months, I had been to Ghana, Morocco and Russia. It was clearly a sign for me - THIS IS MEANT FOR ME! Nine years later and by August 1, I would have counted (by God’s grace) eleven countries in four different continents, living my dream of covering football with the help of ACLSports and helping to actualise the watchword God gave me 15 years ago in Psalms 19:3 (KJV). It’s time to go on this FIFA World Cup 2026 journey and I welcome you to come with me (us at @acl_sports), for sponsorship, support and encouragement. ALOHA

Port Harcourt to host 2026 NWFL Premiership Super Six aclsports.com/port-harcourt-…

2026 World Cup: Ghana recall Baba Rahman, Nuamah for preps aclsports.com/2026-world-cup…

Unity Cup: Super Eagles set for Zimbabwe showdown aclsports.com/unity-cup-supe…

BAL 26 Angolan giants Petro de Luanda are the latest semi-finalists. They clinched a big 83-69 win over Dar City at the BK Arena to reach their 6th BAL semis. Chasson Randle led the charge with 20 points as Petro dominated the game, leading for over 39 minutes. They face Al Ahly Ly Libya who they defeated in the 2024 final in Kigali. Final before the final this! #BAL26

President Federation Cup: Rivers Angels begin defence with 12-0 win aclsports.com/president-fede…

BAL 26 Al Ahly Ly (Libya) are through to the semi finals of the #BAL26 playoffs after outclassing Club Africain (Tunisia) 98-80. Donovan Williams (25 pts) and Charles Moore (23 pts) led the way, while Majok Deng posted a double-double (15 pts, 11 reb). AAL led throughout the contest to secure the win.

The final #NPFL Edition of the podcast for this 2026 season as #RangersInternational are crowned Champions. @Undisputed_Jsam with his people, @VictorMcEpha, @Duchessofsport and @Rhaizamora for the review. open.spotify.com/episode/5hqzYU…

🚨 The second-leg FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifier between 🇳🇬 Nigeria and Guinea has been rescheduled and will now be played on Sunday, May 31, 2026, instead of May 30. ⏰ 4:00 PM 🏟️ Remo Stars Stadium Ikenne The Flamingos head into the return leg with a 5-0 advantage after the first leg in Abidjan. #Flamingos #U17WWC

Oshonaike calls for grassroots rebuild in Nigerian table tennis aclsports.com/oshonaike-call…

Payne scores first pro goal in Orlando Pride win aclsports.com/payne-scores-f…

Anders Lind becomes first player to defend WTT Contender title as Odo stuns Hashimoto aclsports.com/anders-lind-be…

🇳🇬 Nigeria’s U20 Women’s National Team, the Flamingos, are back home after a commanding 5-0 victory over Guinea in Abidjan in the first leg of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. After a brief stop in Lomé, Togo, the team arrived in Lagos on Sunday night before returning to camp in Ikenne to continue preparations for the second leg on May 30. #Flamingos #U17WWC

🇩🇰 🏆 Anders Lind defends his WTT Contender Lagos title in style, and the fans showed him nothing but love 🏓 #WTTLagos #WTTContenderLagos #TableTennis

Nigerians abroad: Oladipo, Babajide win Coppa Italia, Okeke lifts Concacaf Cup aclsports.com/nigerians-abro…

NPFL: Remo Stars suffer relegation aclsports.com/npfl-remo-star…

Rangers International emerge as NPFL champions aclsports.com/rangers-intern…

BREAKING ❗️❗️ Rangers International are champions of the #NPFL for the ninth time. #YourSportsMemo #NPFL26

🏓 Final day at WTT Contender Lagos 2026 🇳🇬🔥 📍 Sir Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Lagos 🏆 Women’s Doubles Final — 15:00 🇯🇵 Hitomi Sato / Saki Shibata vs 🇯🇵 Reina Aso / 🇰🇷 Joo Cheonhui 🏆 Men’s Doubles Final — 15:45 🇮🇳 Manav Thakkar / Manush Shah vs 🇷🇴 Iulian Chirita / Andrei Istrate 🏆 Women’s Singles Final — 16:30 🇯🇵 Satsuki Odo vs 🇯🇵 Honoka Hashimoto 🏆 Men’s Singles Final — 17:15 🇩🇰 Anders Lind vs 🇰🇷 Oh Junsung #WTTLagos #WTTContender #TableTennis