Plateau United have emerged as the 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions after 38 games. Plateau United clinched the title on the final matchday with a 2-0 win over 2016 champions Enugu Rangers at the fully packed Rwang Pam Stadium on Saturday, September 9. The Kennedy Boboye side needed just a point to win the league but goals from Emeka Umeh in the 28th and Benjamin Turns in the second half ensured that the Jos-based side win their first NPFL title in their 42-year-old history.

Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa has completed his nuptial to Juliet Ejue with a traditional wedding that happened on Saturday, July 1. Musa and Juliet have had their court wedding in May immediately the Leicester City player finished the season with his club. On Saturday, he and Juliet, his second wife, wedded traditionally at the home state of the girl in Idum Mbube community in Ogoja, Cross Rivers State. His Super Eagles teammates Onazi Ogenyi and Raheem Lawal were some of the guests at the wedding.

Long-serving Chelsea captain John Terry signed a one-year contract with second tier English side Aston Villa on Monday. Terry, 36, who left Premier League champions Chelsea after 22 trophy-laden years at the end of last season having lifted the Premier League title, is reported to have agreed a weekly salary of £60,000 (68,300 euros, $77,700) with the club that is owned by Chinese businessman Tony Xia.

Arsenal and Nigerian player Kelechi Nwakali travelled to his village today and assisted his parents in 'frying' garri.He said... 'Went to the village today to do the things I know how to do the things I enjoy doing it was fun you will know if you have been in the village good to be back' Humility pays.Despite the fame he still remembers his root.

Serena Williams rewrote history Saturday to surpass Steffi Graf and capture a record 23rd Grand Slam title as well as the world number one ranking by beating her sister Venus in the Australian Open final. The dominant American swept past her greatest rival 6-4, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena for her seventh Melbourne Park crown to finally clinch the record for Open-era major titles, nearly 18 years after winning her first. Serena Williams of the US celebrates with the championship trophy during the awards ceremony after her victory against Venus Williams of the US in the women’s singles final on day 13 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2017.

The 35-year-old, who equalled Graf’s mark of 22 at Wimbledon last year, now stands just one behind the all-time 24 won by Margaret Court, who was in the president’s box to witness Williams’ feat. Her astonishing achievement also means she again becomes the world’s top-ranked player, ending the brief stay of Angelique Kerber who knocked Williams off the top after three-and-half years in September last year. Fittingly, her sister and closest confidante Venus was on the other side of the net to share the moment, another chapter written in their long rivalry. It was Venus — still a teenager with beads in her hair — who knocked Serena out in round two on her Grand Slam debut in Melbourne 19 years ago, and they have since played nine major finals together, living each other’s highs and lows. At 36 and seeded 13, Venus had turned back the clock to make her first Grand Slam title match since Wimbledon in 2009, but adding to her seven major successes was not to be.

Showing the single-mindedness that has propelled her to greatness, a focused Serena, seeded two, overcame a scratchy and nervous start in which all four opening games were breaks and when she smashed a racquet in frustration. But she soon settled to get a decisive break to go 4-3 in front with an unstoppable backhand, and served out the set with an ace. Serena was fired up and after the first two games of the second set went to serve, she worked three break points in the third only for her sister to negotiate her way out of trouble with some big forehand winners. The tense battle went with serve to 3-3 before Serena cranked up the pressure to break with a scintillating crosscourt backhand and take a 4-3 lead. With history beckoning, she wasn’t about to throw it away and she served out the match, falling to the floor in celebration before a long embrace with Venus to share the biggest moment of her career.

Algerian star and Leicester City forward, Riyad Mahrez has been announced the Africa's Best Player. Mahrez was announced the best player at the 2016 Glo CAF Awards, which held in Abuja, Nigeria amidst pomp and glee on Thursday, December 5, 2016.Kelechi Iheanacho, Asisat Oshoala and the Nigerian Falcons made the country proud by nabbing different categories of the sporting award. While Iheanacho won the award for the most prominent talent in Africa, Asisat won herself the Women's player of the year award and the award for women national team of the year went to the Nigerian Falcons. Tanzanian music act, Diamond Platnumz and Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti were on the stand to entertain guests with thrilling performances. Here is the list of all the winners at the prestigious awards ceremony.

Women National Team of the year: Nigeria Falcon

National Team of the year: Cranes of Uganda

Club of the year Award: Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa

Coach of the Year Award: Pitso Mosimane (Mamelodi Sundowns’ head coach)

Most Promising Talent: Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City and Nigeria)

Women’s Player of the Year Award: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and Arsenal Ladies)

Referee of the Year Award: Bakary Papa GASSAMA (Gambia)

Legend Award: Emilienne Mbango (former Cameroon player) and Laurent Pokou (former player of Côte d’Ivoire)

African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) - Denis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)

African Player of the Year (2017): Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Leicester City)

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