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Nigeria Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from Nigeria with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Nigeria Sports News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Nigeria.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ng&category=sports&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 23506,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f042e8e35efd1f354baaf4d0f85a9289",
            "title": "Senegal to appeal CAF's decision to hand AFCON title to Morocco",
            "description": "The Senegalese government on Wednesday expressed deep dismay over a decision by the appeal jury of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to strip Senegal of its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to Morocco.",
            "content": "The Senegalese government on Wednesday expressed deep dismay over a decision by the appeal jury of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to strip Senegal of its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to Morocco.\nIn an official communique... [1450 chars]",
            "url": "http://www.china.org.cn/2026-03/19/content_118390411.shtml",
            "image": "https://images.china.cn/images1/ch/2022ChinaIdex/img/shareF2023.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T00:45:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f4f98d7c5af3031e8155d9b0cf36929a",
                "name": "China.org.cn",
                "url": "http://www.china.org.cn"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ceedb71cefddc8dc2cd424507ddad634",
            "title": "Round Two: Gameday Guide",
            "description": "Join us Sunday for round two in Adelaide!",
            "content": "Tickets for Port Adelaide v Essendon areavailable via Ticketek.\nMembers will only be able to access the game if they have redeemed a ticket through Ticketek.\nMembers will not have entry by using their physical membership cards.\nNeed assistance? You c... [948 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/1974921/round-two-gameday-guide",
            "image": "https://resources.essendonfc.com.au/aflc-ess/photo/2026/03/19/f325d8c3-216f-4511-92de-92353b251fa3/Gameday-Guide-Web-Header.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T00:06:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1a772f28c1a08c763840e7e67801b536",
                "name": "essendonfc.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.essendonfc.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c97231a0fa38fcbaa18ecfbca6350bc0",
            "title": "Champions League highlights and round-up: Liverpool, Barcelona and Bayern München roar through in round of 16 second legs",
            "description": "Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern München and Atlético de Madrid sealed quarter-final places as the UEFA Champions League round of 16 concluded on Wednesday.",
            "content": "Twenty-three goals flew in as Barcelona, Liverpool and Bayern München secured their round of 16 progress in style while Atleti survived a Tottenham fightback.\nWe round up the Wednesday action.\nQuarter-final line-up\nParis Saint-Germain vs Liverpool\nRe... [2861 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/02a3-202d993c1d7d-5067a42ee6f9-1000--champions-league-highlights-and-round-up-liverpool-barcelon/",
            "image": "https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02a3-202dbbffe78e-86456d6daada-1000/liverpool_fc_v_galatasaray_sk_-_uefa_champions_league_2025_26_round_of_16_second_leg.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T00:03:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5b65e5cfe07f05dbb862455887ecd209",
                "name": "UEFA.com",
                "url": "https://www.uefa.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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