Nigeria Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from Nigeria with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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This request returns the current top sports headlines from Nigeria. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=sports&country=ng&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=sports" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ng" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "sports", "country": "ng", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "sports",
    country: "ng",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "sports",
    "country"  => "ng",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=sports&country=ng&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 86846,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "565f61677daad418fa522dcaba765dcd",
            "title": "Manchester United player ratings vs Roma: Matheus Cunha the hero as Red Devils roar back from two down",
            "description": "Detailed Manchester United player ratings vs Roma. Matheus Cunha scores twice as United come from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in the Champions League.",
            "content": "Manchester United produced a clinical second-half display to overturn a two-goal deficit and defeat Roma 3-2 at Old Trafford. The first half was a dismal affair for the hosts, who fell behind early to a Matias Soule strike in the 11th minute before D... [5060 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/-manchester-united-player-ratings-roma-matheus-cunha-hero-red-devils-/blt3d711ef4fbddf4e3",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/getty-2303385602/crop/MM5DENBWGQ5DCMZYGY5G433XMU5DCNRYHIYA====/GettyImages-2303385602.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:10:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "26d4fd434356b56232865317944feefc",
            "title": "Barcelona player ratings vs Aston Villa: Raphinha the executioner as history-maker Lamine Yamal ends Villa’s perfect run",
            "description": "Detailed Barcelona player ratings from the 3-0 win over Aston Villa. Raphinha scores twice as Lamine Yamal shines in Champions League dominant display.",
            "content": "Raphinha struck twice after Lamine Yamal's record-breaking opener as Barcelona ended Aston Villa's perfect Champions League start.\nBarcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0 at a rain-soaked Spotify Camp Nou to hand Unai Emery's side their first defeat of this s... [3356 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/barcelona-player-ratings-vs-aston-villa-raphinha-double-record-breaking-lamine-yamal-end-villa-perfect-start/blt94e093ea45911c59",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/getty-2303377643/crop/MM5DGOJWHA5DEMRTGI5G433XMU5DMMJQHIYTSNI=/GettyImages-2303377643.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T22:50:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "80bd168096110a3dd0b4971047fa53cd",
            "title": "'A tragedy. No words' - Cristiano Ronaldo leads tributes to Jesus de Miguel after Tenerife striker dies following on-pitch collision",
            "description": "Cristiano Ronaldo paid tribute to Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel after his tragic death following a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono.",
            "content": "Cristiano Ronaldo has led the footballing world in mourning following the tragic death of CD Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel. The 30-year-old forward passed away after a devastating on-pitch incident during a Spanish second-division fixture, prompti... [3198 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en/news/-cristiano-ronaldo-tributes-jesus-de-miguel-tenerife-striker-passes-away-/blt7bc9db7b77ce2dfd",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/getty-2300644558/crop/MM5DKMBQGQ5DEOBRGU5G433XMU5DAORZHE======/GettyImages-2300644558.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T18:26:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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