Director of Football of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, Chief Alloy Chukwuemeka, has commended the team of the ABS FC Players Talent Development Programme (PTDP) upon their arrival in Ilorin after a successful nationwide talent hunt. The team, led, by its Coordinator, Jimoh Bashir, embarked on the talent hunt on July 25, visited Kaduna […]
Paris 2024: Sports Minister hails brilliant Blessing Oborodudu for making wrestling semi-finals
*The entire nation is behind you. Do it for Nigeria,” Minister cheers Nigeria’s Blessing Oborodudu has secured her spot in the semi-finals of the Women’s freestyle 68kg Wrestling event at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games. Oborodudu delivered a commanding performance, defeating France’s Koumba Larroque 6-2 in a fiercely contested quarter-final bout. The match saw Oborodudu […]
Habeeb Akeem wins 7th Kwara Open Golf tournament
Habeeb Akeem of Ilorin Golf Club emerged winner of the 7th Kwara Open Golf Championship with a Gross of +2 , 146 over 36 holes. The National Youth Games discovery player carded +4 , 76 on Sunday after opening the event with a -2, 70 on Saturday. He held on to his lead on a […]
Optima Energy Gold Cup, Made In Africa Sports seal partnership
Pan-African tech-driven media firm and sports data analytics, news, and content creation specialist, Made In Africa Sports (MIAS) has sealed a partnership deal with the Optima Energy Gold Cup Pre-season Tournament. The 12th edition of the nation’s premier pre-season tourney for football clubs in the three-tiers of the league kicks off at the Remo Stars […]
Kwara FA opens registration for Youth Super League
The Kwara State Football Association (KWSFA) has officially opened registration for the 2024 Kwara State Super League, emphasizing that only teams, academies, or clubs affiliated with the association are eligible to participate. In a statement signed by Kashim Agaka, the KWSFA Secretary, the registration offers aspiring teams a chance to showcase their talent and compete […]
Sports Minister salutes dogged D’Tigress on historic Olympic quarter-finals qualification
*First Ever African team (Male or Female) to make the QF at the Olympics The Hon. Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, extends his heartfelt congratulations to the Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress, for their remarkable achievement at the Paris 2024 Olympics. In an extraordinary display of tenacity and resilience, D’Tigress made history […]
ABS/PTDP Talent Hunt: Coach Scheedow thrilled with discoveries, eyes more talents in Ado-Ekiti
Coach Yusuf Salihu, Head of Technical for the ABS FC Player Talent Development Program (PTDP), has expressed satisfaction with the exceptional talents scouted so far in the nationwide talent hunt. With the conclusion of the South-South zone in Calabar on Friday, Coach Yusuf, popularly known as Scheedow expressed his satisfaction, noting that the country is […]
Ace Broadcaster commends organizers of Kwara Open Golf tournament
Esteemed retired broadcaster from the NTA Network, Mr. Femi Oke-owo has lauded the 7th Kwara Open Golf tournament for its exceptional organization, emphasizing that the organizers meticulously adhered to the tournament regulations. Mr. Oke-owo, who expressed his delight at participating in the tournament at the Ilorin Golf Club, told journalists that the systematic approach and […]
Nigerian female wrestling coach, Purity eyes successful outing at the Olympics
As team Nigeria wrestling athletes gear up to take to the mat at the Olympic Games in Paris, the female wrestling Head Coach, Akuh Purity has expressed resolve to surpass previous Olympic record. Akuh Purity, while speaking with the Media Assistant of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Promise Okotoko hinted that the athletes are looking forward […]
Three years in Office: SWAN felicitates Bolakale Magaji
The leadership of the Kwara State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (Kwara SWAN) has felicitated the Executive Chairman of Kwara State Sports Commission, Mallam Bolakale Magaji as he celebrated three years in Office. Mallam Bolakale Magaji is the first Executive Chairman of Kwara State Sports Commission under the leadership of Mallam AbdulRahman […]