The Kwara Central Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming 2023 General Elections, Mallam Soliu Mustapha has offered to buy three thousand match tickets for fans, for the last home game of Kwara United FC in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), against MFM FC, on Sunday. He also pledged […]
Gov Okowa, Dare unveil Delta 2022 National Sports Festival Mascot
Partisan politics took the back seat as sports once again proved to be the unifier of Nigerians when the Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare and a host of other important dignitaries today in Asaba, Delta state unveiled the Mascot for the 2022 National Sports […]
MFM FC’s relegation, bad omen for Lagos -Akanni
Ð Former Lagos State Football Association Chairman, Waidi Akanni has described the relegation of MFM FC from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) as a bad omen for the state. He said Lagos football lovers will begin to understand what has happened to the state when the 2022/2023 NPFL season begins without a club representing […]
Pinnick decries campaign of calumny, says he holds President Buhari in high esteem
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick on Tuesday expressed shock at a report in a section of the media, which claimed that he had attacked the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR and the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare over a […]
FIFA President congratulates Rivers United on NPFL win
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, has hailed newly crowned Nigerian league champions, Rivers United, for their historic feat. The Pride of Rivers emerged as the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) winners – their first in history. On this triumphant win, Gianni Infantino praised the club and gave out its heartiest congratulations to the Champions, Rivers […]
Nimrod charges coaches to engage youths through volleyball
The sponsor of Nimrod6Nineteen Talent Hunt, Engineer Musa Nimrod has charged volleyball coaches across the country to meaningfully engage youths in their various communities and spread the news of volleyball in schools. Nimrod stated this during the closing ceremony of the Nimrod6Nineteen Talent Hunt at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium (ABS), Kaduna state on Sunday. Nimrod, […]
4th Gov AbdulRazaq annual boxing fiesta, “Ileya Boxing Fury” holds in Ilorin
Kwara State Boxing Association has concluded arrangements to host Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq annual Ileya Boxing Fury. In a statement signed by the Chairman of the Association, Barrister Ahmed Musa Adio, the Ileya Boxing Fury will attract representatives from all the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. The epoch event will hold at the Indoor Sports Hall […]
Kwara FA confirms LMC approval for fans return to Kwara Stadium
The Kwara State Football Association has confirmed that it has received provisional approval from the League Management Company (LMC), to readmit fans back to the Stadium in Ilorin for Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matches, following series of appeals. A statement from the association Spokesman, Bolaji Lawal on Saturday said the LMC granted the approval […]
Sports Minister celebrates 2022 World Sports Journalists Day
Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare has felicitated all sports journalists in Nigeria and beyond, as the world marks the 2022 International Sports Journalists Day. The Minister, who is a journalist himself, stated that the profession is reserved for noble personalities who work round the clock, all year-round to give sports […]
Portugal’s Sports Minister, Football Chieftains and Sunday Dare tour ‘Futball City’
§ With the state visit to Portugal still on, Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare was at the ‘Futball City’ built as the home of Portuguese Football, by the Portuguese Football Federation. Dare was given a tour of the gigantic facility by the Minister of Sports in Portugal, Ana Catrina, General Secretary […]