The 6th edition of Victor Okosun U-10 Christmas soccer competition was declared open today by Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Maria Umuowa, at A-Division Police field. The annual Christmas soccer fiesta is sponsored by a banker, PPhilanthropist, great lover of kiddies football and a devout Catholic, Mr. Victor Okosun. The competition, which is being organized by Coach […]
National Council on Sports approves November 2022 for Sports Festival, ‘Asaba 2022’
The National Council on Sports has approved November 2 to 15, 2022 as the dates for the 21st National Sports Festival in Delta State, tagged “Asaba 2022”, just as the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare described Delta State as the incubator of talents for the nation’s sports development. Speaking today in Asaba, […]
Sports Ministry, Delta govt to sign MoU on NSF, as NCS meets in Asaba
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development will today sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Delta State Government on next year’s 21st National Sports Festival. The Minister, Sunday Dare, the Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Ismail Abubakar and some top Directors of the Ministry will be joined by the Governor of Delta State, His […]
Contribute your quota to the development of volleyball- Major General Gagariga
Board member of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVF), Major General Taritimiye Gagariga has called on relevant stakeholders to contribute their quota to the growth and development of volleyball in Nigeria. Major General Gagariga disclosed this when he paid a visit to the venue of the ongoing 2021 Nigeria Volleyball Premier League in Abuja today. Gagariga, who […]
Arsenal Kiddies lift Dr. Ogbolu U-12 Kids Cup
This year’s edition of Dr. Chukwudi Ogbolu U-12 Kids Cup came to a glorious end at the A’ Division Police Barracks Football field, Ilorin, nowith Arsenal Kiddies winning the competition. The final game of the week-long soccer fiesta was a repeat of last year’s epic final, termed ‘Operation fire for fire’ by soccer pundits, with […]
MINILS commissions sports facilities, equipment
Michael Imuodu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) on Saturday commissioned it’s sports facilities, kits and equipment, a gesture that the Director General of the Institute, Comrade Issa Aremu says, was aimed at making members of staff fit for challenges at work. The commissioning was part of the activities marking the monthly keep fit exercise […]
Pillar of Sports drums support for Kwara Utd ahead of new season, commends Gov. AbdulRazaq
The new Kwara Pillar of Sports, Prince Oladimeji Thompson, has called on soccer fans and enthusiasts in the state to get behind their darling team, Kwara United FC when they play host to Dakkada FC on Sunday and throughout the season. Oladimeji made the call in a statement he personally signed on Friday in Ilorin, […]
Dare bags Award of Excellence from Oyo SWAN
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare on Thursday defied the popular scriptural dictum which asserts that a prophet is without honour in his home place. Contrary to this widespread belief, Chief Dare was honoured in his home state of Oyo with an award of excellence by the Sports Writers Association of […]
Governor AbdulRazaq: Re-writing Kwara’s sports history
Infrastructural development is obviously and absolutely key to the growth of sports everywhere in the world, and this realization may have spurred the state government, under the leadership of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to start re-write the history of the state in sports with the renovation of the existing facilities, and construction of new ones. Before […]
LMC okays Kwara Stadium for United’s 2021/2022 NPFL home games
The League Management Company (LMC) has granted the Kwara State Stadium Complex a provisional approval to host the home matches of Kwara United Football Club, within the framework of the NPFL 2021/2022 season. The body, in letter dated December 14th, 2021, and signed by the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Salihu Abubakar, the approval is conditional […]