Banyana Banyana of South Africa have won the 2021 Aisha Buhari Cup after defeating Super Falcons of Nigeria 4-2, in the last fixture of the six-nation tournament yesterday. It was South Africa’s second win of the tournament after thrashing Ghana 3-0 in their first game. The Falcons opened their campaign with a 2-0 victory over […]
Aisha Buhari, Asisat, 1999 Super Falcons dazzle at NFF-Aiteo Football Awards
The third edition of the annual NFF-Aiteo Football Awards took the City of Lagos by storm on Monday night, with the country’s First Lady, Dr (Mrs) Aisha Buhari, as well as four-time African Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala, home-based professional Gift Monday and the Super Falcons’ class of 1999 the star attraction at the […]
FC Ebedei Stadium is FIFA and CAF standard – Oliseh
Barrister Churchill Oliseh has revealed that the FC Ebedei Stadium in Sagamu meets all FIFA and CAF requirements as it can host high profile international matches. The President of the reputable and professionally managed football club in Nigeria also confirmed that it took the contractors less than four months to deliver the world-class project. According […]
ODU extols Offa Volleyball Club as gold medalists
The Offa Descendants’ Union (ODU) has congratulated Offa Volleyball Club (male and female teams) for their wonderful performances at the just concluded 4th Kwara State Helbank Inter-Club Volleyball Championship, concluded at the Kwara State Indoor Sports Hall Stadium, Ilorin on Friday. The teams wrote their names in the annals of history having taken the competition […]
Nigeria’s sports glory is with youth -Sports Minister
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare says the glory and future successes of Nigeria in sports lie in her youth. Speaking at the end of the Sapetro Future Tennis Championships which held at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Court, Lagos on Saturday, Dare expressed his delight and optimism in a glorious future for […]
National Pilot MD, Adedamola pledges support for SWAN Media Games
Sports has been described as a unifying agent that can forster unity among journalists and the whole country at large. This was contained in an address by Alhaji Billy Adedamola, Managing Director and Editor in Chief of National Pilot Newspaper, while welcoming members of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) to the medium’s Corporate office […]
FC Tulsa wonderkid, Promise Akinpelu good for National team
Young and vibrant Akinpelu Promise, full of life in the attack line of FC Tulsa is gradually making himself and the parent proud in the second-tier of the MLS. Akinpelu, a 19-year-old Canadian, hails from Brampton, Ontario and was a member of Toronto FC’s Academy from 2012-2015. He graduated to the main team in the […]
MINILS to revive sporting activities, encourages participation
The Director General of the Michael Imuodu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Comrade Issa Aremu has said that he plans to revive sporting activities at the institution, as a way of promoting good state of health of members of staff of the institute. Comrade Aremu stated this after this month’s keep fit exercise for […]
AA Super Stars, Oloru Super Angels win 4th Helbank Inter Club Volleyball Championship
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Super Stars of Offa and Oloru Super Angels of Oloru have emerged champions of the 4th edition of Helbank Inter Club Volleyball competition in the male and female categories respectively. In the final game of the male event played at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Kwara State Stadium Complex, Ilorin to seeday, […]
Volleyball: Nigeria breaks semi-final jinx in 2021 African Nations Cup
Nigeria Women’s Senior Volleyball team progresses to the semi-final of the ongoing 2021 African Seniors Nations Championship in Rwanda today. The development is coming on the heels of the decision taken by African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) to disqualify hosts Rwanda from the championship, having confirmed they fielded ineligible players, following an appeal by Nigeria and […]