Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) Mr. Samuel Ocheho has been elected president of the Confederation of Africa Handball Zone 3. The election which held virtually via zoom in a Congress on Thursday saw Mr. Ocheho was voted unopposed by 8 votes to none to lead the regional handball governing body. […]
Qatar 2022 Race: Super Eagles edge Blue Sharks, stay firm on top of Group C
Captain Ahmed Musa celebrated his 100th cap for Nigeria with a precious win that took the Super Eagles to a firm position at the top of Group C of the African race of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. A 75th minute own goal by Cape Verde earned Nigeria a 2-1 win in their qualifying clash in […]
Federal Information, NOA pledge support for SWAN Media Games
The leadership of the Federal Information Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has pledged their readiness to support the forthcoming 2021 SWAN Media Games, holding at the Kwara State Stadium Complex, Ilorin between 6th to 9th October, 2021. Equally, Kwara State National Orientation Agency promised to participate in all the events in the Games. […]
NYG: Ministry warns against age cheats, false claims of disability
Ahead of the National Youth Games scheduled for October 2021 in Ilorin, Kwara State, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has warned against age cheats and other sharp practices, vowing to sanction any state found to be culpable. Director of Grassroots Sports Development in the Ministry, Dr Bode Durotoye stated that the 2021 […]
Kwara sponsors Aiyelabegan to world table tennis training camp in Tunis
Kwara table tennis player, Sukurat Aiyelabegan has been cleared by the Kwara State Sports Commission to attend the world table tennis training camp in Tunisia. Sukurat is ranked number eleventh (11) with 938 points. Aiyelabegan was invited along twelve (12) other countries to compete in this year Youth Training Camp in Tunis, Tunisia between 7th […]
Amene: Aisha Buhari Cup will further improve Nigeria Women’s Leagues
A board member of the Nigeria Women Football League and General Co-ordinator of the NWFL Nationwide League, Mr Joe Amene believes the Aisha Buhari Cup will further improve and develop the standards of the three tiers of the Nigeria Women Football League – the Premiership, Championship and the Nationwide leagues. Amene noted that just as […]
Kwara picks seven team sports tickets, as NYG North Central Elimination ends
The North Central Zonal Elimination for team sports, ahead of the 2021 National Youth Games was concluded today in Ilorin, with Kwara state picking qualification tickets in cricket (male and female), football (male and female), volleyball (male) and rugby (male and female). In the results signed by the Zonal Coordinator, North Central Zone, Mrs. Pitmang […]
Aisha Buhari Cup: MTN becomes Platinum Sponsor
The all-yellow fluorescence of Nigeria’s football firmament shone even brighter today as the Local Organizing Committee announced that telecommunication giants, MTN has become the Platinum Sponsor of the much –anticipated Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament starting next week Monday. Scheduled for two venues (Mobolaji Johnson Arena and Agege Stadium) in the City of Lagos, the […]
Enugu State Governor, Sports Minister for NNL Super Eight Play-off
Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Akin Dare and the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick will be Special Guests at the opening games of the Nigeria National League (NNL) Super Eight play-off which gets underway tomorrow Tuesday September 7th, at the […]
Kwara FA boss charges Eagles to go for victory against Cape Verde
Chairman of the Kwara State Football Association, Malam Idris Abdullahi Musa (Thuraya) has described the Super Eagles of Nigeria clash with Cape Verde in their second group game of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Qualifier as a trickish encounter. Ahead of the clash against the Blue Sharks, he has called on the players and technical […]