Three Kwara United Football Club players have been named in the team of the Week, in the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) that commenced last weekend. The team, which had players selected from seven different clubs has Coach Abdullahi Biffo of Kwara United FC as it’s handler. The new season gets underway on Sunday […]
Club Owners urges football stakeholders to embrace new reforms in 2021
The Football Club Owners Association of Nigeria (Club Owners) have urged the football stakeholders in Nigeria to embrace new reforms in the league as they enter the year 2021. In a new year message to members of the football fraternity, the association said a lot of positive reforms would be made to boost the Nigeria […]
Kwara Beach Soccer lauds Oladimeji, set for Female Beach Soccer
The Patron of Kwara State Beach Soccer Association, Sir Prince Oladimeji Thompson has been described as the strong pillar of the game in the state. Speaking at an end of the year event organised by the association on Wednesday 30th of December, the Chairman of Beach Soccer in Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulateef Adebowale Adedeji, said […]
Ojulari remembered, as YSFON partners Kazolinks Consult
The late former President of the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) Alhaji Jamiu Babatunde Ojulari was on Wednesday remembered, as the body enters into partnership with an Ilorin-based Sports Consulting outfit, Kazolinks. Late Ojulari, who was also honoured with a minute silence, was fondly remembered for the development of sports at the grassroots level […]
Mega boxing bouts holds today in Ilorin
Mega boxing bouts 2021, tagged ‘Another A for AA, Oti Sure Ju’, and being organized by the Kwara State Amateur Boxing Association will come up today, at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Kwara State Sports Council, Ilorin. Eight bouts have been scheduled to come up, in the competition that is being competed by boxers […]
We will leverage on eleven sports at Olympics -Minister
The days of jamboree at the Olympics may have been over as Nigeria would only compete in sports where she has comparative advantage. According to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, preparing and leveraging on sports where Nigeria has comparative advantage of excelling at the Olympics will be the focus. ‘The […]
NFF endorses Owumi as LMC’s CEO-designate
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick has approved the recommendation of the League Management Company (LMC) for the appointment of Mr Davidson Owumi as the new Chief Executive Officer of the organizing body for the Nigeria Professional Football League. Owumi, who has had a stellar career both as a player in […]
Nasarawa United FC declares player missing
The Management of Nasarawa United Football Club has announced that its player, Muhammad Abdallah Hussain, has gone on AWOL (Absent Without Official Leave), and his whereabouts is unknown even though he is suspected to be currently in the camp of one of the NPFL clubs. Chairman, Barrister Isaac Danladi, told the Club’s Media Unit that […]
Resumption of NPFL, a big relief – Minister.
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has affirmed that the resumption of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has brought a big relief after months of uncertainty. Mr Dare made this assertion in a media chart following the kick-off of the new NPFL season last weekend. “Truly, it is really a […]
Salihu retains Skylarks’ Omu-Aran Marathon title
Mistura Salihu, a student of Omu-Aran High School, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, has retained her Skylarks’ Omu-Aran Marathon race title in the female category. Salihu, who won the 3rd edition of the race with a time of 49:11seconds returned the 4th edition with 48:22 seconds. Promise Atolagbe of Aperan Comprehensive High School, Omu-Aran won the […]