Hajia Segilola Alaya, a Board member of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) and Founder of Abruka Queens Football Club has called for the effective participation of women in sports. Speaking as the Keynote Speaker at the Kwara State Polytechnic SUG Sports Summit on Wednesday January 22, 2025, Hajia Alaya emphasized the need for parents […]
Bayour Issah highlights role of media in sports development and promotion
Veterans Sportscaster and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sportspro International, Bayour Issah has said that the survival of any sporting event and promotion of sports at any level depends largely on the roles the sporting press play to activate potentials in terms of scouting for talents, marketing and sourcing for sponsors. Delivering a lecture as […]
Share III wins Ifelodun Chairman’s football tourney, as LG okays Sports Development Committee
Share Ward III on Thursday January 23 2025, emerged champions of the maiden edition of Ifelodun Chairman’s Cup football tournament among the Wards in the Local Government Area. The colourful final was decided at the pitch of ECWA Secondary School, Igbaja. The competition, according to the Chairman, Hon. Abdulrasheed Femi Yususf, was introduced to give […]
3rd Hajia Dr Aisha Bala Mohammed U-15 tourney: Bauchi picks semi-final ticket
*Kaduna, Katsina and Yobe too Host Bauchi have qualified for the semi-finals of the ongoing 3rd Hajia Dr Aisha Bala Mohammed U-15 tourney, currently holding in Bauchi State. They defeated Gombe state by a lone goal in a crucial first quarter-final match of the competition. Kaduna state also cruised to the semi-finals courtesy of their […]
3rd Hajia Dr Aisha Bala Mohammed U-15 tourney enters quarter-final
The eight quarter-finalists of the ongoing 3rd Hajia Dr Aisha Bala Mohammed National U-15 Boys soccer competition have emerged. The four quarter-final matches have been fixed for tomorrow, at the Main-Bowl of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi. The tournament is being organised by the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) in honour of the […]
Gombe, Borno maintain unbeaten runs in 3rd Hajia Dr Aisha Bala Mohammed U-15 tourney
Gombe State bounced back from a disappointing 1-1 draw with Kano State on Matchday 1, to record an emphatic 4-0 win over Jigawa State on Matchday 2 yesterday Tuesday 21, 2025 in the 3rd Hajia Dr Aisha Bala Mohammed National U-15 Boys soccer competition. The tourname t is being organised by the Youth Sports Federation […]
President Federation Cup: State competitions get underway, as seven clubs register in Kwara
The State preliminaries of this year’s President Federation Cup competition got underway on Monday, with the final matches in the States to be played either 22nd February or 23rd February, according to the NFF Competitions Department. The National Play-Off of the competition has been scheduled for 5th March, with the National Draw one week later, […]
FIBMAL Football Academy debuts, opens weeklong screening exercise Saturday
Newly introduced FIBMAL Football Academy, based in Buari, in Ifelodun Local Government Areas of Kwara state has scheduled a one week screening exercise for potential and talented footballers, beginning from Saturday January 25, 2025. The exercise, which is expected to end on Saturday February 1, 2025 have selection windows for players between ages 11 and […]
SWAN congratulates Badawiy on appointment as Chairman, Kwara Mini Football Association
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has extended heartfelt congratulations to Mallam Bashir Badawiy on his recent appointment as the Chairman of the Kwara State Mini Football Association. In a statement issued by Mallam Ayodeji Ismail, Chairman Kwara SWAN praised Badawiy for his wealth of experience and dedication to the development of football. The […]
Kwara FA Congress commends Gov AbdulRazaq, passes vote of confidence on Thuraya
Kwara State Football Association has commended the state Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for creating and sustaining an all-round sports development culture that captures infrastructure, support for the system and monitoring. The commendation was contained a seven-point Communique drawn at the end of the Congress of the Kwara State Football Association on Sunday, January 9th, 2025, […]