HFN picks team for Africa Women Handball Nation’s Cup
Coach Rafiu Salami has picked 16 players who will represent Nigeria in the Africa Women Handball Championship which is slated to hold from June 6. Leading the team is Benue Queen’s left back, Dorathy Nyagh, alongside Prudent Energy Handball Premier League 2020 best goalkeeper Toyin Yusuf of Plateau Peacocks. The duo of Prudent Energy Handball […]
NWFL Championship League holds June 22nd to 29th in Abuja
The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) in an excellent move to conclude the seasons of the three tiers of the women’s league in Nigeria, has announced that the the second tier of the league, the NWFL Championship, will hold at the Aguiyi Ironsi Sports Centre, Abuja from June 22nd to 29th, 2021. In a statement […]
Sports Minister pledges support to Olympics-bound gymnast
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has pledged to give all necessary support to the first Nigerian to qualify for gymnastics at the Olympics, Eke Uche by taking over his preparations for Tokyo 2020. The Minister made this pledge on Monday, when he recieved the 23-year-old US-based Eke Uche in his […]
Sports Minister pledges support to Olympics-bound gymnast
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has pledged to give all necessary support to the first Nigerian to qualify for gymnastics at the Olympics, Eke Uche by taking over his preparations for Tokyo 2020. The Minister made this pledge on Monday, when he recieved the 23-year-old US-based Eke Uche in his […]
Gov AbdulRazaq’s 2nd year in office: Re-awakening Kwara’s potentials in sports development
Achievements everywhere in the world are measured by some variables, but understandably, it must reflect on general development of humanity, to be adjudged to have leaved to its worth. Governance, in any given society, is all about service delivery, especially in line with the yearnings and aspirations of the governed. It’s about defining the feelings […]
Volleyball: Kada Kings top first phase of Division 1 League
Kada Kings finished top at the first phase of the just concluded 2021 National Division 1 Volleyball League in Kaduna State with 21 points. Kada Kings beat Kwara United 3-1 (28-26, 25-19, 22-25, 25-10) in the men’s final match at Ahmadu Bello Stadium (ABS) to remain unbeaten in 7 matches during the first phase. Speaking […]
NPFL Matchday 24: Referees are good to go -NRA
Members of the Nigeria Referees Associatian (NRA) are upbeat about good officiating as the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) enters Matchday 24. From what the President of the association, Otunba Tade Azeez expressed, the officials on duty are turbo-charged to discharge their duties without fear or favour. The NRA President disclosed that the referees on […]
Kwara United FC, Snipers Academy plans partnership
Akure, Ondo state based Football Academy, Snipers MMC Sports Academy has opened preliminary talks towards partnering Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin on football and players development and exchange. Representative of the Academy, Mrs Monica Ojinnaka met with the team today in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, ahead of Kwara United’s Matchday 24 encounter with Akwa […]
University of Lagos committed to hosting 26th Nigeria University Games
Officials of the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) visited the University of Lagos on the 26th of May 2021 where they met with the Vice-Chancellor of the university and other members of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 26th Nigerian University Games. The visitation was designed to iron out a suitable date for the […]
Volleyball League: Kwara United Volleyball team plays Kada in final showdown
Kwara United Volleyball team will today play Kada Kings of Kaduna in the epic final of the ongoing Division 1 Volleyball League in Kaduna, beginning from 7:00pm. Kwara United yesterday defeated Kebbi Spikers three sets to two, 25-10, 23-25, 18-25, 25-21 and 15-11 to book a final show down with the hosts. Kwara United enroute to […]