Rohr lists Musa, Ekong, 29 others in provisional squad for Cameroon friendly in Austria
Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has drawn up a provisional squad list of 31 players for Nigeria’s prestige international friendly game against five-time African champions Cameroon in Austria on Friday, 4th June 2021. The game will take place at the Wiener Neustadt in the Austrian capital, Vienna starting from 8.30pm Austria time. Headlining the list unveiled […]
Team Nigeria Kisarazu Camp opens July 3rd
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has unveiled a comprehensive plan for Team Nigeria towards a podium success at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. According to the roadmap, the final stage of local camping will commence from May-15th-July 23rd in Bayelsa, Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt. Track and field National Olympics trials […]
Team Nigeria Kisarazu Camp opens July 3rd
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has unveiled a comprehensive plan for Team Nigeria towards a podium success at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. According to the roadmap, the final stage of local camping will commence from May-15th-July 23rd in Bayelsa, Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt. Track and field National Olympics trials […]
Kwara Athletics Association lauds Governor AbdulRazaq on SA Sports
The Kwara State Athletics Association has commended the Executive Governor of Kwara state, Mallam AbdulRahaman AbdulRasaq, on the re-appointment and inauguration of Mallam Attahiru Ibrahim as the Special Adviser on Sports and Youth Development. In a release signed by the Chairman Kwara State Amateur Athletics Association, Alhaji Tunde Abdulkareem commended the number one citizen of […]
ANOCA confers highest honour on Sports Minister
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has been honoured by the Association of National Olympics Committees of Africa (ANOCA) with the Highest Order of Sports Administrator Award for his immense contributions to the growth of the Olympics Movement and Sports in Africa. Conferring the Award on the Minister during a courtesy visit […]
Kwara volleyball team changes name, commences camping ahead of Division 1 League
Twenty four Players, both male and female, and five officials of the Kwara State Volleyball team will hit Camp on Saturday, in preparation for the National Division 1 Volleyball League slated for Kaduna. Speaking to sports writers after the meeting of the association held at the Conference Room of the Kwara State Sports Council, Chairman […]
Nasarawa United beats 10-man Kwara United 2-1 in Lafia
Kwara United FC started the second stanza of the ongoing 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on a losing note, as the team lost by 2-1 to the highly rejuvenated Nasarawa United FC, at the Lafia Township Stadium, this evening.Anas Yusuf scored the first goal for the home team in the 47th minute, through a […]
Kwara Schools Football Challenge to kick off May 19
The fourth edition of the Kwara Schools Football Challenge (KSFC) has been scheduled to hold between May 19th through to May 27th at the Kwara Football Academy. KSFC, an initiative of the Kwara Football Academy (KFA), Ilorin represent the thrust of the football institution towards talents discovery and development. Speaking at the draws ceremony of […]
Omu-Aran Development Association congratulates Durotoye
The Omu-Aran Development Association (ODA) has congratulated Alhaji Ali Bode Durotoye, over his elevation to the position of Acting Director Grassroots Sports Development at the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development (FMYSD). The ODA in a statement by its spokesman, Olayinka Owolewa today, described the appointment and elevation as a round peg in round […]
Nimrod renovates court where he began volleyball 50 years ago
The Secretary General of Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) Zone 3, Engineer Musa Nimrod has renovated the volleyball court where he started volleyball 50 years ago. Nimrod began the game of volleyball at Ribadu Cantonment Sports Complex in Kaduna state in 1971. In their bid to promote unity in the state, Kaduna State Volleyball Association […]