Nwachigoziri 1: Honour to whom it’s due
For the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Club Owners Association of Nigeria, Chief Aloysius Chukwuemeka Chinekezi Ebonugwo, popularly referred to as ACC, it was a story of a prophet honoured in his community, as he was on Friday April 9th, 2021, conferred with a traditional title of NWACHIGOZIRI 1, of Umualumaku Community in Ehime Mbano in Imo state.
Super League clubs ‘trying to save football’
The Spanish executive still believes there will be a breakaway competition to replace the “obsolete” Champions League
Super League falls apart: Agnelli confirms new competition cannot go ahead after Premier League teams withdraw
Andrea Agnelli, who is also the current president of Juventus, no longer believes it is possible for the competition to come to fruition
Sports Minister Dare hails Kwara United’s Afeez Nasiru for goal at Katsina United
Sunday Dare who is Nigeria’s Minister of Sports has expressed happiness and complete satisfaction about the goal Kwara United midfielder Afeez Nasiru scored against Katsina United in the NPFL.
‘Get rid of Ronaldo!’
The Portuguese has always had his critics, but he is looking increasingly frustrated in Turin with the Bianconeri out of Europe and the title race. Cristiano Ronaldo has long since grown accustomed to intense media scrutiny and stinging public attacks.
SWAN mourns pioneer President, Pa Adebayo Thompson
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has received with deep shock the death of its foremost President, Pa Joseph Adebayo Thompson who died on Tuesday at the ripe age of 99. SWAN remembers with nostalgia his huge contributions to the development of sports in the county which prompted him and other like minds to […]
Transfer window officially opens for NWFL
The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Secretariat has declared open the Transfer Window for the 2020/2021 NWFL Premiership season. The NWFL Chief Operating Officer (COO), Modupe Shabi, said from her base in Abuja, that, the Transfer Window at the moment is opened only to Super Six teams. “For now, only the Super Six clubs; Bayelsa […]
Kwara Tennis Association to fete Edo 2020 team
The Chairman, Kwara State Tennis Association, Tope Daramola has congratulated the state’s tennis team to the 20th National Sports Festival, Edo 2020. The team made up of three male; Adebayo Irelewuyi, Tosho Yusuf and Adewunmi Amao and four female; Adunoye Rachael, Olamide Bose, Are Bunmi and Yahaya Aishat (Wheelchair), ended up winning one bronze medal […]
Minister assures of support to states Directors of Sports
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has assured that it would continue to collaborate with State Directors of Sports, to ensure sports development in the country as well as to empower the youth in line with the policy thrust of President Muhammadu Buhari. This assurance was given by the Minister of Youth and Sports […]
NWFL Club Owners agree to Super 6 tournament
Club owners of the Nigeria Women Football League have agreed to take part in the Super 6 Tournament proposed by the NWFL Board to end the season and select Nigeria’s representatives at the upcoming maiden edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco next month. At a virtual meeting of the club owners held […]