Chelsea ‘a long way’ behind Liverpool -Lampard
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard warned his side will have to make huge strides to challenge Liverpool for the Premier League title next year, despite already making big moves in the transfer market. Lampard’s men travel to the champions on Wednesday hoping to get the win they need to guarantee Champions League football next season. Liverpool’s […]
NFF Congratulates Egbo on historic feat with European club
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has sent congratulatory messages to former Nigeria international, Emmanuel Ndubuisi Egbo, who has become the first Nigerian and African to lead a European club to a top tier domestic title. With three matches left in the Albanian top flight, KF Tirana coached by former Nigeria goalkeeper Egbo has an unassailable […]
Kwara FA reaffirms commitment to female football
The Chairman of the Kwara State Football Association, Malam Idris Musa Abdullahi has restated the board will pay massive attention to the development of female football in the state. Malam Musa confirmed yesterday in Ilorin, that plans are in the pipeline to aggressively elevate grassroots development of the game while receiving the management and players […]
Venus to join Serena at new WTA event in Kentucky
Venus Williams will join her sister Serena at the inaugural Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky next month, organisers have said. The event’s organisers said last week Serena would return to the court for the first time since the novel coronavirus shutdown when she competes at the tournament, which begins on Aug. 10 at the […]
IHF President console HFN over late coach Ndudi
President of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Dr. Hassan Moustafa has sent a condolence message to the Nigeria Handball family on the passing of late Imo Grasshoppers chief coach and one of the coaches of the National U-20 Women Team, Stella Ndudi who died recently after a brief ailment. Dr. Moustafa, in a letter addressed […]
Guardiola: I don’t respect Arsenal
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has taken a jibe at Arsenal – by claiming he only respect Arsenal on the pitch but not off it. Guardiola’s anger with Arsenal seems to be connected with the prominent role they played in the group of eight Premier League clubs who ganged up on City during their appeal […]
Kwara stadium shop owners appeals to KWIRS
Kwara State Stadium Complex Shop Owners has appealed to the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) to exercise patience with their members who are yet to pay their taxes for this year. The Complex was closed up by the authorities of the Kwara State Sports Council since March 26th, in line with government’s directives to […]
Odegbami applauds cancellation of league season
Former Green Eagles’ Captain, Patrick Olusegun Odegbami has lend his support to the cancellation of the 2019/2020 League season by the NFF. The Nigeria Football Federation recently cancelled the season, after the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) placement after Matchday 24 was decided on Point-Per-Game (PPG) system, with no promotion, and no relegation. Also cancelled […]
2020 Ballon D’Or award cancelled
The 2020 Ballon d’Or Prize will not be awarded this year due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. France Football, who are the organizers of the award has revealed that due to ‘lack of sufficient fair conditions’ the award will not be handed out this year. This will come as a big blow for […]
Sports Minister lauds Ex-Kwara Sports Director, Tunde Kazeem, on Sports Development
Minister of Youth and Sports Development in Nigeria, Sunday Dare, has lauded the outstanding contributions of the immediate past Director of Sports in Kwara State, Coach Tunde Kazeem to the huge success the sector achieved in recent time. Minister expressed this in the congratulatory letter to Coach Kazeem and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal […]