The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, President Nigerian Olympics Committee (NOC), Engineer Habu Gumel, Permanent Secretary, Mr. Nebeolisa Anako as well top Directors of the Ministry today bidded farewell to the first Batch of Team Nigeria to the Tokyo Olympic Games, with a charge to the athletes to shun banned substances […]
Olympic bound Aruna Quadri, Oshonaike adopted
As efforts to guarantee podium performance of Team Nigeria at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gathers momentum, two of Nigeria’s top table tennis players – Aruna Quadri and Funke Oshonaike were today in Lagos adopted by the SIFAX group. The announcement came after a meeting with the Chairman of the Sifax Group and the Minister of […]
Exposure programme for Eagles B will continue apace – Pinnick
The plan of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to get the Super Eagles B exposed to high grade international games to improve their level of confidence and aptitude remains in place, despite the defeat by Mexico’s ‘A’ Team in Los Angeles on Saturday, President of the NFF, MrAmaju Melvin Pinnick has stated. Pinnick, also a […]
Home-base Super Eagles to play Ghana or Canada in October
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Supremo, Amaju Melvin Pinnick spoke about exposing the home base Eagles futher as preparation for another freindly match is just close. He said: “we will keep giving the home base lads the necessary exposure needed, in. October, we will be flying the team to Baltimore for friendly games against Ghana possibly, […]
Many positives to take from the match against Mexico – Pinnick
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), who doubles as FIFA Council member, Amaju Pinnick have reacted immediately after the Nigeria match versus Mexico that ended 4 – 0 in favour of the Mexicans The NFF supremo revealed that, he is not disappointed by the result but rather, he’s more impressed by the performance […]
Basketball is on ascendance in Nigeria -Minister
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has once again emphasized the importance of developing other sports through private public partnership. The Minister made this assertion at the final of the Dr & Mr. D. K Olukoya Women Basketball Championship, which held on Sunday in Lagos. According to the Minister”basketball is on […]
YSFON partners German Agents for a nine-day scouting exercise
The National body of the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) is partnering Mike Football Scout and Agent for nine days scouting programme for players between the ages of 18 and 20 years. The Scouting programme has been scheduled to hold in Ilorin, Kwara state. Professional Scouts from Germany are expected to arrive Ilorin for […]
YSFON invite registrations for Kwara CP Cup
Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) Kwara state chapter has sent out invitations to youth teams across the state to register their teams for the 14th edition of the Kwara state Commissioner of Police Cup which comes up between July 10 and August 31 this year. The competition will hold in two categories of U-13 […]
Minister donates badminton court to IRC, gets Life Membership award
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare on Friday was awarded the Life Membership honour of the reputable Ibadan Recreation Club (1902). The announcement and conferment of the award was made by the President of the IRC, Mr Olu Makinde Oni during the club’s Maiden Merit Award Ceremony which held at the […]
Kwara SWAN marks World Sports Journalists Day, task members on creativity
The Kwara State chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has felicitated with the Association of International Press in Sports (AIPS) on this year’s occasion of World Sports Journalists Day. Speaking on the occasion which marks 97 years old celebration of the AIPS, the Chairman, Kwara state chapter of SWAN, Mallam Jimoh Bashir tasked […]