Kwara United FC today sustains their good run in the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season with a 2-0 win over visiting Plateau United FC of Jos, at the Main-Bowl of the Kwara State Stadium Complex, Ilorin. Second half goals from Jide Fatokun and Stephen Jude, in the 48th and 80th minutes respectively, ensured […]
Bolaji wins historic Spanish Para-badminton International Championship gold
Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji made history as the first African to qualify for the final and won gold at a major para-badminton international championship. She achieved the feat by beating Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyna 18-21, 21-14, 21-18 at the 2021 Spanish Para-badminton International Championship which ended in Cartegena today. Competing in the Female Standing 3 (SL3) category, […]
Better preparion will make Super Eagles qualify -Pinnick
In an exclusive dialogue with the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, about the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers, he gave an intense analysis on why the boys need Grade A friendly matches ahead of the qualifiers. “I think the option of Cameroon is down to Grade A friendly matxhes like I have said and Cameroon is one […]
AFN and making of champions finalize plans for Olympics qualifying trials
The Athletics Federation Of Nigeria (AFN), in conjunction with the Making Of Champions have concluded plans for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifying trialswhich is fixed for Saturday 22nd May, at Yabatech Sports Complex in Lagos. Over 150 athletes will battle for qualification spots and Organisers say the stakes are high. The participants include some of […]
Pinnick endorses FCAAN’s ‘train the trainers’ course in Akure
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick has commended the leadership of Football Coaches Association of African Nations (FCAAN) for its vision, commitment and investment in training coaches, as the body prepares for another landmark ‘train the trainers’ programme in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Sunday. “The […]
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 […]