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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nigeria Footballers’ Wives Forum seeks insurance, improved welfare package for hubbies
The Nigerian Professional Footballers Wives Association (NPFWA) has called on authorities of football to make welfare and lives of their husbands more meaningful with improved welfare and insurance packages. The forum gave the charge today in a release signed by the President, Ify Doosh Nwandu Ichull, and Secretary, Tonia Vincent Ogar to mark their first […]
2023 AFCON to be played in June-July
The 2023 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be played in June and July of that year in the Ivory Coast, as confirmed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was mooted that the 2023 Nations Cup could be played in January-February, as CAF plans to do with the next edition, […]
Players will not go US Open due to coronavirus confusion – Kvitova
Petra Kvitova says players will ‘definitely not play in the US Open’ if organisers don’t give assurances over the current restrictions. Organisers at the US Open has been resolutely determined to push ahead with the tournament as usual, repeatedly dismissing the possibility of postponing or even cancelling, due to the coronavirus crisis. However, with the […]
Joshua’s world titles could slip away unless he ‘takes chances’ against Pulev – Fury
Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight titles could ‘slip from him again’ unless he ‘takes chances’ against Kubrat Pulev, says trainer Peter Fury. Britain’s unified world champion makes his next defence against Pulev, with a date and venue to be confirmed, and Fury is fully aware of the threat posed by the Bulgarian, who defeated his son […]