Under -15 badminton players from across the country will between Wednesday August 24th, to Sunday August 28th, 2022, converge in Ilorin, for the maiden LMK Sport Kit U-15 National Championship. The competition is being organized by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) in conjunction with Kwara State Badminton Association, and powered by LMK Sport Kit […]
U-21 African Volleyball: Nigeria brushes off Gambia, records second win
Nigeria defeated Gambia 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-15) to record their second consecutive win at the ongoing 2022 African U21 Men’s Nation Volleyball Championship in Tunisia. In the first set, Nigeria won 7 service points (29%), 18 receivers’ points (82%), 1 ace, had 4 maximum points in a row, 4 service errors and 0 timeouts […]
NUJ, SWAN honour Attahiru Ibrahim as Inter-Chapel table tennis tournament serves off Wednesday
The Inter-Chapel Table Tennis tournament in honour of the Special Adviser on Sports Matters to the Kwara State Governor, Mallam Attahiru Ibrahim is expected to serve-off Wednesday August 17th, 2022, at the NUJ Press Centre, Offa Road, GRA, Ilorin. The competition will serve off by 10.00am, with all the 18 contestants from the affiliated Chapels […]
Samuel Okwaraji: Sports Minister celebrates fallen hero, 33 years after
The Hon. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has tasked Nigerian sports men and women to emulate the fallen patriot, Samuel Okwaraji who slumped to his death, exactly thirty three years ago. Okwaraji was in action for the senior men’s national soccer team, the Green Eagles, as they were called then, in a […]
Prince Oladimeji praises Kwara United on continental feat
Immediate past Chairman of Kwara United FC, Prince Oladimeji Thompson has expressed his total support to continental attainment of Kwara United FC. He commanded the efforts of the management, coaches and players for their doggedness in attaining the fourth position on the log to bag the ticket. The Kwara state Pillar of Sports, […]
The problem with NFF is seeking immediate results, at the expense of development -Bolaji Abdullahi
The former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mallam AbdulGaniyu Bolaji Abdullahi has said that the problem of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in the development of the round leather game is the outright focus on getting immediate results, despite the consequences that has continued to tell on its growth. Mallam Abdullahi, who is the […]
FG gives Team Nigeria heroic welcome
The first batch of Team Nigeria athletes to the just concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has been given a heroic welcome by the Federal Government on their arrival after their successful outing. Receiving the athletes and their officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport today in Abuja, the Hon. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, […]
Kwara State Sports Commission congratulates Kwara United on CAF ticket
The Kwara State Sports Commission has congratulated Kwara United Football Club on the Confederation of African football (CAF) Confederation Cup ticket. The Commission’s Executive Chairman, Mallam Bola Mogaji in a statement made available by the Commission’s Media Officer, Yusuf Feruke, commended the efforts of the management, players and coaches of the Club in the just […]
Kwara State Sports Commission constitutes Festival Sponsorship Committee
The Kwara State Sports Commission has set up a Committee titled “Kwara Sports Network”, saddled with the responsibility to sourcing for sponsorship for the forthcoming Kwara State Sports Festival, scheduled to hold in September. Addressing the Committee during the inauguration, the Chairman of the Sports Commission, Mallam Bola Mogaji disclosed that setting up of the […]
Kwara United to face AS Douanes of Niger in CAF Confederations Cup
Kwara United Football Club has been drawn to play AS Douanes of Niger Republic in the preliminary rounds of the 2022/2023 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Championship, and the winner of that fixture will face the defending champions, RS Berkane of Morocco. This comes after the Confederations of African Football (CAF) conducted the draws today, Tuesday […]