The Nigeria National Amputee Football team have been drawn alongside Egypt and Ghana in Group D of the upcoming Cup of African Nations for Amputee Football (CANAF) in Tanzania The draws for the CANAF 2021which took place on Thursday was anchored by the President of the Federation of Africa Amputee Football (FAAF), Rev. Amartey Richard. […]
FEATURE: NYG: Undermining the foundation of sports development
The foundation of sports is development, with talents discovery, nurturing and grooming of such discoveries through training and competitions as its strong pillars. The very essence of competition in the development of sports is to ascertain rate of response and growth within a given period. In Africa, and especially Nigeria, the very bases of development […]
Grassroots Sports Association plans Kwara First Lady U-14 table tennis championship
The game of table tennis in Kwara state is set to take a new leap as the bid to organize the second edition of Kwara State First Lady U-14 inter- local government Table Tennis championship received the endorsement of the Kwara State Sports Commission. An initiative of Grassroots Sports Association, under the leadership of Comrade […]
38th Hope Games for the disable holds November
This year’s edition of the Hope Games for the disable has been scheduled to hold on Thursday November 11 and Friday November 12th, 2021, at the premises of the Kwara State School for the Special Needs. The Games, which is now in the 38th edition of the annual Inter-house Athletics and football competitions, will begin […]
Thrilling encounters in the TotalEnergies CC Additional Second Preliminary Round Draw
The draw for the 2021/22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Additional second Preliminary Round took place at CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday 26 October 2021 and produced a group of thrilling encounters. The 2021/22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Additional Second Preliminary Round gathers the 16 teams qualified from TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup second Preliminary […]
Para-Sports gets new Department
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has commenced the implementation of the newly created Departments in the Ministry, following the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation’s approval for the restructuring of the Ministry. The restructuring, which consists of the collapse of the existing Planning, Monitoring and Information (PMI) […]
Unilorin Warriors to hold annual sent forth ceremony for graduating players
The management of University of Ilorin Football Club, popularly known as Unilorin Warriors is set to hold her annual send forth ceremony to honour and celebrate all her graduating players who had completed their various courses of study for their dedication and selfless service towards the growth and success of the Better By Far University […]
House Committee satisfied with FMYSD’s submission on athletes ineligibility in Tokyo, summons NBBF over D’Tigress
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare alongside his Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Ismail Abubakar and the Ministry’s Anti-Doping Committee appeared before the House Committee on Sports, led by its Chairman, Hon. Olumide Osoba. It was a meeting that provided the Minister with an opportunity to also shed more light on allowances of […]
National body fulfils pledge to Kwara SWAN on Secretariat project
The National Secretariat of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has fulfilled its promise to the Kwara chapter, on the support for its Secretariat project. It would be recalled that the President of SWAN, Sir Honour Sirawoo pledged a two hundred thousand naira support on behalf of the National body, to the Kwara chapter […]
Kwara SWAN plans Award Night, confirms Oladimeji as new Pillar of Sports
The Kwara chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), has confirmed the appointment of Prince Oladimeji Ladi Thompson as the new Kwara Pillar of Sports. In a statement signed by the Secretary of the association, Olayinka Owolewa, SWAN said that Prince Thompson was considered for the because of his enormous contributions towards the […]