Head Coach of two –time Women AFCON runners-up, Ghana’s Black Queens, Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo has named her final list of 23 players for the maiden edition of Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament holding in Nigeria 15th – 21st September 2021. The list includes Sweden –based forward Portia Boakye, Priscilla Okyere who plays in Israel and nifty […]
Kuejubola wants football greats honoured at Aisha Buhari Cup
The proprietor of Nigeria Women Football League’s multiple champions, Ufuoma Babes Football Club of Warri (now defunct), Elder Eddington Kuejubola, has advocated that the renown pioneers, financiers and supporters of Nigeria women football should be accorded honour and proper recognition during the upcoming Aisha Buhari Cup Invitational Women’s Tournament in Lagos. Kuejubola, one of the […]
FIFA gives go-ahead for Aisha Buhari Cup
World football –governing body, FIFA on Wednesday provided the Local Organizing Committee with a final go-ahead to stage the maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament, otherwise known as Aisha Buhari Cup. The six-nation invitational is being organized in honour of the name and Office of the First Lady of the Federal Republic, […]
Kwara State Sports Commission charges YSFON to venture into other sports, LGAs
The Executive Chairman of the Kwara state Sports Commission, Mallam Bola Magaji has charged Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) Kwara state chapter to venture into other sports apart from football Magaji made the charge today, when the executives of the Federation paid courtesy call on the Commission to appreciate them on their support to […]
HFN Caretaker Committee Chairman, Ocheho elected first Nigerian President of CAHB Zone 3
Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) Mr. Samuel Ocheho has been elected president of the Confederation of Africa Handball Zone 3. The election which held virtually via zoom in a Congress on Thursday saw Mr. Ocheho was voted unopposed by 8 votes to none to lead the regional handball governing body. […]
Qatar 2022 Race: Super Eagles edge Blue Sharks, stay firm on top of Group C
Captain Ahmed Musa celebrated his 100th cap for Nigeria with a precious win that took the Super Eagles to a firm position at the top of Group C of the African race of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. A 75th minute own goal by Cape Verde earned Nigeria a 2-1 win in their qualifying clash in […]
Federal Information, NOA pledge support for SWAN Media Games
The leadership of the Federal Information Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has pledged their readiness to support the forthcoming 2021 SWAN Media Games, holding at the Kwara State Stadium Complex, Ilorin between 6th to 9th October, 2021. Equally, Kwara State National Orientation Agency promised to participate in all the events in the Games. […]
NYG: Ministry warns against age cheats, false claims of disability
Ahead of the National Youth Games scheduled for October 2021 in Ilorin, Kwara State, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has warned against age cheats and other sharp practices, vowing to sanction any state found to be culpable. Director of Grassroots Sports Development in the Ministry, Dr Bode Durotoye stated that the 2021 […]
Kwara sponsors Aiyelabegan to world table tennis training camp in Tunis
Kwara table tennis player, Sukurat Aiyelabegan has been cleared by the Kwara State Sports Commission to attend the world table tennis training camp in Tunisia. Sukurat is ranked number eleventh (11) with 938 points. Aiyelabegan was invited along twelve (12) other countries to compete in this year Youth Training Camp in Tunis, Tunisia between 7th […]
Amene: Aisha Buhari Cup will further improve Nigeria Women’s Leagues
A board member of the Nigeria Women Football League and General Co-ordinator of the NWFL Nationwide League, Mr Joe Amene believes the Aisha Buhari Cup will further improve and develop the standards of the three tiers of the Nigeria Women Football League – the Premiership, Championship and the Nationwide leagues. Amene noted that just as […]