The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has released the names of members of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the First Lady of Nigeria Invitational Women’s Tournament (Aisha Buhari Cup) that the country will host in September 2021. NFF’s 1st Vice President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, is the Chairman of theCommittee, which has, among other terms of […]
Minister reassures Olympics-bound Anyanacho, Oshonaike
With 29 days to the commencement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has reassured Olympics-bound athletes, Elizabeth Anyanacho and Funke Oshonaike that the country was looking forward to celebrating their podium success after the Games. The Minister gave this assurance when he hosted Anyanacho and Oshonaike […]
Beach Volleyball: Nigeria beat Kenya in Olympic qualifiers opener
Nigeria beat Kenya 2-1 (21-13, 19-21, 15-13) in the golden match to record their first win in the Men’s category of the Tokyo Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualifiers in Morocco on Tuesday. Nigeria Team A (Obayemi Ogunshina and Hilary Simon) lost to Kenya Team B 0-2 (15-21, 13-21) in the first encounter before Nigeria Team B […]
Veteran Sports Journalist, Bayour Issah honoured
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Publisher of Sportspro News, Bayour Issah has been awarded with yet another recognition in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of the media industry. Bayour Issah received the ‘Legendary in Sports Journalism’ among many other awards that highlighted the Symbol Media Award which held at Bovina Hotels, […]
Ahman Pategi University ready for Nigeria Beach Soccer League
The ancient town of Pategi is now wearing a new look following the influx of visitors, especially Beach soccer players and other sports stakeholders across the country for the third round of Nigeria Beach Soccer League in Kwara State. In a courtesy call by Kwara State Beach Soccer Association to Ahman Pategi University (APU) on […]
Nigeria athletes will make podium performance in Tokyo -Minister
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has expressed optimism that Nigeria athletes will perform at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Minister, who spoke with pressmen at the end of National Open trials in Lagos was full of praise for the athletes over their remarkable performances, and as well, sense of professionalism […]
Mexico Friendly: Kwara United trio, 22 others to resume camping in Abuja
Kwara United central defender, Chris Nwaeze and Super Eagles’ goalkeepers, John Noble and Ikechukwu Ezenwa, as well asforward Anayo Iwuala top the list of 25 players invited to camp fornext month’s international friendly match between Nigeria and Mexico at the famous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the State of California, United States of America. Three-time […]
World Olympian Association honours Hameed Adio
The World Olympian Association has honoured the Team Nigeria Captain to the ‘Moscow 1980’ Olympics, Hameed Adio with a certificate of recognition. The veteran sports journalist attended a total number of eight Olympic Games; as an athlete in Moscow 1980 and as a Sports Journalist covering the Games for both NTA and the African Union […]
Aiteo Cup 2021: Kwara United drawn against Kebbi United
Kwara United Football Club has been drawn against Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Kebbi United FC, in the first round of the 2021 Aiteo Cup competition with match scheduled for Thursday June 24th, 2021, but venue yet to be decided. Kwara United FC defeated Foresight Academy 6-0 in the final of the State FA Cup […]
Dettol becomes Official Hygiene Partner of the Super Eagles
The Nigeria Football Federation and Reckitt Benckiser Nigeria Limited on Thursday in Lagos signed a contractual agreement that immediately made Reckitt’s product, Dettol the Official Hygiene Partner of the Super Eagles. At a simple ceremony inside the Studio2 of HotSports Media Group in Oregun, Akbar Ali Sha, General Manager of Reckitt Benckiser in Sub-Sahara Africa, […]