A Lebanese right winger, Arkan Chafii, currently undergoing trials with Kwara United Football Club, has expressed strong willingness to play in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), citing the league’s physicality as a major motivation. The 23-year-old winger said the intensity and competitiveness of the NPFL inspired his decision to pursue a football career in […]
Adio, Chukwuemeka charge Kwara SWAN to uphold professionalism, support sports development drive
Stakeholders in Kwara State sports sector, Hameed Adio and Chief Alloy Chukwuemeka, the Nwachigoziri 1, have called on members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kwara State Chapter, to adhere strictly to the ethics of professionalism and desist from reacting to unnecessary rants capable of undermining the image of the association and the […]
AFCON 2025: SWAN hails Super Eagles’ performance, urges calm, focus
*Extols Nigerian Sports Journalists The National Leadership of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has thumbed up the performance of Super Eagles so far in the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) taking place in Morocco. SWAN President, Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, who spoke on Tuesday morning from Fes, Morocco via a statement by […]
Kwara State is ready: BFN President Orbih after inspecting renovated Indoor Sports Hall
*Commends Governor AbdulRazaq for commitment to sports development President Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN), Francis Orbih has declared Kwara State fully prepared to host national and international events following his inspection of the newly renovated Indoor Sports Hall in Ilorin on Saturday, January 3, 2026. Orbih made the declaration after a guided tour of the […]
FEATURE: Football: How dirty, how clean, how promising
Football remains the world’s most powerful social force disguised as a game. From dusty community pitches to billion-dollar stadiums, it stirs emotions, unites enemies, creates heroes and, at times, exposes the darkest sides of human ambition. It is a beautiful contradiction, dirty and clean, broken and promising, all at once. Behind the roar of the […]
FEATURE: Football: How dirty, how clean, how promising
Football remains the world’s most powerful social force disguised as a game. From dusty community pitches to billion-dollar stadiums, it stirs emotions, unites enemies, creates heroes and, at times, exposes the darkest sides of human ambition. It is a beautiful contradiction, dirty and clean, broken and promising, all at once. Behind the roar of the […]
Olakunle Olusegun inspires Korners Sporting FC to clinch maiden OK7 Arena 6-a-side tournament
Korners Sporting FC, led by Super Eagles star Olakunle Olusegun, emerged champions of the maiden OK7 Arena 6-a-side football tournament after a thrilling victory over Saints Sword in a pulsating final that lit up the OK7 Arena. OK7 Arena, a 6-a-side mini-football pitch was constructed by the former ABS FC player, to support grassroots football […]
ABS Ilorin FC part ways with Coach Yusuf Salihu, appoints Ogundeji Alade as Interim Head Coach
Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC has parted ways with its Head Coach, Yusuf Salihu, following a mutual agreement between both parties. Coach Salihu was appointed on September 9, 2025, and led the team through the first stanza of the 2025/2026 Nigeria National League (NNL) season. Under his guidance, ABS Ilorin FC recorded three wins […]
Morocco 2025: Nigeria, Tunisia battle for three points in top-of-the-table clash
One of Africa’s most storied and remarkable football rivalries makes another stop on Saturday, this time in the Moroccan city of Fès, as Nigeria and Tunisia clash in a top-of-the-table encounter of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations, at the 35,000-capacity Complexe Sportif de Fès. With three points taken by each team from their opening […]
NALCOMA extends Christmas greetings to Clubs, assures them of continuous support
The Nigeria National League Club Owners and Managers Association (NALCOMA) has extended warm Christmas greetings to clubs participating in the Nigeria National League (NNL), wishing them a joyful and peaceful celebration. In a goodwill message released to mark the festive season, NALCOMA urged Club Owners, Managers, players and officials across the NNL to use the […]