Kwara United today produced superb performance against visiting Warri Wolves, winning the NPFL Matchday 13 encounter 2-0 at the Kwara State stadium Complex. Having drawn their last home game against Abia Warriors last Wednesday, Kwara United upped their game against Warri Wolves, to return to the top of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Coach […]
Popyrin crushes Cilic’s Singapore title hopes
Australia’s Alexei Popyrin took out third seed Marin Cilic in an absorbing contest at the Singapore Tennis Open on Saturday, prevailing 7-6 (5),7-6 (2) over the Croat to make it to his first ATP Tour final. Popyrin let out a huge roar after sealing his victory in front of 250 fans, who were allowed to […]
Arsenal Kiddies, Gidado FA kicks off Gov AbdulRazaq Talent Hunt Monday
The maiden Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Talent Hunt Tournament 2021 will kick off on Monday, with the opening match between Arsenal Kiddies Football Academy and Gidado Football Academy, at the Main-Bowl of the Kwara State Stadium Complex, beginning from 9.00am. The match will be coming up after a screening exercise involving all the 20 youth clubs […]
Sports Minister declares National Principal s Cup open
The much awaited Principal Cup finally got underway on Friday, as Igbobi College and Government College, Kaduna raised the curtain on the competition in a grand style, at the Agege stadium, Lagos. According to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, who is the brain behind the revival of the Principal Cup […]
It’s our desire to be at the U-18/19 World Championship -Nimrod
The President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVF), Engineer Musa Nimrod says the desire of the volleyball fraternity was for the U-18 Girls and U-19 Boys to be at their respective world championship later this year. Nimrod told journalist in Abuja that the players representing the country at the African Nations Volleyball Championship are new crop […]
The Herald wins maiden SWAN/Fashikun U-17 football competition
The Herald Newspapers have emerged champions of the maiden Kwara SWAN/Jide Fashikun U-17 football tournament, beating hard fighting Radio Kwara by a lone goal today in Ilorin at the Kwara State Stadium Complex. The competition, which was organised among Media Houses to honour late Jide Fashikun for his milestones in sports adminstration across the country, […]
Draw against Abia Warriors, temporary setback for Kwara United –Biffo
The Technical Adviser of Kwara United Football Club, Coach Abdullahi Biffo has described the team’s one-all draw on Wednesday against Abia Warriors in the Matchday 12 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) in Ilorin as a temporary. Kwara United FC came from behind to draw the hard fighting Abia Warriors of Umahia in the […]
Morocco 2021: Golden Eaglets to know opponents tomorrow
Five-time world champions Nigeria will know their group phase opponents at next month’s U20 Africa Cup of Nations when the draw holds tomorrow at the Monotel Dar El Barka Hotel in Nouakchott, Mauritania. The ceremony, which will be conducted by CAF’s Director of Competitions, Samson Adamu, will commence at 13hrs GMT (2pm Nigeria time) and […]
Super Falcons make short work of Nzalang National
African champions Nigeria steamrolled Equatorial Guinea’s Nzalang National 9-0 in their third and final match of the Turkish Women’s Cup competition played at the Emir Sports Complex in Antalya on Tuesday morning. Captain Asisat Oshoala bagged four of the total with goals in the 11th, 13th (penalties), 26th and 85th minute, while defender Gloria Ogbonna […]
Nasarawa United players, officials receive match-winning bonuses
Players and officials of Nasarawa United Football Club were today paid their match-winning bonuses by the club management. The bonuses cuts across all the games won at home and away, in the ongoing 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. Disclosing the development to the Club Media, Chairman, Barrister Isaac Danladi stated that the money […]