Kwara United Football Club today defeated Plateau United 2-0 in the opening game of the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), at the New Jos Stadium. Goals from Jide Fatokun and Ohanu Michael both in the 64th and 67th minutes respectively, separated the two sides. Jide Fatokun scored from inside the box through a corner […]
Referees told to show class as NPFL commences
Members of the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA), who will take part in this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) have been asked to show class while discharging their functions either as a Referee or Assessor. President of the NRA, Otunba Tade Azeez gave this charge in his message to the participants for the first games […]
NPFL: Kwara United plays Plateau United with high hopes
Kwara United Football Club will tomorrow, at the New Jos Stadium, take on Plateau United FC in their very first match of the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season, with hopes of turning in a positive result. With a more rejuvenated side, following the engagement of some tested players, Kwara United FC is expected […]
Public-Private Partnership key to sports development – Minister
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has re-affirmed that government alone cannot develop sports, insisting that only public and private partnership could off-shoot sports development. According to Mr. Dare, ‘in an Egalitarian society, sports is developed alongside private investors. Look at countries like United kingdom, Jamaica, United States, South Africa and […]
Africa gets more slots in expanded FIFA Women’s World Cup format
Following the success recorded at the 2019 Women World Cup in France, the Federation of International Football Associaion (FIFA) has increased the number of participating teams from 24 to 32, Sportsbash.com.ng reports. In a statement today December 24th, 2020, the world football governing body stated how the countries will be selected from each Confederation after […]
Dakkada Football Club gets new Head Coach
Dakkada Football Club have appointed a new Head Coach. He is Coach Umar Danlami Kwasau. The Kaduna-born handler, former FC Taraba, Kada City and Delta Force gaffer takes over from Coach Caleb Esu, whose contract expired at the end of last season and was not renewed by the club. Speaking during a brief unveiling ceremony […]
Kwara Governor commissions Olympic standard table tennis boards
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Governor, has commissioned three new set of Olympic standard table tennis boards worth over two million naira for the state sports council. The three new table tennis boards were donated by the Chairman of the Kwara Table tennis Association, Mr Shola Owolabi. The Governor, represented by his Special Adviser on Sports […]
NPFL Kick-off: Inuwa charges referees on fair officiating
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee member and Chairman Referees Committee, Sharif Rabi’u Inuwa has instructed the referees to give their best during matches to ensure that the 2020/21 season produce a worthy champion. Inuwa, who doubles as the Chairman, Kano State Football Association said the NFF and the League Management Company (LMC) are bent […]
Owolabi celebrates birthday with exhibition games, launches new table tennis boards
The Chairman of Kwara State Table Tennis Association and Board member of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), Mr Shola Owolabi will celebrate his birthday tomorrow, Thursday December 24th, with exhibition games. The annual birthday party, with goes with an Open Table Tennis competition is now in the 8th edition, with a new concept introduced […]
National Stadium Lagos to host Eagles matches next year
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has assured that the National Stadium pitch in Surulere, Lagos could be ready to host Super Eagles and other International matches by May 2021. The Minister made this assertion during an inspection tour of the National Stadium, which is under-going rehabilitation. According to him, ‘it’s […]