Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, under the leadership of the Minister Mr. Sunday Dare, has supported coach Kadiri Ikhana with a sum of money. It could be recalled that Coach Kadiri Ikhana came to Abuja some months ago for medical treatment which included surgery and had cried out for help. Speaking on the gesture, […]
One year in office: SWAN rejoices with Kwara FA
The Kwara Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has joined other football enthusiasts in the state in rejoicing with the leadership of the State Football Association, under the Chairmanship of Mallam Idris Abdullahi Musa This was contained in a statement issued by the scribe of the association, Olayinka Owolewa, on Sunday in […]
Kwara FA celebrates first year in office
Malam Idris Musa Abdullahi on June 13th, 2019, became the first democratically elected Kwara Football Association Chairman, taking over from the former board led by Mallam Busari Ishola. Mallam Musa, poparly known as Thuraya, won with 10 of the 22 available votes but prior to the elections supervised by Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials led […]
Rangers, Enyimba, listed for FIFA’s Covid-19 fund raising competition
FIFA is planning to organise a Coronavirus Fund Raising Competition among its continental Confederations, when it is safe for fans to return to the stadium. Each of the Confederations will use 16 teams to raise funds. African football clubs already been penciled down for invitation to take part in the competition are Nigeria’s Enyimba International […]
Ex-Olympian launches charity organisation to assist Orphans
Sun of hope will shine on 10 selected orphans within Kwara state, who have enrolled in a Charity project setup by Ex-Silver medalist at Sydney 2000 and Founder of Ruth Ogbeifo Balofin Community Project (ROBCOP), Ruth Ogbeifo Balofin. Balofin instituted the Cahrity to assist residents in Kwara State, by establishing Charity Mind of Giving (CMOG) […]
Let’s return to grassroots to save Nigeria football -Biffo
The Technical Adviser of Kwara United Football Club, Coach Abdullahi Usman Biffo has called on relevant football authorities in the country to pay more attention to the development of football from the grassroots. According to the Coach, ‘what many see as downward trend in football development in country can be traced to the less emphasis […]
Fury claims Wilder gave him motivation after he ‘disrespected’ Tyson
Tyson Fury has revealed that Deontay Wilder’s decision to ‘disrespect’ Mike Tyson gave him the motivation he needed to make a comeback. After beating Wladimir Klitschko in a major upset in 2015, Fury had ballooned up to 28 stone and looked unlikely to step foot in a boxing ring again. But Tyson began training in […]
Premier League return talks came too soon -Moyes
West Ham United manager David Moyes has said it was the wrong time to discuss resuming the Premier League season when the United Kingdom was still gripped by the Covid-19 pandemic. Professional soccer in England has been suspended since March due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has caused over 41 000 deaths in the […]
LaLiga President doubtful Neymar will return to Barca
LaLiga president Javier Tebas said it is unlikely Neymar will make a return to former club Barcelona. Neymar was heavily linked with a return to Spain last summer, after his world-record £200m move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 but the deal never went through. And Tebas has come out to state it is unlikely Neymar […]
Alloy: It would be great to have Ighalo back in Eagles
Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer Alloy Agu says he has no problem with Manchester United forward Odion Ighalo making a return to the team. Ighalo announced his retirement from international football after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The 30 year old player scored 16 goals in 35 international matches and was the highest […]