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BALOGUN BEGS FOR UNITY AHEAD OF NEW SEASON
Ahead of the 2019/20 season of the Nigerian National League (NNL), the General Manager of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan, Rasheed Balogun,...
KG Sports Foundation Begins Talent Hunt
KG Sports Foundation will on Saturday 23 November begins its hunt for young talents.
This was made known by the Director of the foundation Dr...
SUNSHINE STARS EDGE ELEPHANTS IN AKURE
Sunshine Stars FC of Akure recorded their first victory of the new NPFL season, thanks to a 1-0 win over Enyimba of Aba in...
MFM FC Force Impressive Warri Wolves to a Score Draw
By Jahrock Ujewe
Warri Wolves continued their impressive streak of picking priceless results on the road, as their host, MFM FC of Lagos, had to...
THOUGHTS ON REPOSITIONING NIGERIA SPORTS (1)
THOUGHTS ON REPOSITIONING NIGERIA SPORTS (1)
OVERVIEW
The questions to ask are: How do we see sports as a nation? What are the the various areas...
LAGOS TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION ENDORSES SOMOLU U-16 TOURNEY
Lagos State Table Tennis Association has endorsed Somolu Under-16 championship, an initiative of Somolu Newspaper, aimed at building a topflight of table tennis champions...
Kwara Adorable Stars, Confluence Stars Gain Promotion Into Prudent Energy Handball...
Kwara Adorable Angels and Benue Queens have gain have promotion into the Prudent Energy Handball Premier and also qualified into the final of the...
EHIBAM HOST FIRST SCHOOLS RUGBY TOURNAMENT IN EDO STATE
The Ehibam Griefshare Foundation who launched the Ehibam Schools Rugby program last year has made good its promise to institute an annual Schools Rugby...
Kwara United to face Offa FC as Omoluabi praises Governor Abdulrahman
Kwara United will on Thursday morning, November 21, face selected Offa FC side in a friendly match at the Oloffa Township stadium by 8am.
The...
JKF YOUTH CUP: All set for the kick off Friday
The pace is getting faster and the pitch is higher, as all is set for the kick off of the maiden edition of the...
Kida commends D’Tigress OQT qualification
Engr Musa Kida has lauded the qualification of the senior women’s national team for beating Mali in the semifinals of the FIBA Africa Pre-Olympic...
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: Supersand Eagles set for Portugal
Two –time African champions Nigeria will begin their campaign at this year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup finals in Paraguay when they clash with...
AFCON 2021 QUALIFIERS: 6 goals in 4 games, should we worry?
It is no more news that the Super Eagles of Nigeria are yet to find a permanent replacement for Vincent Enyeanma between sticks but...
Oba Gbadamosi, Chief Imam of Offa bless Kwara United ahead of...
Kwara United have received the blessing of the Oloffa of Offa Oba Gbadamosi when the team visited his palace on Wednesday, November 20.
United were...
AVOID DISTRACTIONS, REFEREES TOLD
Referees in Nigeria have been told to avoid unwanted diversions and shenanigans perpetuated by other operators in the football system to ensure the don't...
African Ultra Runners president commends Gov. Abiodun
The president of the African Association of Ultra Runners, Chief Solomon Ogba, has commended the Executive Governor of Ogun State, Mr. Dapo Abiodun, for...
MATCH DAY 4 MATCH OFFICIALS
WIKKI TOURIST VS DELTA FORCE
KABIRU BAWA KN ref Assessor
KOLAWOLE EMMA KW Referee
YUSUF IBRAHIM KN Assistant Ref 1
AKINOLA AREGBESOLA OG Assistant Referee 2
FRANKLY AGUGUESI...
Kwara, Kogi Teams In Semi Final Of The National Division One...
The group stage of the National Division One Handball Championship ended on Tuesday in games decided at the Muritala Muhammad Square in Kaduna.
Day 6...
2020 Delta State Local Governments Games Mascot Design Competition: Call for...
Young Deltans have been invited to send in their designs for the Mascot that will be selected for use in the first ever Delta...
Football Dev’t: Time to Rally Support for NFF
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has observed with deep concern the state of the country in the game of football in recent...
MANAGING EXPENSES DURING CHRISTMAS
You might think it’s a little too early to start setting up your Christmas budget. But if you want to have zero stress and...
NPFL20 Review: Kano to rebuild pillars as match day 4 beckons
The NPFL will see the first mid-week action of the season as teams get ready for matchday four. With emphatic victories and plenty of...
The sports jihad: Hoping Dare dares rightly By Fred Edoreh
This has been an interesting month in Nigeria sports. The Nigeria Professional Football League, at last, got a new broadcast partner after two years...
NFF commends Minister, submits report on teams’ outings
The Nigeria Football Federation has hailed the move of the Honourable Minister of Sports, Mr Sunday Akin Dare to request for a report on...
Nigerian Referee in TOTAL U-23 AFCON Semi Final Match
As the ongoing CAF U 23 Championship enters the crucial stage, a Nigerian referee, Fifa Sam Pwadutakam has been selected among the officials to...
Omoni Oboli Unveiled as The Brand Ambassador of RevolutionPlus
Nollywood actress/producer Omoni Oboli has been signed on by RevolutionPlus Property Limited as their latest Brand Ambassador.
RevolutionPlus made an official public statement on the...
Kano Pillars Fc hands ‘three-game ultimatum to its technical crew’
The management of Kano Pillars under the leadership of Alhaji Surajo Shuaibu Yahaya has given its Technical crew, headed by Ibrahim Musa Jugunu a...
Nigeria Triathlon Union plans series of activities to end 2019
Between 19th and 20th November, a Nigeria Triathlon Union (NTU) Community Course will be held for game masters/mistress and other stakeholders in the sport.
The...
EBHA Speaker, PDP chairman, sports commissioner to feature in veterans cup...
The Ebonyi House of Assembly Speaker, Chief Ogbonnaya Nwifuru, and the state’s People Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi, are expected to feature...
Eben-Spiff wins 58th FirstBank Lagos Open
Ikoyi Club’s Peter Eben-Spiff has won 58th edition of the prestigious First Bank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championships.
Eben-spiff, maintained a top 5-finish in the...
2019 Army Small Arms tourney: 1 Div wins 8 trophies, showers...
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen Faruk Yahya, on Monday evening received the eight trophies won by the Division during...
Enugu State Govt. terminates 2019 Coal City Half Marathon
The Enugu State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Vitus Okechi, has terminated the proposed 2019 Coal City International Marathon.
The Public Relations Officer of the...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Nigerian Breweries Plc Restates Support for Team Nigeria
Nigerian Breweries Plc, Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, has restated its commitment towards the development of sports in Nigeria as one of the major sponsors...
Quadre, Mohammed Win J5 Abuja ITF Titles
Oyinlomo Quadre claimed her 3rd ITF Junior title of the season, with a sublime display to beat 2nd seed, Marylove Edwards 6-1 6-0, in...
2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup: Rolly FC Cruise to Semis
Rolly FC of koko have advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 edition of the Bet9ja Royal Cup after beating De Unique FC of...
Two Nigerians earn fencing masters certificates
In what apparently indicates Nigeria’s commitment to reach its full potential in fencing, two of the country’s coaches at the weekend became certified fencing...
Edo set to rebrand Queens, launch new jersey for Insurance FC...
Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, yesterday said that players of Bendel Insurance Football Club and Edo Queens Football Club would now receive the same...
Niger Potters, Anambra Flames win as Temple Jam Basketball Dunks off...
Temple Jam Basketball Tournament dunked off in Lagos on Monday with Niger Potters and Anambra Flames registering victories.
Potters defeated Delta 85-69 in a thriller...
Agboola confirms his readiness to help Kwara United return to NPFL
Kwara United forward Joshua Agboola has stated emphatically that he is ready to help the Harmony Boys in the coming National League season.
Agboola has...
Police Machine Men Team, COAS Shooters Win Big At The National...
Police Machine Men Team were the biggest winner of matchday 5 of the National Division One Handball Championship ongoing at Muritala Muhammad Square in...
Governor Abdulrahman gives Kwara United new bus, promises to support the...
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazak has given a new bus to Kwara United ahead of their campaign in the Nigeria National League.
The Kwara state number one...
Revolution Plus Property Limited to organise a Fitness Walk Day on...
According to Revolution Plus, the Fitness walk will be held in Ikeja and Lekki to celebrate its years of “unbroken service to the nation”.
Speaking...
LMC SETTLES INDEMNITIES FOR LAST SEASON
With the kick off of the new football season few weeks back, sports247.ng can authoritatively report that the League Management Company has paid debt...
Keystone joins the train for Valuejet Remo Ultra Run
Keystone Bank Limited has signed a major sponsorship deal with Nilayo Sports Management Ltd, the organizers of Valuejet IAU African Championship Remo 2019, Nigeria’s...
NPFL2019/20 Match Day 3 Review: MFM, Lobi win on the road
It was goals galore in the match day 3 of the Nigerian professional football league as a total of 22 goals was scored in...
It is has been 6 months of exciting football journey –...
The gradual, but steady development of football in Ekiti State has been described as the much needed fillip that has been missing for so...
Warri Wolves Record First Win of the Season
Warri Wolves recorded their first win of the 2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, on Sunday, November 17 in their Matchday 3 fixture against...
Household of God Church: Karis Award to Honour Nojeem Maiyegun
Nigeria’s first athlete to win an Olympic medal, Nojeem Maiyegun, will be honoured at the 24th edition of the KARIS Award scheduled to hold...
‘FCV Gladiators Football Camp to Unearth Fresh Talents’
Director of UK-based FCV Academy, Martin Harris, has said that the second edition of the FCV Gladiators Football Camp holding in Port Harcourt next...
45th Ikoyi Ladies Golf Championship Tees-off
Nigeria’s most prestigious Lady’s Golf Championship is scheduled to tee-off at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 in Lagos tomorrow. The event will...
