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Orbih Throws More Light On Incoming Chinese Tactician
Nigeria Badminton Federation (NBF) president, Francis Orbih has thrown more light on reasons behind the body's decision to employ a Chinese technical adviser and...
Adeleye: All Athletes Are Ready For Sports Festival
Athlete’s representative and technical director of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Sunday Adeleye has declared that all male and female participants are ready for...
Musa Leads Eagles’ Battle Cry Against Bafana Bafana
As the countdown gets hotter and tighter towards Saturday's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria and South Africa, players and crew of the...
AFCON 2019: Eagles’ Spirits High, Focused, Optimistic, Ready – Imama
Super Eagles' assistant coach, Imama Amapakabo has added his voice to forecasts ahead of Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations qualification cracker with South Africa,...
Ikenna: NPFL Needs More Foreign-based Returnees
Kano Pillars midfielder, Ikenna Paul Hilary has declared that the recent fad of foreign-based players returning home to star in the Nigeria Professional Football...
National Sports Festival’s Our Next Focus – Maikano
Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) secretary-general, Mallam Adamu Maikano has disclosed that the body has quickly turned its attention on next month's National Sports Festival.
Following...
Nigeria Volleyball League Was Very Rewarding – Jato
Athlete representative in the board of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Emmanuel Jato has declared that the recent premier league in Abuja was very rewarding...
Rivers Hoopers, Civil Defenders To Represent Nigeria
Rivers Hoopers of Port Harcourt and Civil Defenders of Abuja will represent Nigeria at the FIBA Africa Zone 3 Club Championship in the coming...
Eagles Update: Pule Reveals Burning Zeal To Floor Super Eagles
Orlando Pirates of South Africa dazzler, Vincent Pule has declared that he is beaming with desire and zeal to help his country beat Nigeria...
AFCON 2019: Obuh Rules Out Second Defeat For Super Eagles
Former coach of Nigeria's under-20 national team, Flying Eagles,John Obuh has ruled out the possibility of another defeat for the Super Eagles against South...
AFCON 2019: Ka’oje Charges Eagles To Go All Out In Jo’Burg
As the Super Eagles prepare to battle South Africa in the reverse fixture of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday, a former...
Nigeria Scrabble federation: Eta Karo excited with Mind Games win, promises...
The Nigeria Scrabble federation as well as it board counterpart, Chess Federation have lauded renowned scrabble player Eta Karo after emerging winner of the...
Electing technocrats to manage sports federations is paying off -Solomon Dalung
The ministry of youth and sports say some of the laudable activities witnessed in most of the sports federations have certainly justified the insistence...
Nigeria Squash Federation: Squash can become one of Nigeria’s biggest sport...
President of the Nigeria Squash Federation Boye Oyerinde has promised to return squash back to the forefront of sports in Nigeria.
The federation boss made...
Ogu: We’re All Working Hard For Saturday’s Match
Hapoel Be'er Sheva of Israel midfielder, John Ugochukwu Ogu has downplayed the hunger for a starting shirt in the Super Eagles, as he says...
Shehu Abdullahin Intensifies Recovery Process
Bursaspor of Turkey defender, Shehu Abdullahi has stepped up his recovery process, as he continues the battle to get back into action after copping...
Joel Obi’s New Coach Promises Chievo Revival
Chievo Verona of Italy midfielder, Joel Chukwuma Obi could be in for a resurgence of fortunes at his Serie A club, as the team's...
Eagles Edge Bafana Bafana On Latest Statistics
The Super Eagles have another edge over South Africa in terms of recent statistics, which sports247.ng reports point to a likely away victory for...
Uganda Seek Celebration Aura Into Asaba Friendly
Uganda are seeking to storm Asaba for Tuesday international friendly against Nigeria in a mood of celebration, once they become the the sixth African...
Equatorial Guinea Bank On Youthfulness Against Falcons
Equatorial Guinea will be banking on an array of new and young players to push aside Nigeria and other teams at this year's Africa...
Rasheedat Ajibade promises to take AWCON opportunity
Super Falcons goal poacher Rasheedat Ajibade has said that it is an opportunity she is willing to take advantage of by playing for her...
AWCON 2018: Falcons solid in every department. -Rita Chikwelu
Super Falcons captain Rita Chikwelu has stated that the team is blessed in all departments and stand a good chance of retaining the Africa...
Nigeria will benefit from stopping the NPFL Last season – Shehu...
Nigeria Football Federation second vice president and chairman League Management Company Mallam Shehu Dikko says the country has a lot to benefit from its...
Learn from Basketball and Volleyball’s development template – NOC president tells...
President of the Nigeria Olympic committee Habu Gumel has called on all sports federations in the country to take a leave from the Basketball...
Super Eagles Update : Super Eagles depart from Asaba today ...
The Super Eagles will now fly out to South Africa from Asaba as against the original plan to depart from Benin City, officials have...
AFCON 2019: Player quality caused Nigeria’s loss to South Africa in...
Akwa United Chairman Paul Bassey says the loss to South Africa in the first leg of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier was...
Injuries deprived Nigeria’s 3×3 team FIBA Africa Cup – Nkem Akaraiwe
Nigeria national women basketball team the “D'Tigress” Forward Nkem Akaraiwe told sports247.ng that the Nigerian women's team to the just concluded FIBA 3x3 Africa...
Kalu To Join Eagles’ Final Training Behind Closed Doors
Girondins-Bordeaux of France winger, Samuel Kalu will be part of the Super Eagles final training in Asaba behind closed doors on Thursday morning, after...
Nigeria Volleyball Federation to hold refresher courses for referees
Sports247.ng has been reliably informed that referees under the Nigeria Volleyball federations will be converging in Abuja from the 23rd of November 2018 for...
Funding structure committee for National Federations a good move – Adeoye
President of the Nigeria shooting federation Brig Gen Lonsdale Adeoye has hailed the committee set up by the honorable minister of youth and sports...
AFCON 2019: Eagles must redeem their image against South Africa –...
Lobi Stars defender Duru Ebube has expressed confidence to sports247.ng that the Super Eagles will redeem their image against the Bafana Bafana of South...
Nigeria Vs South Africa: Samuel Chukwueze dazzle, shine and set...
Super Eagles rave of the moment and Villarreal player, Samuel Chukwueze is set to get his first cap when Nigeria take on South Africa...
AWCON 2018: Falcons must return with the trophy – Christy Ucheibe
Falconet and Nasarawa Amazon midfielder, Christy Ucheibe has charged members of the Super Falcons to go all out and crush every opposition at the...
AFCON 2019: We have done everything to assure victory for the...
Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi has revealed to Sprts247.ng that the federation has checked all available boxes as it...
No excuse for the Nigeria against South Africa – Ugbade
Ex-Nigeria international Nduka Ugbade has told sports247.ng that it will be disastrous for the Super Eagles if the team loses to South Africa on...
AFCON 2019: We are not playing South Africa for revenge –...
Super Eagles and Enyimba International goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa has refuted claims that their Saturday game against South Africa will be a revenge mission.
Speaking to...
We will stop the Eagles from getting their revenge – Baxter
Bafana Bafana of South Africa head coach Stuart Baxter insists Nigeria's Super Eagles will not get their revenge on Saturday when both nation's clash...
Flying Eagles to play Ghana, Benin in WAFU Tourney
Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, will sweat it out with their counterparts from Ghana, Niger Republic and Benin Republic in Group B of the...
AFCON 2019: Eagles To Fly From Benin City On Thursday
The Super Eagles will on Thursday fly out to Johannesburg, South Africa from Benin City, instead of Asaba, sports247.ng has learnt.
Instead of a chartered...
AFCON 2019: Ibitoye Explains Eagles’ Regular Gym Sessions
Super Eagles media officer, Toyin Ibitoye has thrown more light on the reason behind gym sessions the players have wherever their camp is based,...
Volleyball Ready For Sports Festival – Nimrod
The president of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Engineer Musa Nimrod says the body and all its stakeholders are ready for next month's National Sports...
Orbih: China Will Pay Nigeria’s Badminton Coaches
Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) president, Francis Orbih has disclosed that the country will soon get technical assessors, coaches and advisers from China without...
Okocha Declares: Eagles Can’t Afford To Lose
Former Super Eagles captain, Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha has added his voice to permutations ahead of Saturday's potentially explosive clash with South Africa, and...
Moses Ocheje Celebrates Afelokhai’s Eagles’ Invitation
Sunshine Stars of Akure goalkeeper, Moses Ocheje is celebrating the recent invitation of his former colleague at Enyimba of Aba, Theophilus Afelokhai to the...
Nigeria Beach Soccer Coach Parries Fear Of Egypt
Nigeria's beach soccer national team, Super Sand Eagles coach, Audu Adamu (Ejor) has brushed aside any fear of Egypt at the forthcoming continental championship.
Though...
Ka’oje: We Must Win At FNB Stadium
Former minister of sports, Bala Bawa Ka'oje has declared that the Super Eagles must beat South Africa at FNB Stadium, Johannesburg this Saturday, in...
AFCON 2019: Nigeria Vs South Africa, victory too sure for...
The Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha has aired his view regarding 2019 AFCON qualifiers against South Africa .
Jay Jay who is...
D’Tigers Will Get Two Months’ Camping – Ahmedu
Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) board member, Colonel Sam Ahmedu (rtd) has disclosed that the country's male national team, D’Tigers will have two months of...
Nimrod Vows To Revive Volleyball National Teams
The president of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Engineer Musa Nimrod has vowed to put in every effort possible to ensure a revival of all...
Lagos Sports Commission Deserves Praise – Oshundun
Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter (Lagos SWAN) chairman, Debo Oshundun has expressed gratitude to Lagos State Sports Commission for accepting the...
