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Former Head Of NWFL Nkechi Obi Advocates Italy’s Example For Nigeria’s...
Renowned sports consultant and former head of Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL), Nkechi Obi has advocated what she called 'The Italian Style' for a...
Super Falcons Were Determined To Win, But Lost To South Africa...
Nigeria's female national team, Super Falcons' head coach, Justine Madugu has blamed his side’s loss to South Africa on individual errors by some of...
Igali Thanks Goodness Ekunke For Bringing Global Attention To Bayelsa State...
Bayelsa State commissioner for sports, Honourable Daniel Igali has showered a fresh round of encomiums on 14-year-old chess sensation, Goodness Ekunke for bringing global...
EAGLE EYE: Open Letter To Nigeria’s Beautiful Bride
Dear Beautiful Bride,
I am sure you have not recovered from the shock that hit you last Sunday, when two of your children suffered damaging...
Gafar Liameed Gains Massive Support From Grassroots Federation Scribe For Election...
The chairman of Lagos State Football Association (LSFA), Hajji Gafar Olawale Liameed has gained massive support from a leading grassroots administraror in his bid...
Paul Onuachu’s Support Of His Grassroots Coach Should Be Emulated By...
Trabzonspor of Turkey striker, Paul Ebere Onuachu has been cited as a credible footballer whose recognition of the coach that brought him up from...
Tosin Adarabioyo Inches Closer To Benfica Of Portugal In £15m Switch...
Chelsea of England defender, Tosin Adarabioyo could be on his way out of Stamford Bridge this month, as the tall centre back, who is...
Goodness Ekunke Needs Sponsorship To Guarantee His Particpation In 2026 FIDE...
Bayelsa State-based chess coach, Kigigha Bomo has disclosed that his 14-year-old sensation, Goodness Ekunke is in dire need of sponsorship from various sources to...
Junior Yellow Greens’ Captain Ali Rahmon Relishes Victory Over Rwanda, Seeks...
Junior Yellow Greens of Nigeria captain, Ali Rahmon is relishing his side's shock victory over hosts Rwanda at the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World...
Volleyball Federation Celebrates Successful Participation Of 12 Nigerians At FIVB Level...
Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has officially commended and celebrated 12 coaches from the country who successfully participated during the recent FIVB Level 1 Coaching...
Zenith Women’s Basketball League Will Produce More Talented Players For D’Tigress...
The 2026 Zenith Women's Basketball League, which commences this Sunday in the Lagos Conference and on Monday at the Savannah zone, will produce more...
Justine Madugu Comes Under Attack After Falcons’ 2-1 Loss To South...
Nigeria's female national team. Super Falcons' coach, Justin Madugu, came under a barrage of written attacks from football analysts late Thursday, following his side’s...
South Africa’s Coach Desiree Ellis Charges Banyana Banyana Players To Be...
Banyana Banyana of South Africa coach Desiree Ellis has raised the ante ahead of Thursday's epic 2027 World Cup qualification play-off versus Nigeria, as...
John Fashanu Reveals Plan To Divorce Third Wife, Sends Apology To...
Former football star John Fashanu has sensationally revealed that he is thinking of legal action and planning a divorce from his third wife, whom...
Taiwo Awoniyi Has Truly Demonstrated His Omoluabi Traits On All Fronts,...
Nottingham Forest of England striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been hailed as a successful footballer who has not forgotten his roots but continues to demonstrate...
Super Falcons’ Striker Uchenna Kanu Ready For South Africa, Pledges: ‘We...
Cruz Azul of Mexico striker Uchenna Kanu has disclosed that she and her colleagues in Nigeria's female national team will go all out and...
Olopade Reveals Fresh Mandate From President Tinubu; Always ‘Ensure There Is...
National Sports Commission (NSC) director-general, Honourable Bukola Olopade has revealed another directive from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that has inspired a new wave of...
Amy Okonkwo Receives Permission For Temporary Exit From D’Tigress’ China Tour...
Nigeria's female basketball national team, D'Tigress' captain, Amy Okonkwo has been granted permission to temporarily leave the squad's camp at their ongoing playing tour...
Grassroots Sports Federation President John Ekpenyong Explains Appointment Of Fanny Amun...
The national president of Grassroots Sports Federation (GRASOF), Honourable John Ekpenyong has outlined several factors that informed the appointment of former Golden Eaglets' coach,...
Ondo State Hockey Coach Mark Oloruntola Praises Abdulbasit Adekunle’s Performance At...
Ondo State hockey coach, Mark Oloruntola has praised the performance of one of his players, Abdulbasit Adekunle in the Nigerian youth team that won...
Esiovwa-Thompson Reveals How Cheering Fans Boosted His Commonwealth Fencing Championship Victory
Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2026 gold medalist, Oghenegaren Esiovwa-Thompson has revealed how hearing the chants and cheers of Nigerians among spectators at the venue motivated...
Special Eagles Will Represent Nigeria With Pride At Amputee Football World...
The president of Nigeria Amputee Football Federation (NAFF), Prince Opukiri Jones-Ere has revealed that all players in the country's national team, Special Eagles, are...
Femi Azeez Likely To Join Semi Ajayi At Hull City From...
Millwall of England midfielder, Femi Azeez is at the centre of a deal that could see him playing alongside Super Eagles' centre back, Semi...
Nigeria Police Shares Values Of Discipline, Team Work, Excellence With Sports...
Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu has come out with a symbolic declaration that the security force that he heads has a symbolic...
Badminton Federation President Francis Orbih Reveals Early Plans Towards 2028 Paralympic...
Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) president, Francis Orbih says plans have already been set in motion to ensure that he country's physically challenged players...
Governor Hyacinth Alia Summer Tennis Camp Stirs Excitement In Makurdi, Billed...
The maiden edition of Benue State governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia's Summer Tennis Camp is stirring excitement, after starting on Monday in the capital,...
Ifeanyi Ndukwe Gets Sympathy From Virgil Van Dijk, Following Nigerian-born Lad’s...
Nigerian-born defender, Ifeanyi Ndukwe has gained sympathy from Liverpool's captain, Virgil van Dijk, following confirmation that UK work pernit restrictions have stopped the youngster...
Grassroots Football Federation Postpones Coach Osahon Emokpae Memorial Football Carnival
A much expected one-day football competition in honour of late grassroots coach, Osahon Emokpae, which was initially scheduled for this Thursday, has been postponed...
Super Falcons’ Route Through 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualification Playoffs...
Sports247 can report that Nigeria’s female national team, Super Falcons have a tedious but apparently smooth route to traverse through the 2027 FIFA Women’s...
NFF Puts All Resources Into Second ‘Window Of Opportunity’ For Super...
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has put its full arsenal and all resources into a last-ditch charge to ensure the Super Falcons qualify for next...
CATS Project Graduate Riliwan Hassan Eager To Get Coaching Tips From...
A product of the former British Council youth development project, Community Action Through Sport (CATS), Riliwan Hassan has disclosed that he is eagerly looking...
Nnadozie Blows Hot Ahead Of Thursday’s Clash With South Africa; Falcons’...
Brighton & Hove Albion of England goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, is blowing hot ahead of Thursday's decisive clash with South Africa at the Women's Africa...
Nigeria Golf Federation’s Second Annual Summit Will Be Massive, Otunba Segun...
The president of Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Otunba Segun Runsewe, has assured that the body's upcoming second annual summit will be a massive event...
Eniola Bolaji’s Outing At Peru International Cited As Another Major Step...
The recent outing by Nigeria's leading physically challenged badminton player, Eniola Bolaji, at the Peru International has been cited as another major step by...
Chess Federation President Ibrahim Dankwambo Declares: Improvement In Athletes’ Welfare Is...
The president of the Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF), Senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, has declared that improved attention to the welfare of the country's athletes...
Sports Remains Very Strong Platform Through Which We Can Empower Our...
The Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) president-general, Chief Ajeniyi Ajewole, has emphasised the need for sports activities to be promoted in the ancient...
West Africa Basketball Championship Gave Participating Teams Opportunities For Regional Cooperation...
This year's Louis Edem West Africa Basketball Championship, which ended last weekend in the sports hall of Lagos National Stadium, Surulere, has been hailed...
How Sports247 Predicted Malawi’s Rising Threat Long Ago, Following Their Gallant...
Sports247 has gone back in time to recall how our discerning reports warned way back in May about the emerging threat being posed by...
Ekanem Yellow Duke Seeks Sponsors To Boost Her Annual U17 Volleyball...
The coach and founder of Core Play Volleyball Academy in Abesan Estate, Lagos, Ekanem Yellow Duke has set in motion a strong drive that...
Enugu City Marathon Is Gaining Massive Interest Among International Athletes, Elite...
A large number of international athletes and elite runners have already registered to compete in the 2nd Enugu City International Marathon, which is billed...
Philip Shaibu Urges Nigerians To Back Super Falcons With Prayers Towards...
National Institute for Sports (NIS) director-general and chief executive officer, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has called on Nigerian football fans to back the female national...
Tolu Arokodare’s Height Advantage Noted In His Assist During Winning Debut...
Upon his summer arrival at Ajax Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Tolu Arokodare hit the headlines with an assist last weekend. Still, the biggest talking...
Onuachu Tipped To Take Up Sponsorship Of Coach Osahon Emokpae Memorial...
Trabzonspor of Turkey striker, Paul Ebere Onuachu is being tipped to take over full sponsorship of a one-day memorial football competition to be staged...
How I’ll Overcome All Football Challenges as NFF President – Segun...
A presidential aspirant in next month's election for various positions of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr Segun Solanke, has revealed a strong manifesto,...
Nigeria’s Volleyball Development Excites NVBF’s NewTechnical Adviser Ryan Masajedi
The new technical adviser of Nigeria’s national volleyball teams, Ryan Masajedi has experessed delight with the level at which the sport has developed in...
Glasgow 2026 Fall-out: Udodi Onwuzurike Targets Better Performance During 2027 World...
Commonwealth Games 2026 men's 200m silver medalist, Udodi Onwuzurike has turned his attention towards next year's World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China, where the...
Moses Itauma Tipped To Surpass Anthony Joshua’s World Heavyweight Boxing Achievements
Fast-rising Nigerian-born heavyweight boxer, Moses Itauma has been tipped to surpass the height of his compatriot, Anthony Joshua Olaseni Oluwafemi with historic global achievements...
NFF Presidential Aspirant Segun Solanke Warns: ‘Cameroon Will Come All Out...
An aspirant for the seat of president in Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Segun Solanke has warned the country's female national team, Super Falcons that...
National Welterweight Champion Michael Ikechukwu (Odogwu) Rates Tanzania’s Boxing Scene Better...
National welterweight champion, Michael Ikechukwu (Odogwu), has come out with a startling verdict that the boxing scene in Tanzania is better than that of...
Madugu Raises Ante Ahead Of Quater Finals Clash With Cameroon, ‘We...
Nigeria's female national team, Super Falcons' coach, Justin Madugu is raising the ante ahead of his side's quarter-finals clash with Cameroon at the ongoing...
