Glory–hungry Nigeria lash Hungary 4-2 in World Cup opener
Five –time champions Nigeria swept past Hungary 4-2 in the opening match of the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Brazil on Saturday...
Nigeria storm back to top Hungary
Nigeria open Brazil 2019 with a 4-2 win
Three late goals in a seven-minute span sink Hungary
Golden Eaglets captain Samson Tijani strikes twice
Nigeria notched a...
Full Time Hungary 2-4 Nigeria: Minister charges Golden Eaglets to win record sixth title
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has charged Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to display the Nigerian spirit and win the 2019 FIFA...
Remembering Gangling Rashidi Yekini By Segun Odegbami
Had I known that he shared the same birthday with one of the greatest football players in the history of the game, I would...
Lee In-tae Hails Korean Taekwondo Ambassador
A Ambassador Lee In-tae of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea has hailed the 10th Korean Ambassador Championship which ended last Friday, saying...
Firstbank Restates Commitment to Sponsorship of Georgia Cup
First Bank Nigeria Limited has restated its commitment to the sponsorship of Polo’s most coveted trophy; the Georgian Cup. Speaking at 100th edition of...
50 Schools Jostle for Honours at GTBank Masters Cup Season 9
30 schools in the male category and 20 female schools will be jostling for honours at the 2020 GTBank Masters Cup Season 9.
This...
JAC MOTORS ABEOKUTA 10KM ROAD RACE BEGINS WITH EXPO
The first edition of the JAC Motors Abeokuta 10km Road Race, officially flagged off today, Friday, October 25, 2019 with the official commencement of...
SKORO PROMISES GOOD OUTING AT GOTV BOXING NIGHT MINI
Former African Boxing Union (ABU) featherweight champion, Waidi “Skoro” Usman has vowed to use the inaugural edition of GOtv Boxing Night Mini to bounce...
9ice, Teni to headline JAC Motors Abeokuta 10km Race
Organisers of the JAC Motors Abeokuta 10km Race, Nilayo Sports Management have announced singers, 9ice and Teni as headliners for the forthcoming race in...
LASEF meets LASUBEB …building a working relationship for quality delivery
Thursday 24th October, 2019 will always be remembered as the Lagos Supervisors for Education Forum (LASEF), paid a courtesy visit to the newly appointed...
2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup: Battleground Shifts to Round of 16
Action will commence in the Round of 16 in the 13th edition of the Bet9ja Royal Cup on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the...
NPFL 2019/20: Aliyu Newman joins Wikki tourist FC of Bauchi
wikki tourists FC has added another cap to its feather by signing one of the Nigeria's prolific attacker Musa Aliyu Newman.
Newman, last played for...
Nigeria lose second game to Canada at T20 Cup Qualifiers
Nigeria has lost its second Group B game to Canada- by 50 runs at the ongoing T20 World Cricket Cup qualifiers in the UAE.
Canada...
NFCA COMMENDS NFF OVER PAYMENT OF U.20 TEAM
The leadership of the Nigerian Football Coaches Association has commended the Nigeria Football Federation for making real its promises of paying the allowances of...
Ekiti FA sets for another milestone …to launch JKF Youth Cup
Coming fastly on the heels of the successful hosting of the Bet9ja Ekiti State Football League, the board of Ekiti State Football Association have...
We have plan to immortalised Rashidi Yekini – Kwara FA
The Chairman of Kwara State Football Association, Idris Musa, has disclosed the Association’s plan to immortalised the late football icon, Rashidi Yekini.
Musa said this...
Michael Olaha bid farewell to Vietnamese club, joins Hapoel Tel Aviv of Israel
The free scoring striker penned an emotional farewell message to his fans in the Vietnamese V-league via his Twitter handle as he gets set...
Zenith Bank Women Basketball League: Air Warriors crowned 2019 Champions Murjanatu Musa...
Air Warriors have been crowned the 2019 Zenith Bank Women Basketball League Champions after a hard earned victory over MFM Queens 55-53 points in...
Ahead U23 AFCON: Nwakali rejoins Olympic Eagles’ camp
Midfield maestro Kelechi Nwakali is the latest player to join the camp of Nigeria’s U23 boys, Olympic Eagles in Abuja as the team intensifies...
FIFA U17 World Cup: Nigeria battle Hungary in opener
The Estadio Olympico, Goiania will come alive on Saturday when five-time world champions in the FIFA U17 World Cup, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will...
NPFL 2019/2020: Adequate security in place, says Plateau FA Chairman
The Plateau Football Association (PFA) says it has put in place adequate security measures ahead of the commencement of the 2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football...
Gov. Lalong assures LGAN of support in hosting successful Nigeria Ladies Open Golf Championship
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State has assured organisers of the 2019 Nigeria Ladies Open Golf Championship of his total support to make the...
Nigeria, Egypt to represent Africa at ITTF Team World Cup
African champions, Nigeria and Egypt will represent the continent at the 2019 ITTF Team World Cup holding at the Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
The...
60 Goals Soccer Stars Project hunts football talents among 30 FCT clubs
60 Goals Soccer Stars Project, a talent search and scouting endeavour, on Wednesday in Abuja began its Abuja centre screening as part of its...
Para-soccer championship: Katsina team go to final in Para-soccer championship
Tony Bayas penalty shot on Wednesday in a semi-final match secured a place for the Katsina team in the final match of the National...
Salaudeen, Sanjo win 1st Gov. AbdulRasaq Traditional Sports Championship
Isiaka Salaudeen and Adewumi Sanjo have emerged champions of the first edition of Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s Ludo and Ayo Olopon Competitions respectively.
Salaudeen defeated Abdulateef...
NBBF President’s Cup: Islanders maintain winning streak as Defenders edge Warriors
Hilary Aigbokhaode scored 14 points and scooped three rebounds to help Islanders of Lagos to a 74-55 win against Benue Braves on Wednesday in...
Army Green Berets VS Plateau United FC in friendly football match
The 3 Division Nigeria Army Football Club, the “Green Berets’’, would on Friday trade tackles with Plateau United FC of Jos in a friendly...
Ex Internationals, Sports Administrators gather to remember Nigeria’s Legendary Goalkeeper Best Ogedegbe
Ex internationals, sports administrators, sports writers and who's who in the world of round leather game will next month gather in Ibadan to bring...
Sports minister approved the refund of $65,000 balance to IAAF
The minister of sports Sunday Dare has approved $65,000 for IAAF .
This is balance to the $150,000 wrongly credited to AFN account as grant instead...
Etu Praises Warri Wolves for their Performance Against Bayelsa United
By Jahrock Ujewe
The chief executive officer of Warri Wolves, Moses Etu, has praised the team for their spirited performance against Bayelsa United in a...
2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup: More Dramatic Finale in match day 3 Group Games
The Matchday 3 fixtures played on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 in Groups A and G of the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup had their own...
Zenith Bank Women Basketball League National Final 8: Air Warriors to face MFM Queens
Records were meant to be set and broken and that was what Air Warriors and MFM Queens achieved as they will be meeting in...
Malumfashi FC line up Gidano, Jigawa friendlies
The refurbished Abubakar Labo Controller Stadium, Malumfashi will come alive from this Wednesday as Malumfashi FC have lined up two quality Inter State friendly...
2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup:Frenzied Race, as More Teams Qualify for Knockout Stage
The race for qualification spots in the Round of 16 in the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup got more frenzied on Tuesday, October 22,2019, as...
Zenith Bank Women Basketball League: First Bank and Air Warriors in semifinal show down
League defending champions- First Bank and Air Warriors will meet in one of the semifinal games of the Zenith Bank Women Basketball League National...
African Golf Tour: Official says Oboh has confirmed participation at B & E Matchplay...
Nigeria’s female golf sensation Georgia Oboh has confirmed her participation at the 2019 B & E Matchplay scheduled for Oct. 28 to Oct. 31...
National para-soccer championship: Borno team pummell Sokoto team 5-0
The Borno para-soccer team on Tuesday in Abuja pummeled their Sokoto State counterparts 5-0 at the ongoing National Para-Soccer Championship.
The Nigeria News Agency reports...
Minister pledges support for scrabble, other “lesser sports”
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Monday in Abuja pledged more support for the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF).
Dare also pledged...
Lagos lawmaker, Small Doctor, hail Bet9ja Elephant Cup 2019/2020 league in Agege
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Yinka Ogundimu, representing Agege Constituency 1, says football remains a medium of engaging youths to achieve their full potential, thereby...
Grassroots soccer: Zola FC wins maiden Tunde Balogun U-14 tourney
Zola FC, Ijegun on Sunday emerged winners of the maiden edition of Tunde Balogun U-14 grassroots football tournament in Lagos State.
The team defeated Success...
Para-soccer Championship: Kano defeats Gombe 6-1 to reach semi-finals
The Kano State para-soccer team on Monday in Abuja defeated their Gombe State counterparts 6-1 at the ongoing National Para-Soccer Championship to qualify for...
National Para-Soccer Championship: Nasarawa beat Borno 3-2
Nasarawa state para-soccer team on Monday in Abuja defeated their Borno counterparts 3-2 at the ongoing National Para-Soccer Championship.
The Nigeria News Agency reports that...
Nasarawa govt donates N15m to state-owned football clubs
The Nasarawa State Government on Tuesday donated the sum of N15 million to both the Nasarawa United and Nasarawa Amazons, two state-owned football clubs...
Okoko Upset Defending Champion to Lift 6th AWA Championship in Lagos
Godwin Okoko of Otukpo Golf Club in Benue State emerged from the 6th Awa Ibraheem Junior Golf Championship concluded over the weekend as the...
Coach Mensah: GOTV Boxing Night mini good for Nigeria Boxers
Famous boxing coach, Joe Mensah, has described the introduction of GOtv Boxing Night Mini as a boom to Nigerian boxers. The maiden GOtv Boxing...
I am ready to offer coaching classes for Nigeria Coaches – Says Jo Bonfrere...
Coach bonfrere Jo has come out to express his feeling over the poor state of Nigeria coaching tactics and offer a coaching classes for...
FIFA formally welcomes Golden Eaglets to Brazil
Five -time world champions, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have landed in the city of Gioania, Brazil, where the team will tackle Hungary at...
“Chinese films aroused my interest in martial arts” – Nigerian Gold medallist
A gold medallist in the -73kg female category at the just-concluded 10th Korean Ambassador’s Taekwondo Championships, Uzoamaka Otuadinma, says watching Chinese films at her...
