ITTF Africa Youth Championships: Nigeria Qualifies For WYC , Edges Egypt To U-19 Title
Nigeria’s U-19 team to the 2022 ITTF Africa Youth Championships secured their slot at the World Youth Championships after beating Egypt 3-1 in the final of the team event on Saturday July 23. The win helped Nigeria to halt the dominance of Egypt in the team events of the 2022 ITTF Africa Youth Championships as Taiwo Mati became the hero...
“Let Be Patient With Falcons Coach”, Akinwunmi Tells Fans, Media
Following the failure of the Super Falcons to grab a bronze medal at the just concluded Women's Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON, vice president of Nigeria Football Federation NFF Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi has urged the football fans and media to exercise patience with the coach of women senior national team, Randy Waldrum. Zambia beat nine-time Africa champions 1-0 in the...
Aiyepekun, Akinwunmi, Ex- Internationals Applaud Proprietor Of Seamoriow Sports Center
Executive Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Shola Aiyepekun has congratulated Oluwaseyi Owolabi Amos for successfully building the Seamoriow sports stadium at Ikotun in the Alimosho local government area of the state. Aiyepekun disclosed this after he commissioned the sports center with other invited guests on Sunday afternoon. In his message, Aiyepekun commended the staff and management of Seamoriow...
Bukola Olopade Celebrates Tobi Amusan On Her History-Making At The World Athletics Championships
A former Commissioner for Youths and Sports in Ogun state, Honourable Bukola Olopade has congratulated Nigeria’s first World Champion, Tobi Amusan after winning gold in the Women’s 100m Hurdle at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Amusan broke her World Record twice in the early hours of today, blazing to a 12.12 seconds in the semifinals to...
Tobi Amusan Set New Hurdle World Record, Becomes Nigerian First-Ever World Champion, As Ese Brume Leaps To Silver Medal
Tobi Amusan made history in the early hours of Monday morning after blazing to 12.12 in the semifinals, which set a World Record in the 100m hurdle event at the world track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon, and became Nigeria's first World Champion after blazing to a 12:06(+2.5) in the final, Sports247 Nigeria reports. Amusan capitalized on her epic...
FEED Sports Nigeria To Offer Sports Scholarships, Host 1st Community Fencing Cup
A selection of students from a pool of 12,000 keen and eligible student athletes have been selected for sports scholarships by the FEED (Fund Educate Empower Develop) Sports Nigeria. The selected students will be officially presented on July 27th at the Christ Cathedral Hall, Lagos Island. This year, the selection of successful students will be put forward for sports scholarships with...
Taiwan Beer Draft Vanung’s Humphery Edobor Gabriel In The Super Basketball League (SBL) First Round Pick
With the third pick in the 2022 SBL draft, the Taiwan Beer selected Vanung University’s forward Humphery Edobor Gabriel “Gabe” on Monday in an unexpected turn of events. Gabe injured his elbow a few hours before the draft at the draft combine earlier in the day and had to endure 6 stitches after about 2 hours in a nearby Hospital...
In-Form Striker Promise David Relishes Flourishing Start at Sirens FC, Opens Up on National Team Choices
20 year old Nigerian- Canadian, Promise David says he is relishing his bright start to life at new club Sirens FC after completing a move from Valleta FC. Speaking about the difficulty of the Maltese League, the 20 year old forward said "it’s a tough league with lot of physicality but with my size i have been able to thrive...
Dare, Gumel Harp on Discipline, Zero Tolerance for Doping As First Batch of Team Nigeria Athletes Depart for Birmingham
The first batch of Team Nigeria athletes to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham left the country on Friday. A group left through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos while the other left through the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja. The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, the President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee(NOC) Engineer Habu...
Moshood Abiola National Stadium Wears New Look, As Two Training Pitches Are Ready For Use
As the Sports Ministry continues to revitalize and reinvigorate sports infrastructures around the country, the Moshood Abiola National Stadium playing turf is now wearing a new look and ready for use. The turf had taken a blow after heavy utilization, however it has now enjoyed massive transformation, once again becoming fit for international utilization. In the aftermath of the Nigeria-Ghana World...
