Yenagoa LGA Wins Inaugural Bayelsa Sports Festival, As Gov Diri Declares Sports Festival Close
By Hananeel Jackson Yenagoa Local Government Area have emerged champions of the inaugural Bayelsa State Sports Festival tagged "Access Bank Prosperity Unity Games" after six days of intense contest among the eight LGA'S in Bayelsa. Yenagoa LGA topped the medals table with 74 medals comprising 34 gold, 22 silver, 18 bronze, Kolokuma/Opokuma finished second amassing 92 medals, 30 gold, 29...
NPFL 2022/23 : Eunisell, Abia Warriors FC Unveil New Jersey
Eunisell Limited and Abia Warriors Football Club have officially launched the new Eunisell branded jersey for the 2023/2024 football season. The unveiling, which held at Rixos Continental Resort , on Friday, March 31, attracted a good number of football stakeholders and the sports media. In a welcome address, Group Managing Director, Eunisell Limited,Mr. Chika Ikenga, said. "Eunisell decided to sponsor...
Job Vacancies For Today Friday 31st March 2023
Sports247.NG brings you, our sports-loving audiences the latest Job Vacancies in Nigeria friday 31st March 2023. Vacancy! Vacancy! Vacancy! Job Title: Data Analyst Location: Lagos. Job Summary - Extracting and collating data from primary and secondary sources. - Daily and periodic reporting of Box office figures to studios, management and partners. - Developing and maintaining databases, and data systems - reorganizing data in a readable format. -...
Abia Warriors Desire, Determines To Make NPFL Super Six
Abia Warriors midfielder, Uche Moses, has said the team is determined to secure a place in the season-ending Nigeria Premier Football League Super Six competition. Moses scored deep into stoppage time as Abia Warriors defeated Rangers 2-1 in their oriental derby clash on Wednesday. The midfielder, who linked up with the Ochendu Boys during the mid-season transfer window stated that passion...
CAF Confederation Cup: Rivers United off To Yamoussoukro Ahead Match Against ASEC Mimosa
Rivers United have left the country for Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire, for their CAF Confederation Cup dead rubber Group B clash against ASEC Mimosa. The NPFL champions contingent left the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, via Cote d’Ivoire Air Airline this morning (Friday). Following the recent victory, Rivers United now sits second in Group B with three points. The Port Harcourt club...
NFF Elucidates Motive Over NAIJA Super 8 Endorsement
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has explained why it endorsed NAIJA Super 8, a privately-organized off-season club football competition. The NAIJA Super 8, which will involve two clubs from each of the six geopolitical zones of the country, is billed to hold in Lagos from June 17 to 25. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony in Lagos, NFF Secretary General, Dr. Mohammed...
Okpekpe International Road Race Set To Deliver Another Pacesetting Event
Organizers of the historic and world-acclaimed Okpekpe International 10km Road Race have promised to organize another pacesetting event set to hold on Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Okpekpe town near Auchi, Edo State. The annual World Athletics Gold Label event returned last year after a two-year, covid-induced break and this year’s edition will be the ninth in the series after...
WAFU B U20 Cup: Nigeria’s Falconets To Confront Togo, Ghana, Others In Maiden Edition
Nigeria will be facing Ghana, Togo, Benin republic, Niger, Ivory Coast, and Burkina Faso for the maiden West After Football Union (WAFU) U20 Nations Cup, scheduled to hold in Ghana between May 20 and June 4, 2023. The tournament, organized by the West African Football Union Zone B, will see seven countries compete for the title. Apart from Nigeria, the...
Abuja International Marathon Unveils Lead Activities As 30 Days Countdown Begins
Organisers of the Abuja Internation Marathon billed to hold on April 29 have unveiled the lead activities that would spice up the first road race in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). An initiative of Unicentral Resources Generation Limited and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCTA), the race, according to the organisers, will offer a memorable experience for elite runners, both...
NFF: Reconciliation Committee Urges ANFPU, PFAN To Embrace Peace Over Lingering Issues
Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Reconciliation Committee, Comrade Philip Shaibu, who is also Edo State deputy governor, has called on members of the All Nigerian Football Players Union (ANFPU) and the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) to bury the hatchet and settle lingering issues, which has hampered the smooth running and progress of the unions. The five-man...
