NOC POLLS: Group Describes Gumel’s Fifth Tenure Bid As Selfish And Unpatriotic …Appeals To Stakeholders To Reject Him
By 'Lanre Owolabi Friends of Nigeria Sports, have come out with a timely appeal to genuine and critical stakeholders in Nigerian sports to reject the bid of outgoing Nigeria Olympic Committee president, Engr. Habu Gumel for a fifth tenure in office. In the message signed by its National Coordinator, Chief Dipreiye Thompson, it describes Gumel's attempt to return for a fifth...
NSF Delta 2022 : Team Nasarawa Clinch Double Bronzes in Tennis Event
The duo of Shehu Lawal and Sani Yau have won Bronze Medal for Team Nasarawa in the Men's Doubles Tennis Event. The painful result was triggered by their 6-2-6-0(0-2) Semi-Finals loss to Team Bayelsa. In the Mixed Doubles Tennis Event, Team Nasarawa also settled for the Bronze Medal as Team Lagos advanced to the final.
NSF Delta 2022 : Bayelsa State Government Fulfills Cash Promises To Athletes As Team Bayelsa Maintain Second Spot
The Bayelsa state government has fulfilled the two hundred thousand naira cash promises to gold medalists at the ongoing 21st National Sports Festival, Delta 2022 in Asaba. One hundred thousand naira went to each Silver Medalist as fifty thousand naira was given to each bronze medalist for each athlete that wins a medal for the state at the showpiece. Bayelsa State...
Asaba 2022: Osun First Gold Medalist in Swimming, Titilayo Badmus Euphoria Over Record Feat, Advocates For More Investments In Swimming
Osun first gold medalist in swimming, Titilayo Badmus who won in the 50M Butterfly (S10) category has revealed how happy he is to achieve such record feat as he clamors for more investment and intervention so that swimming will be well recognized and placed in the top category in sports that it truly belongs. Titilayo further explained that there are...
NWFL Premiership: Kalu Chinwe Dreams Of Continental Football With Nassarawa Amazons, Says Team Is On The Right Track
It's all about the NWFL and it just ended with Nassarawa Amazons sharing the spoils with Robo FC in a goalless draw at the Legacy Pitch Stadium, Surulere Lagos. Kalu Chinwe who was part of the Nigeria's women world cup squad speaking exclusively to sport247.ng revealed that it was a nice match up between both teams, "that we didn't loose...
NSF Delta 2022 : Team Nasarawa Have Grabbed A Silver Medal In Boxing
Habeeb Obayomi won the medal for Team Nasarawa in the Male 57kg Category after losing 2-3 in split decision to his Delta State counterpart, Wahab Tobiloba in the final. This brings to five, the total number of Silver Medals so far won by Team Nasarawa, and sixteen overall at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Asaba, Delta State.
NWFL 2022/23 : Heartland Queens Beaten In NWFL Premiership Clash
Heartland Queens fell to an uninspiring 0-2 defeat to perennial rivals, Delta Queens in the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) matchday 2 clash on Wednesday at the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri. First half of the highly expected explosive encounter ended barren with limited opportunities coming from the combatants. However, at resumption of play the visitors showed more purposeful football and...
Maracana 2022 Soccer Fiesta : U15 Category – Erelu Edu Kiddies club hands over A Shock Defeat To Ajegunle Junior Flames ; Remo Stars Pins A point
A goal each from Edezi Samo in the 9" and Haruna Hadi in the 16' apiece was all that was needed as Remo Stars and Smart City settled for a draw at the on going Maracana 2023 soccer Fiesta. It was the second match for Remo Stars having lost to Ajegunle United in their first match at the ongoing...
Maracana Soccer Fiesta: Ajegunle Utd Victory Over Remo Stars Thrills Coach Adebayo
Coach Adewale Adebayo had all the feels on Tuesday, as his team, Ajegunle United shocked NPFL side, Remo Stars in the opening game of the first edition of Maracana Soccer Fiesta, holding in Ajegunle. Adebayo's team came from behind to give their fans a memorable win over Remo Stars. Former Shooting Stars and Dukla Praque forward Sunday Faleye scored...
NSF Delta 2022 : Team Nasarawa Win More Medals At National Sports Festival
Nasarawa State is showing no sign of slowing down in their medal pursuit as they amassed two more medals on Day Eight at the currently running National Sports Festival holding in Asaba, the Delta State Capital. Though this year's Sports Festival was upgraded to accommodate elite and professional athletes, it has, however, not swayed the performance nor quest of Team...
