Community Cup First Edition Gets Date, Set To Feature Community Owned Teams, Grassroot Institutions
With the proposed plan of the first edition of the COMMUNITY CUP” set to begin from the month of March 2021, the Community Football Foundation (CFF) has started planing as it will feature only Clubs that meet the Community Football Foundation (CFF) Ownership Structure Frame Work which amongst others includes that the participating Clubs must be community-owned, run and...
2020/2021 NPFL: Nasarawa United Gets Covid-19 Test Results…All Players Tested Negative
Results of the COVID-19 tests for officials and players of the Nasarawa United Football Club have been released today. According to the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule on Health Matters, who supervised the process yesterday at the Nasarawa State Centre for Infectious Disease and Research Centre, Lafia, Princess Margaret Elayo, all the results returned negative. Nasarawa United officials and...
Amaju And Future Of Nigerian Football
Since the exits of Sani Lulu and Aminu Maigari as past presidents of Nigeria football federation respectively, the country's football has been battling against a myriad of self-induced problems hinged on self-aggrandizement, blatant blackmailing and mindlessly destructive agitations from several assumed stakeholders in the fortunes of the country's football. The current leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation led by Melvin...
Just In: Wrestling 2020 World Championships Called Off Over Covid-19 Restrictions
Team Nigeria will no longer participate at the 2020 edition of the World Championships earlier scheduled to take place in Belgrade, Serbia from 12 – 20 December, following cancellation of the tournament by the global governing body – the United World Wrestling (UWW). The Nigerian contingent made up of Commonwealth champions Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg), Blessing Oborududu (68kg) and Aminat Adeniyi...
Wikki Tourists Aiming For A Very Good Finish In NPFL – Abd’Allah
Wikki Tourists Technical Adviser Usman Abd'Allah has declared that the ambition of the club is to finish at 'a very, very good position' in the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League season which kicks off early next month. The League Management Company last week released the schedule for the new session which gets under way on December 6 this year...
NWFL Authenticates Flying Officers Cup 2020, Tasks Organisers To Adhere Strictly To COVID-19 Protocols
The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) has officially endorsed the Flying Officers Cup, scheduled to begin in Abuja on Monday, the 16th of November 2020. The women football league body gave it's backing to the foremost Nigeria women's football Pre-season competition on Wednesday through a letter signed by the Chief Operating Officer, Mrs. Faith Ben-Anuge. In the letter of...
NBBF North East Zone To Hold Referees Training Ahead Of New Season
The North East Zone of the Nigeria Basketball Federation has concluded plans for a referees' training course ahead of the new basketball season. The training which will include participants from Adamawa, Gombe, Borno, Taraba, Yobe and Bauchi states will hold between the 13th and 17th of November at the University of Maiduguri. One of Nigeria's elite and FIBA badged referees, Kingsley...
Abia State Under 21 Female Inter LG Football Competition Receives Support From AFGRAS , Foundation UK
AFGRAS FOUNDATION is an advocate for grassroots sports development. They believe in the power of sport to change lives even in the most rural of areas. As a result, they are committed to encouraging sporting talents wherever they are by giving them the necessary PUSH in the right direction. Dedication + Motivation = Success. AFGRAS through their ‘street...
WABA Got Another Shot On Its Arm From The USA Based Commission Of Boxing Association (COfBA)
By Marunda Oko Kitau, Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania November 11, 2020 The World Africa Boxing Association (WABA) added another high profile recognition after the USA based Commission of Boxing Association (COfBA) recognized its reputation to elevate boxing and combat spots. According to the Director of the Human Resources Management (DHRM) Ms. Irene Joseph Magebo, COfBA's communication echoes WABA's resolve to protect the...
Abia State Youth And Sports Commissioner Makes Case For Youth Parliament
Abia State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Chief Emeka George Ikwuagwu, has said that the constitution of the Abia State Youth Parliament by his ministry was to involve youths in governance and make them relevant in the scheme of things. Speaking when he led a delegation from the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development on a courtesy visit to the...
