Baale Oki Challenge Cup 2022: Organisers Plan Big, Fix Date For Draws Ceremony, Says Badiru Olawale
The draws ceremony of the Baale Oki Challenge Cup would hold on 14, October at the palace of the traditional ruler, High Chief Adedayo Badeyemo Oki (Baale Oki Kingdom). Chairman organizing Committee, Badiru Azeez Olawale made this known to Sports247 early today in Lagos. Olawale disclosed that many clubs in various categories turned up for the much-anticipated competition and urged...
Super Eagles To Face Costa Rica In San Jose Before Portugal Encounter
The Super Eagles will take on the Costa Rican senior national football team in an international friendly in San Jose next month, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed. This will be the second meeting between Nigeria and the Central American country at the men's senior national team level. The game is scheduled for the National Stadium in San Jose, Costa...
Ikeja DFA U-15 League: Akande Speaks On Dannaz Participation
Technical Director of Dannaz Football Club Of Lagos, Fatai Smith Akande has explained why his academy would participate in the forthcoming U-15 Ikeja DFA U-15 League. Akande disclosed that they are coming to the league to develop and expose their young players who don't have the opportunity to play competitive league or competition. "This is a good development and I must...
UNAF Kicks Off Zonal Phase Of African Schools Football Championship In Cairo Friday
About 200 girls and boys from different schools in the UNAF region will take part in the first Zonal Phase Qualifiers of the African Schools Football Championship from Friday, 07 October 2022. Proceedings will start at 08h00 GMT (10h00 local time) at 30 June Complex in Cairo on Friday. Hosts Egypt (host), Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Tunisia will take part in...
Scrabble Heavyweights Lead Battle To 2nd Patrons Cup As MSPL Finale Begins This Friday
World English Language Speaking Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC)-winning captain Cyril Umebiye and former African champion Femi Awowade top the list of players who will hunt on the board for honours in the second installment of the Patrons Cup which begins this Friday in Lagos. The Patrons Cup was created to give individual players who are not featuring at the...
Nigeria’s Green Hawks For Rugby League World Cup Qualifiers Next Phase
The Nigeria national rugby league team, Green Hawks have advanced to the next phase of qualification for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup after winning the Middle East-Africa Rugby League Championship title last week. Green Hawks wallop their Ghanaian counterparts 30-4 in the final on Saturday at the Mansah Sabbah Field, University of Ghana in Legon, Accra to retain the...
ICC U19 World Cup Qualifier: Nigeria Up Against Malawi, Kenya Takes On Sierra Leone In Semifinals Tomorrow
The Nigeria U19 men's team will continue their impressive outings in the ongoing ICC U19 World Cup qualifier when they face up against their Malawian counterparts in the first semifinal game on Friday. Team Nigeria, who won all their group games against Rwanda, Botswana and Sierra Leone, will play Team Malawi that finished as Runners Up in group B behind...
NOC ASMC SECOND MODULE ENDS IN LAGOS
The second module of 2022/2023 Session of the OS/NOC Advanced Sports Management Course which held online from Tuesday 4th to Thursday 6th October, 2022 ended in Lagos. Engr. Habu Ahmed Gumel, the President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee while addressing participants enjoined them to be a worthy administrators as we continue to build a...
Delta 2022: ‘We Are Going For Gold’, Adesina Yusuf Charges His Team Following Qualification To Represent Lagos State
Adesina Yusuf, Head Coach of Team Lagos Male Football Team has revealed that the State will go all out for gold this time around after both male and female categories sealed thier qualification to represent Southwest in the upcoming sports festival in Delta. The male team won Oyo by a 2-0 scoreline result while the female counterpart won 4-0 to...
Sunday Dare Inaugurates NBBF Board, Charges Commitment to Constitutional Review, Reconciliation
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare on Thursday inaugurated the Engineer Musa Kida led Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) board at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. Dare described the inauguration as significant for the growth of basketball in Nigeria and a forward leap in the mandate of the Ministry in superintending and supporting federations for the...
