India 2022: Sunday Dare Congratulates Flamingo On Their Qualification
The Minister For Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has congratulated the Nigeria U17 Women’s team, The Flamingos on their latest feat of securing qualification to the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup slated for India. Flamingos held their Ethiopia counterparts to a barren draw in the reverse fixture of the final qualifying match at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja on...
India 2022: Nigeria Secure World Cup Ticket Without Conceding Any Goal
Nigeria U17 Women’s national team, The Flamingos have secured qualification to the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup after a goalless draw with Ethiopia in the second leg of the final qualifying match at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja on Saturday evening. Nigeria went through on aggregate scores having won the first leg by a lone goal in Addis Ababa two...
Sunday Dare Charges Basketball Interim Management To Facilitate The Revamp Of Youth Basketball In Nigeria
Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has tasked the newly-inaugurated Interim Management Committee of the basketball to ensure the growth of the game in areas such as including grassroots talent development and corporate sponsorships amongst others. The Minister made this known during the inauguration of an 11-man team to manage the game within a stipulated period. He stated "the...
Olude Kehinde And Two Other Emerge Winners At Maiden Edition Of ‘Ogun Women Run’
Results are in for the maiden edition of the Ogun Women Run, an initiative organized by Brussels Sports Management Limited to empower the women in Ogun state across the board, both young and also encouraging healthy living in the process. Olude Kehinde Ajoke ran a time of twenty minutes and four seconds(20:04) to emerge the winner of the five kilometers...
Buruj Football Club Takes Huge Leap In It’s $1 Million Stadium Project…Acquires Land Set To Be Named After Rev. Mother Abimbola Ajayi
Third-tier league club of Nigeria's league system, Buruj Football Club has taken a huge leap in its $1million stadium project after the recently ranked topmost Academy acquired 3 acres of land. The sports establishment has taken a bold step in the actualization of its proposed $1 Million Stadium Project after purchasing 3 acres of land in a well-grounded environment and...
‘Anthony Joshua Needs Massive Change To Win Rematch With Oleksandr Usyk”, Joe Joyce Advises
Ahead of the highly anticipated rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk, British heavyweight Joe Joyce has tipped the Ukrainian WBA, IBF and WBO title holder to beat his British opponent. He claimed that Joshua would need to make massive revolution to beat Usyk and reclaim his belts for a second time, before calling out the Ukrainian fighter. He told Boxing...
Ezinne Kalu Set To Host Camp, Meet And Greet Session With Nigerian Youths
American-born Nigerian basketball player, Ezinne Kalu, member of the D' Tigress of Nigeria basketball team has revealed her summer plans for Nigeria youths as she plans out a host of events on her next visit to Nigeria. The Olympian and model took to her official twitter handle to reveal her holiday plans following D'Tigress withdrawal from FIBA Women's Basketball World...
WGB Lagos FA Cup: Don’t Bring Medically Unfit Players To Match Venue, Organiser Warn Teams
A call has gone to the club owners and coaches whose teams are still in WGB Lagos State FA Cup not to bring players who are not medically fit to play in the competition. Disclosing this to sport 247.ng, chairman technical committee of Lagos State Football Association,LSFA,Dotun Coker reminded the club owners, managers and coaches of the participating teams' to...
Amateur Footballer Slumps, Dies During Federation Cup Match In Edo
An amateur football player, Christopher Edoghogho, has slumped and died in Benin City, Edo state during a football match between his club, Angels Football Academy and BJ Foundation Football Club in the ongoing Federation Cup. It was reported that Edoghogho suddenly collapsed after heading the ball just two minutes into the match at the School Of Health Technology Football...
NNL 2021/22 : Go-Round FC To Play Without Their Fans, Fined One Million Naira For Pitch Invasion
Following incessant incidents of pitch invasion by fans and management of Go-Round football club, Omoku, the latest being in the match day sixteen game against Rovers of Calabar in Omoku, The Nigeria National League has ruled that Go-Round will play their remaining five home fixtures under a strictly controlled atmosphere without their fans at the Krisdera Stadium. The...
