African Championships : Nigeria Claim Three Medals On Final Day
Team Nigeria capped an impressive outing at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships in El Jadida, Morocco, claiming a silver and two bronze medals in the Freestyle (FS) events on the final day of the tournament. It means all 11 wrestlers paraded by the country at the Championships each won a medal. Wrestling in the 57kg FS, Commonwealth silver-medallist Ebikewenimo...
Gombe United Beat Kwara United As Yusuf Abdul’azeez Scores Twice To Increase His Goal Tally To Thirteen
Gombe United defeated Kwara United 4-2 in the match day 29 of the ongoing Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) played at the Pantami stadium, Gombe, today. It took just nine minute for the Savannah Scorpions to take the lead through their in -form player Yusuf Abdul'azeez who curled a delicious left footed shot few metres from the box as Ahmed...
“It’s A Big Milestone,” – Osimhen Shares Heartfelt Note After Receiving Serie A Young Player Of The Year Award
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen took to Instagram to say that winning the 2021/22 Serie A Best Young Player of the Year award is a "big milestone" for him. Despite missing parts of the season due to injury, Osimhen saw off competition from Juventus' striker Dusan Vlahovic to win the award. The 23-year-old was named the league's U-23 MVP thanks to...
“What A Magical Way To End The Season,” – Zaidu Sanusi Says After Helping FC Porto Complete Double
Nigerian left-back Zaidu Sanusi shone at left-back as FC Porto defeated Tondela 3-1 on Sunday to capture the Taca de Portugal. Porto were huge favourites going into the final, and the newly crowned Portuguese Primeira Liga champions were too strong for relegated Tondela. Mehdi Taremi and Vitinha scored two goals between halftime to give Porto a 2-0 lead, before Neto Borges...
Lagos Has Become Africa’s Table Tennis Hub Says Khaled El-Salhy
It was without mincing words that the President of ITTF Africa, Khaled El-Salhy tagged Nigeria’s commercial never centre, Lagos as the hub of table tennis in the continent following the successful staging of several ITTF-sanctioned events. Speaking at the press conference to herald the commencement of the 2022 African Club Championships, the Egyptian specifically thanked the Lagos State government for...
Mati wins As Bello Retains Women’s Title At ITTF Africa Western Region Championships
Taiwo Mati had to dump out two former champions to win his maiden laurel in the men’s singles at the ITTF Africa Western Region Championships as Fatimo Bello claimed her third consecutive title in the women’s singles of the competition. Mati who finished fourth at the national trials organized by the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) won back his confidence...
How Club Owners, Managers, Coaches Rate Ikeja Super League
Following the success of the just concluded first round of Ikeja Divisional Football Super League, some club owners, managers and coaches whose teams are playing in the league have commended the organisers for the job well done. Some of the football stakeholders who attended the meeting with organisers to review the league told journalists that they were satisfied with the...
Ikeja Super League:Alagbe Warns Teams To Shun Soccer Hooliganism
Chairman Ikeja Divisional Football Association, Taiwo Rafiu Alagbe has warned teams to shun vices that can ruin Ikeja Divisional Football Super League which kicked off some weeks ago across various centres. Algbe said this while addressing the club owners, managers, coaches and referees at the stakeholders meeting held over the weekend to review the just concluded first round of the...
IOC President Congratulates Gumel On Japanese Honour
President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), His Excellency, Thomas Bach has sent congratulations to Engineer Habu Ahmed Gumel, Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) President for the honour bestowed on him by the Government of Japan. In the congratulatory message, the IOC President said, "It was with great pleasure that I learnt that you are among the distinguished foreign recipients in...
AREWA SPORTS FORUM CONGRATULATE FLYING EAGLES WAFU B CUP TRIUMPH OVER YOUNG SQUIRRELS
The Arewa Sports Forum has congratulated the the national U20 men team otherwise known as the 'Flying Eagles' after the Nigerians obliterated their Republic of Benin counterparts, 3-1 in the final of the Wafu B U20 tournament on Friday in Niamey , the Republic of Niger capital. In a communique signed by its vice president, Attahiru Babayo, the forum also sent...
