Flying Eagles Seek Squirrels’ Cap To Add Regional Glory To Continental Ticket
Nigeria Flying Eagles and neighbours Benin Republic, both already qualified for the 17th Africa U20 Cup of Nations Egypt 2023, will slug it out on Friday to determine which of the two teams is the best U20 squad in the West African Football Union B zone. Like Nigeria, Benin Republic emerged winners of their pool in the group phase,...
NWFL Super Six: Nasarawa Amazons Pip Delta Queens, Rivers Angels Grab First Win
By Kehinde Osagiede Nasarawa Amazons today defeated Delta Queens 1-0 to record six points in the ongoing Super Six tournament of the Nigeria Women Football League holding in Benin City. The solid girls in a similar fashion defeated Edo Queens at the same Uniben Sports Complex on Tuesday in their first action. Recall that their supposed first match with Naija Ratels was...
Abdullahi Biffo Donates Giant Trophy For 2022 Emir’s Cup
Kwara United gaffer Abdullahi Biffo has donated a giant trophy for the 2022 Emir of Ilorin Football tournament. The competition is expected to start after the 2022 Ileya Festival and only five Local Governments will compete in the fiesta. Ilorin East, Ilorin South, Ilorin West, Asa, and Moro are the five Local Governments in Kwara State that will participate in the...
Sports Minister Calls For Calmness, Understanding Following Nigeria National Basketball Players Petition Against Incumbent Administration
Following the Nigeria National Basketball Players Petition to the Federation expressing their extreme dissatisfaction with the incumbent leadership led by Musa Kida over the decline in morale support and sports performance for both the men and women national team, Sunday Dare has called for patience and calmness as their requests will be looked into. Due to the mismanagement, the team...
NBBF Zonal Reps Tackle Sunday Dare On Basketball Ban …Ready To Go To Courts To Reclaim Mandate
The ban on Nigeria basketball announced last week by the Federal Government has continued to generate unpleasant ripples in the basketball community. The six Zonal representatives on the NBBF board have come out in unison to condemn the decision which they described as retrogressive and wicked in view of the new moves by the NBBF board to consolidate on...
Team Nigeria Departs For African Championships In Morocco
Nigeria’s contingent to this year’s African Wrestling Championships in El Jadida, Morocco will depart the country on Thursday (19 May) for the tournament which runs from 17 – 22 May. The delegation, which is made of up of 13 wrestlers (10 women and 3 men), two national team coaches – Purity Akuh and Victor Kodei, top-class referee Usman Yusuf...
Bayelsa Queens Chairman Extols Aisha Falode Virtue
The Chairman of Bayelsa Queens FC, Pastor Robin Angonimi Apreala has extolled the virtues of the Chairperson of the Nigeria Women Football League, Madam Aisha Falode for her dogged drive in the development of the women game in Nigeria. Pastor Apreala stated this in an interview with journalists in Benin City, Edo State at the ongoing Super 6 of...
“We Are Excited To Showcase Possibilities In Our League,” Bitnob CEO Bernard Parah
Leading Financial technology giants, Bitnob, signed a multi-year partnership deal with the Nigeria Professional Football League as the Elite sponsor of the league. Bitnob, who have redefined financial services using the Bitcoin network completed this deal which also sees it as the exclusive Fintech partner of the league for the next three years starting from next season. The CEO of...
BREAKING: Ikorodu City FC Management Places Technical Crew on Three-match Ultimatum
The management team of Ikorodu City FC has placed the entire Technical staff of the club, coaches, back room staff, including the General Manager, on a three-match ultimatum to turn the tides. Ikorodu City started the second half of the 2022 Nigeria National League season with a draw against Campos FC in Lagos, losing very important two points that sees...
Sunday Dare Calls Out Nigeria Volleyball Federation…Demands Game Structural Development For Grassroots Sustainability
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has tasked the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) to put up structures that will enable grassroots development of the game in order to ensure it's growth and upward trajectory. The Federation International for Volleyball (FIVB) and Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB), president of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), engineer Habu Gumel who...
