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...
Joe Aribo scores but Rangers suffer Europa League final heartbreak in 5-4 penalty shoot-out defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt
Joe Aribo scored the opener in Wednesday's Europa League final but Eintracht Frankfurt prevailed 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes in the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium, Seville. Rangers took the lead on 57 minutes when Aribo capitalized on a defensive error to slot home with a cool low finish. The 25-year-old had come closest to opening the...
NWFL Super 6: All Hope Not Lost for Naija Ratels – Ugochi
The 2022 NWFL Super six has been a thrilling event since it began, approaching day three. Bayelsa Queens had trashed Naija Ratels 4:0 in a day two fixture of the Super six. The Abuja based club suffered a huge defeat in the hands of Bayelsa Queens with ease at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Edo State. This...
Private Primary School Football Championship: Viscum Three Others Fight For Final Ticket
Four private primary schools would battle for final ticket on Thursday morning in the ongoing Private Primary School Football Championship tagged ‘CMOA Cup’ The tourney which stated some weeks ago with 15 private primary schools are taking place in Viscum Schools at the Omole Phase II, Ojodu Berger, Lagos. In the semi final pairing released by the organisers on Wednesday, Kingdom...
