South South FA Chairmen reject NFF Normalisation Committee
The Chairmen of the Football Associations in the South South zone of Nigeria met at Port-Harcourt Rivers State on the 21st day of January 2020 and issued the following communique. 1). It has come to our attention that the President of the NFF Mr. Amaju Pinnick, the Chairman of Chairmen Mr Ibrahim Gusau and the South South zonal coordinator...
NFF Inaugurates Delta State FA Normalization Committee Despite Fuludu’s Grudges
Members of the Delta State F A Normalization Committee and NFF officials The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Thursday, inaugurated a four - man Normalization Committee that will manage football affairs in Delta State and also set up mechanism and conduct the election of Delta State Football Association (F A) for the executive that will be in charge of the...
AFN: Ministry Restates Position on Gusau’s Suspension
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has restated its position that Engineer Ibrahim Gusau remains suspended as president of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN). In an interview with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, the Special Assistant to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Tunde Akpeji, stressed that the leadership of AFN under Mr Olamide George continues to...
BURUJ SPORTS ACADEMY TEST MATCH AGAINST GABI FC ENDED 1:2
The friendly match was fixed to ascertain the players readiness for their second league match Gabi FC boys were mounting pressure in the first half with their accurate mobility. Their first goal was a penalty kick committed by James Acha in nearly 33mins of the match. It was a crushing outcome for the Gabi F.C boys, who were outstanding for the...
Sports Minister Begins Payment of Athletes’ Allowances, AFN hails Sports Minister as Kaita replaces Ogba
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has fulfilled his promise to pay Nigeria's youth and junior athletes to the CAA U-18/U-20 championships in Abidjan,Cote D'Ivoire last April allowances owed them by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) under the leadership of the now suspended president of federation, Shehu Ibrahim Gusau. ...
FCT League: Henry Ogwu Bags Hat trick In Winco FC Win As Tikitaka Defeat State House
Winco Foam FC winger, Henry Ogwu scored a first half hat trick to get his team the much needed win in their group C first match 3-2 defeat to Sun FC at the Area 3 Sports Complex. The smart, fast winger opened his goal account in the 7th minute and scored the second in the 25th minute. Meanwhile, before Henry's second...
CAS threatens Kurt Okraku’s reign as Ghana FA President
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) threatens the reign of Kurt Okraku as Ghana FA boss with the world adjudicative body set to sit on the case involving disqualified presidential aspirant Wilfred Osei Kwaku (Palmer). The world body is set to begin processes to put paid to rest to the long-winding legal tussle which hangs around the Ghana FA...
Wrestling: NWF Hails Sports Minister’s Support For Rome Ranking Series Tourney
The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) has applauded the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare for his timely financial intervention which ensured Team Nigeria participated at the recently-concluded Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series tournament in Rome, Italy. Commonwealth champions Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg) and Blessing Oborududu (68kg) won gold and bronze medals respectively at the tournament, while multiple African...
Adekuoroye Returns to number 2 In World, Oborududu Climbs To Career high number 3
Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg) reclaimed her second position in the global ranking, after winning gold at the tournament in Rome. The world bronze medalist was rated No. 3 prior to the tournament. She now has 43pts in second place behind Japanese world no. 1 Risako Kawai with 60pts. In third place is former world champion Ningning Rong of China, who...
Reconstruction Work at Eket, Uyo Stadia set to Resume as more Stadium Equipment arrive Uyo
Thousands of stadium equipment have arrived Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, ahead of on-going renovation and reconstruction works at Uyo and Eket Township Stadia in Akwa Ibom State. The equipment which is the first of many expected batches, arrived on Wednesday and were received by the Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Sir Monday Uko. Mr. Uko expressed gratitude to Akwa...
