Igali hails Dare on feat by wrestlers at world ranking series in Italy
The President of the Nigeria wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali, has showered praises on the Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, over his role in the feat achieved by Nigerian wrestlers at the recently concluded world ranking series tournament, which took place in Rome, Italy. Odunayo Adekuoroye, competing in the 57kg category defeated Anshu Anshu of India10-0 to claim gold in the...
‘We’re building for the future’, says Ekiti FA boss …unveils management for state youth teams
The board of Ekiti Football Association ably led by Bayo Olanlege, Saturday, in Ado-Ekiti unveiled the management of the state youth teams. The youth teams which comprises the U13, U16 and the U19, will be lead by a coterie of tested and youthful coaches, as well as experienced team managers. The management teams, according to the State FA Chairman, Bayo...
DANGOTE CAN MAKE POSITIVE IMPACT IN YOUTH FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT SAYS BURUJ SPORTS ACADEMY CEO
The richest man in Africa, a philantropist Alh. Aliko Dangote have a distinctive role to play in youth football development if more concentration can be shifted to the development and discovering of young soccer talents in Nigeria to cub unscrupulous, criminal act and insecurity in the Nigerian Youths without saddling the responsibility on the shoulder of our Government all...
Ministry Moves to Bridge Digital Skills Gap in Nigerian Youth, Partners WILCO Under its Work Experience Programme
In line with his resolve to ensure that the Youth Development mandate of the Ministry goes hand in hand with its Sports Development mandate, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, Monday in Abuja, led senior officials of the Ministry in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with a private organisation WILCO, to provide digital...
Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Junior Achievement Nigeria in partnership for Youth Development
Continuing on its quest to ensure that the Nigerian Youth is equipped with the needed digital skills to compete favourably in the world, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Junior Achievement Nigeria (Worldwide), the non profit organisation in the world, leading in financial literacy training, digital skills acquisition and entrepreneurship for the...
Nigeria club side hires Ex-Portguese International, one other as coaches
Nigeria club side, Garden City Panthers FC of Abuja, have acquired the services of former Portugal international, Manuel Matias as its Head Coach. The chairman of the club, Robinson Adakosa, confirmed this on Monday in an interview with the newsmen. Matias played 272 games in 13 seasons in the Primeira Liga for Salgueiros, Vitória de Guimarães, União da Madeira, Leça, Gil Vicente, Vitória de Setúbal and Porto and made 46 International...
D’Tigers to start 2021 Afrobasket qualification race in November
D'Tigers will compete in Group D alongside Mali, Rwanda and Algeria for a place in the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Championship. The Olympic Games bound squad who narrowly lost the 2017 title to co-host, Tunisia will start the qualification campaign between the 23rd of November and 1st of December, 2020 at venues yet to be determined by FIBA Africa. Although, D'Tigers are...
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Runners throng Teslim Balogun Stadium for Sanwo-Olu forms
Enthusiastic runners in their hundreds thronged the Marathon Village, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere on Monday as the distribution of Access Bank Lagos City Marathon forms purchased by the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for intending participants entered the final phase. According to a statement signed by Olukayode Thomas, Head Communications and Media for the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon,...
Victor Moses set to join Conte as he returns to Chelsea
Chelsea's on loan right back, Victor Moses is set to join Inter Milan having enjoyed a good relationship with Conte after a barren loan spell with Turkish giants, Fenerbache. Victor Moses was a regular part of the Italian's starting X1 in the 2016 EPL victory mostly deployed as RWB. After the departure of Conte, Moses joined Fernerbache with Sarri at the...
EDO 2020: Edo solid track gives athletes opportunities to set new national and festival records says Alli
The Competition Director for the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF) Yussuf Alli on Sunday declared that National and Festival records, especially in athletics, could be broken at the Edo 2020 Sports Festival. Speaking to sports correspondents in Benin, Edo State after inspection of facilities at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Alli said the base for the track is one of...
