Hostilities Begin As U-15 Mainland League Resumes In Lagos
After three weeks on break, the U-15 Honourable Sulaiman Hamidi Mainland football league would resume this Thursday at Ojoniyu sports center, Ebute-Metta, Mainland, Lagos. In a fixture made available to our correspondent, Super Soccer would face Strong Dove, while four matches would be played on Saturday. Varsity Academy battle Soccer city, Bethel International tackle Anibabs Academy, while Mighty Touch faces Bamise...
FA Cup: We Will Approach Bethel Match Like A Cup Final Says 36 Lion Boss
Founder of 36 Lion Football Club, Liameed Gafar has warned his players to approach their game against FC Bethel in the round of 32 Winners Golden Bet Lagos State Challenge Cup like a cup final. The pulsating encounter between 36 Lion and FC Bethel would hold on Saturday at Epe centre. Gafar in a chat with our correspondent said their...
World Cup Qualifiers: Ubogu, Ikpea Confident Super Eagles Will Qualify For Qatar
Nigeria Tuesday evening in Lagos qualified to join nine other countries for the final play-offs for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar. The Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw by the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde in a pulsating and tension-soaked encounter that had the apprehensive crowd on the edges of their seats. Speaking with...
The Biggest Scouting Tournament in Nigeria is Here!
Braves Sports Academy in conjunction with Reigns Soccer Agency and GG10 Management Agency has put together a one-week scouting tournament in Nigeria to help discover the next set of talents to overtake Europe. https://youtu.be/T9SceDyqTEE The scouting exercise had its first edition held in Lisbon, Portugal in April 2009, and have decided to visit Nigeria to harness the countries finest talents and...
Nigeria Reach 2022 FIFA World Cup Final Qualifying Round
Three-time African champions Nigeria survived an intense dogfight against Cape Verde in Lagos on Tuesday to qualify for the final round of the African series for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals. Energetic and brave forward Victor Osimhen scored the Super Eagles’ only goal of the day and then worked assiduously at the fore and elsewhere to ensure Nigeria...
Gumel Commends Governor Diri, As Bayelsa To Host NOC AGM
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) President, Engineer Habu Ahmed Gumel has commended the Bayelsa State government led by His Excellency, Governor Douye Diri for accepting the offer to host the Nigeria Olympic Committee's Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is slated for December 15 -17, 2021; in Yenagoa. In a release issued by Phemmy Adetula, the NOC Public Relations Officer (PRO),...
Rangers Pegged Back By Lamray United In Tico/Select Preseaaon Tourney
Defending champions of the annual Ifeanyi Ekwueme Tico/Select Preseason Tournament, Rangers International F.C started the defense of the title they last year with a pulsating 1-1 draw against national league side, Lamray United F.C of Enugu as the tournament kicked off on Sunday, November 14, 2021, inside UNEC Stadium, Enugu. Rangers’ fast-rising winger, Chidiebere Nwobodo scored first for the ‘Flying...
Okowa lifts long Distance runners With Over N1million …charges athletes to be ready for African Youth Games
The President of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria, Chief Tonobok Okowa, has lifted the spirit of some long-distance runners with more than N1 million after meeting with them in Abeokuta on Saturday. Okowa revealed during the meeting that there is need to invest in the athletes so as to make the country proud in international competitions. With the...
Sports Minister Appoints Abba Yola As Chief Of Staff
Alhaji Abba Abdullahi Yola has been announced as the Chief Of Staff(COS) to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development. He is also the Ciroman Yola. A veteran, he has been involved directly with sport as an athlete /player and administrator over several years. He is expected to bring his vast experience to bear on this new assignment having...
Scoring Goals Is All I Know How To Do Best – Kasim Abdulrafiu
Offa born close to 6ft forward, Kasim Abdulrafiu has said that scoring is all he knows how to do best. He made this disclosure after scoring against Gombe United FC and Nasarawa United FC in friendly matches after featuring for YOCA Stars and Offa United respectively at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna. "I'm a natural born striker. I love to score...
