2021 Amapro Championship Day 1 : Abraysports, NPFL All Stars, Mokwa Secure Morale Boosting Results
It was an enthralling moment in the matches played on day one of the 2021 Amapro Football Championship at the Kwara State Stadium, Ilorin on Monday. The annual competition, which is created to integrate professionals with amateur players and also to discover talents started on an entertaining note with 9 goals scored on the first day. The first game of the...
Modena, Local Scouts Converge For Amapro Football Tournament
Local and International football scouts have converged in Ilorin for the Amapro Football Tournamen organised by Phreestyle Sports to select talented footballers for international opportunities. The tournament started on Monday 23rd August at Kwara Stadium Complex. Speaking at the Press Conference, Coordinator of the competition Shogo Shodunnke said that the tournament is also an opportunity at empowering the youths. "This football competition...
Hon Godwin Adode To Host Excellent FC Before Departure To Côte d’Ivoire
The Executive Chairman of Ughelli North Local Government council Chief Hon Godwin Adode is expected to on Monday August 30 play host to players and officials of Excellent football club of Ughelli ahead of their departure to Côte d’Ivoire where they will feature in the 2021 edition of the Tournoi International de Football Koumassi TIK-K tournament. The event which is...
Youth & Sports Ministry Begins Distribution Of Footballs To Local Football Teams In Nasarawa State
By Eche Amos PRO, Nasarawa State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development A brainchild of the Nasarawa State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development with the endorsement of the Executive Governor, His Excellency, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, local football clubs in Nasarawa State have started receiving free branded footballs as part of the Governor Sule Administration's "One Team, One Ball" Initiative. The...
Group Declares Support For Kida, Nimrod, Yakubu, Return As Federations President… Lauds Sunday Dare’s Passion For Sports Development
Ahead of the September elections into the various sports federation boards in Nigeria, a group of sports enthusiasts, journalists, and stakeholders, under the auspices of Friends of Nigeria Sports (FSN), have declared their support for the re-election of some sports federation caretaker chairmen as president in their respective federations. In a release signed by the spokesperson of the group, Asiwaju...
President Buhari Hails Outstanding Achievements Of Nigeria’s U20 Athletes
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Nigerian athletes on their outstanding achievements at the just concluded World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. The President commends the team and their handlers for showcasing to the world that Nigeria is blessed with some of the best talents in the world of sport who by dint of hard work and perseverance can dazzle...
Olabanji Habeeb Endorses Ram Sports in Nigeria – “It Is One Of The Best traditional sports”
Olabanji Habeeb, who holds the position of Assistant PR of the Ram Lovers Association of Nigeria (RLAN) has talked up the growth of the animal sport in the country. Habeeb described Ram Fighting as one of the best traditional sports worldwide and cited it's popularity in Asian countries like Indonesia and China. "This is a traditional sport which is led...
Aisha Buhari Cup: Morocco aim to come out on top – Coach Pedros
Head Coach of Morocco’s Women National Team, Reynald Pedros is targeting his first successful campaign on the continent ahead of the Aisha Buhari Cup in Nigeria in September. The Atlas Lionesses will compete in the maiden edition of the six-nation championship organised in honour of Nigeria's First Lady, Dr (Mrs) Aisha Buhari, and the 49-year-old French tactician, who was...
Aisha Buhari Cup: Ogbonna Insists Falcons The Team To Beat
Sweden-based Super Falcons’ defender, Glory Ogbonna has boasted that her team remains the team to beat when hostilities begin for the six-nation Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament in Lagos next month. The former Edo Queens defence marshal was in the Falcons squad that undertook an 8-day training camp in the Austrian capital, Vienna in July as part of the...
John Fashanu Shouldn’t Paint Nigeria Bad – Sam Sodje
By Ogo Clarkson Reactions has continue to trail statements attributed to Nigeria born former England footballer John Fashanu. In an interview with Brila Fm, Fashanu accused late Nigeria Green Eagles Coach Otto Gloria for requesting bribe before he can be fixture for the national team. Ex England born Nigeria Internationals, Sam Sodje, expressed disappointed over Fashanu statement while listening to him on...
