Dallaji U17 Basketball Tourney: Kano Beat Plateau To Set Up Final With Kaduna
Kaduna on Friday defeated Kebbi in the first semifinals of the Noah Dallaji Legacy U17 Basketball Tournament. Kaduna won all the sets but the last to see off Kebbi (62-70). Kebbi who had on Thursday handed a shock defeat to Bauchi tried all best to outweigh the finalist but their efforts were not enough. Plateau U17 Basketball team fell...
Falconets Resume Camping Ahead FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Race
Coach Chris Danjuma has invited 35 players to the camp of the U20 Girls’ National Team ahead of the African qualifying series for the 2022 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, which enters the second round in the third week of September. The Falconets, runners-up at the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and 2014, were drawn bye to the second...
NPFL CHAMPIONS AKWA UTD TO FACE CR BELOUIZDAD IN CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PRELIMINARY STAGE
Nigeria Professional Football League Champions Akwa United Football Club will engage Algerian side CR Belouizdad in the first preliminary round of the 2021/2022 CAF Champions League in September. Akwa United were drawn against the Algerian Champions on Friday during the draws at the CAF headquarters in Egypt. The Promise Keepers will host the first leg at the Nest of Champions in...
SUNSHINE STARS PROCEED ON BREAK, TEAM TO REGROUP AUGUST 29 FOR NEW SEASON
Sunshine Stars have announced an end of the season break for its players and officials with effect from Friday, 13th August 2021. The Club personnel are to regroup in Akure for the 2021/22 season on the 29th of August 2021 with first training session billed for the next day at the Ondo State Sports Complex. Administrative mainstay, Otunba (Hon.) Akin Akinbobola...
RANGERS STRATEGIES FOR NEW FOOTBALL SEASON
As teams continue to re-strategize for the coming 2021/2022 NPFL season, management of the ‘Flying Antelopes’, Rangers International F.C have concluded plans to excuse over a dozen of its playing staff to make room for more productive ones to help it effectively challenge for both the league diadem and Aiteo cup. After a lengthy deliberation between management and technical crew,...
Aisha Buhari Cup : playing For Good, theme of the tournament says LOC Chairman, Barr. Seyi Akinwunmi
The Office of Her Excellency, the First Lady has approved ‘Playing for Good’ as the theme for the highly –anticipated Dr Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament that the City of Lagos is hosting 13th – 21st September 2021. Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee for the tournament, Barr. Seyi Akinwunmi who made this known on Friday, reflected that the...
Delta North Football Coaches Association set September Date for Inaugural Tourney
The Delta North Football Coaches Association has set Mid September for start of the Tournament for clubs and Academies in the region. The Chairman of the Coaches Association revealed the plans for the Tournament at a meeting attended by Coaches from Clubs and Academies In Delta North. "The Tournament is to bring together Grassroots Clubs in the region to further Foster...
Moshood Abiola National Stadium Wears New-Look
Football action will soon return to the main bowl of the newly renovated Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja as the pitch is now lush green and the scoreboard functional. The new look of the Stadium was made possible by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare after he made a pitch to business mogul Alhaji Aliko...
Akumazi United Ready for Inaugural Ika Grassroots Football League
Akumazi United defeated Rainbow FC 1-0 in a friendly match ahead of the Ika Grassroots Football Coaches league set to kick off August 24. Striker Aslem scored the only goal of the match in the second half of the match. Manager of Akumazi United Ogochukwu Chris Emmanuel told sports247.ng that his team is well prepared ahead of the coming league...
How 2019 World Cup Snub Spurred Ogaga Oduko To Achieve His Dreams
UK-based Nigerian football agent, Ese Oduko has revealed how omission from the Golden Eaglets roster for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup inspired his son Ogaga Oduko to work harder to achieve his football dreams. Ogaga Oduko had been a part of Nigeria's U-17 squad in the days leading to the global event in Brazil. The left-back was a key...
