Governor Oyetola Approved Prince Omisore As Osun Volleyball Chairman
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has approved the nomination of Prince Tunde Omisore as the Chairman of Osun State Volleyball Association. Governor Oyetola charged Prince Omisore to immediately strengthen volleyball in the state toward all national championships. The Governor urged Prince Omisore to focus on moving volleyball in the state forward adding that the government will support in their little way. The...
NNL Pre-Season: It’s The Lions Versus The Stars Next!
After the 2-1 win over Team Lagos last Sunday, and a goalless draw against MFM on Tuesday, the Lions will face Remo Stars at the Soccer Temple, Agege on Friday, January 29. The match will provide an excellent opportunity for some of our new players to impress Coach Rafael Everton as he prepares his team for the Nigeria National...
Rio Ferdinand Heaps Praises On Arsenal’s English-Nigerian, Bukayo Saka
By Samuel Bamisebi From the academy settings to the huge stage of the English Premier League. Born on the 5th of September, 2001 to Nigerian parents in the city of London, United kingdom, Bukayo Saka has risen through the ranks and is one of Mikel Arteta's best players currently in the Arsenal squad. The 19-yr old has constantly dropped performances that...
Be Guided By Covid-19 Protocols, Olanlege Advised As He Inaugurates Prof. Akin Oyebode (Mon) U-15 Football Competition
Ekiti State Football Association Chairman, Mr. Bayo Olanlege has inaugurated members of the organizing committee of the Professor Akin Oyebode U15 Football Competition. The committee will be chaired by Mr. Aziz Ogunlayi, while Mr. Pelumi Abiara will serve as Secretary. Other members are Barrister Tobi Ogunbiyi and Mr. Morakinyo Faroye and Miss Olutomi Adeoye. Meanwhile a Board member of the...
Grassroots Football Is Negatively Exposed In Nigeria- Who Can Change This?
By Coach uni Dan Kakwi Football can be a force for peace, goodwill, and unitization- but it can also shelter some of the worst aspects of society, like corruption, anarchy, and money laundering to mask illegal activities. Football has always had a political dimension mixed with oppression and sectionalism most especially in the African/ Nigerian settings. Sometimes, football has also been a...
How African Women’s Sport Grew Despite Everything In 2020
The sporting world had a lot of expectations for 2020 as they looked forward to big sporting moments. Punters on Betway were expecting great opportunities for sports betting in Africa and beyond. It was the year of the Olympics, the African Women's Cup of Nations, and the Euros. Nevertheless, African women's sports showed some resilience. In this post, you will read about...
Amaju Pinnick The Best For FIFA Council Seat- ANFSC Boss, Prince Abayomi
It is no longer news that the Nigeria Football Federation Boss, Amaju Melvin Pinnick is contesting to be a member of the FIFA Council to represent Africa in one of the few slots available. Prince Abayomi Ogunjimi, the National President of CAF awarding-winning group, Authentic Nigeria Football Supporters Club has thrown his full weight in support of Amaju Melvin...
Super Eagles Player Signs 2million Dollars A Year Deal With Japanese Club
By Samuel Bamisebi Nigerian international, Gabriel Okechukwu has completed his move to Japanese side Sapporo FC in a deal worth 2million dollars per year. The 25-yr old striker was a former player of Water FC in Nigeria and then played for Akwa United in the Nigerian Professional Football League where he scored 9 goals in 16 appearances before moving to Wydad...
NWF Announce Preparations For African Championships, Olympic Qualifiers
The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) have announced plans to get the country’s wrestlers ready for the Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament from 2nd to 4th April and the preceding 2021 African Championships from 6th – 11th April, both in El Jadida, Morocco. Team Nigeria wrestlers returned to action for the first time in almost a year at the recently-concluded Baraza...
Thomas Bach Confident Tokyo Games Will Go Ahead…Openly Admits Absence Of Fans Due To The Pandemic
Olympic chief Thomas Bach insists staging the Tokyo Games in the middle of a global pandemic is not ‘irresponsible’ – but has admitted for the first time there could be no crowds. The International Olympic Committee president faced up to the media amid growing concern about the safety of the Games in six months’ time given the continued spread of coronavirus. But...
