Balogun, Aribo Both On As Rangers Drop Points In Title Race
The Nigerian pair of Leon Balogun and Joe Aribo both featured for the full 90 minutes as Rangers battled to a 1-1 draw away from home in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday, Sports247 reports. In the game against relegation-threatened Motherwell, Rangers failed to convert the bulk of their chances and had to come from behind to earn a point. Motherwell...
Irregular Covid-19 Results force NWFL league postponement by one month
The Chairperson of the Nigeria Women Football League, Aisha Falode, at the weekend announced an additional one-month postponement of the NWFL Premiership season in a frantic bid to ensure strict compliance with COVID-19 Preventive Protocols that were established before the League started on December 9, 2020. Falode said from her base in Lagos; "The irregularities and discoveries made...
‘One of my idol was Jay-Jay Okocha’, Part Italian, part Nigerian, part English, he’s the Wasps back who breaks barriers as easily as he does tackles… Meet Paolo Odogwu
Can I put these up on my Instagram?' asks Paolo Odogwu, as he poses for photographs in the hip, graffiti-tagged backstreets of Birmingham. His audience is growing quickly. After Wasps' victory over Bath last week, he gained 1,000 followers in a single evening. So who is Paolo Odogwu? The Premiership's rising star who was born in Coventry, idolised former Nigerian footballer Jay-Jay...
Adekuoroye, Ogbonna, Welson Strike Gold As Baraza Champion of Champions Begins
World number two Odunayo Adekuoroye lived up to her high billing, ruthlessly claiming gold at the maiden Baraza Champion of Champions wrestling tournament in Yenagoa, even as favourites John Ogbonna and Welson Ebikewenimo triumphed on Day 1 of competition on Saturday. Competing in her first bout in almost a year, reigning Commonwealth champion Adekuoroye showed no sign of rustiness, cleverly...
We Want To Take Youths From The Grassroots to The Peak of Their Career says Coach and Founder of D’Victors Athletic Club
By Samuel Bamisebi A lot of people have attested to the talents hidden in Nigeria but few can tell about how hard they work at the grassroots level as little or no attention is giving to them, hence, they go unnoticed. Sports247 stumbled on athletes training at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta during its travels and decided to give an...
Rasheedat Ajibade Wins Supercopa De Espana With Atletico Madrid
Rasheedat Ajibade featured as Atletico Madrid Femenino downed Levante 3-0 to clinch the Spanish Supercopa title on Saturday night, Sports247 reports. The Super Falcons star teamed up with the Spanish side earlier this month after winding down her contract with Norwegian Avaldsnes IL. The trophy is the first of her professional career. Cameroon international, Ajara Nchout, who also joined Atletico...
Youth And Sports Development Minister Heads Automobile Sub-Committee On Skills
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has been named the Chairman of the Automobile Servicing Sub-Committee of the Inter-Ministerial Team on the Training of Youths on Relevant Trades/Skills. With the assignment, the Minister will drive ideas for skills acquisition in automobile servicing among youth in response to the present administration’s prioritization of skilling and employment of Nigerian...
NPFL 2020/21: Omaka Says He Wants To Play ‘Every Minute Of Every Game’ Ahead Of Kano Pillars Clash
Enyimba FC midfielder Anthony Omaka insists he wants to play all the time and added he can't predict a NPFL winner yet ahead of the huge clash against title rivals Kano Pillars on Sunday. Omaka joined The People's Elephant last summer from Sunshine Stars of Akure where he made his marks by scoring goals from midfield as a box-to-box midfielder...
NNL 2021: Rasheed Balogun Upbeat On Shooting Stars’ Promotion
Ahead of the January 30 commencement date of the 2021season of the Nigeria National League (NNL), the General Manager of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3S'C) of Ibadan, Rasheed Balogun, believes the team would reclaim its place in the Nigerian topflight. The organisers of the second-tier league, on Friday, announced that the much-awaited NNL season will get underway on January 30,...
It’s A New Beginning, Says Kanu International Football Academy…Restructures For Future Challenges
Nigeria and Africa's largest and fast-growing grassroots football organisation, Kanu International Football Academy (KIFA), has announced the reshuffling of its offices and personnel ahead of its future projects. According to a press release made available by Akeem Busari who is KIFA South West Coordinator and also the Head of Media, the reshuffling, upgrading and appointments of new national officers which...
