Marylove Edwards Is Nigeria’s Young Tennis Champion
Marylove Edwards is Nigeria’s young tennis champion focused on emulating the great Serena Williams. Tennis in Nigeria is not popular like football, Edwards fell in love with the sport. She is trained by her dad; a similar path Serena and Venus Williams took with their father. Mary love’s father constantly motivates her, highlighting the benefits of playing and excelling in tennis. Both...
Super Eagle Forward, Odion Ighalo Scores As Shanghai Shenhua Secure First Win Of Season
Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo scores as Shanghai Shenhua secure first win in the Chinese Super League with a 2-1 win against hosts Henan Jianye. The game played at the Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium saw Ighalo open scoring for the visitors in the 52nd minute after he was set up by Wang Lei. Ighalo who received a yellow card in the 25th...
NPFL: BLAME ME FOR REMO STARS POOR SHOWING – KENNEDY BOBOYE
Nigeria Professional Football League side and relegation threatened Remo Stars have again made it low following the sensational claim by its Coach Kennedy Boboye, that his team's recent string of poor results should be attributed to his tactical approach, sports247.ng reports. Former Plateau United handler Boboye who won the NPFL title in 2017 later revealed to sports247.ng he was hoodwinked...
AGAIN! NNL KICK OFF DATE SHIFTED FOR A WEEK
Board of Nigeria National League has on Monday announced that 2018/2019 Most Important League will no longer start on Wednesday 3rd April,2019 as earlier announced. Sports247.ng exclusively reports that the decision was sequel to the recommendations by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Football Committee ,which met in Lagos on Sunday, March 31, 2019. The league however will now commence on...
Afeez Osoba Voted Best Boxer
Afeez Osoba voted the best boxer of the month award at the 100th edition of Monthly Saturday Boxing Show at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Hall, Rowe-Park, Yaba. He was voted the best boxer by the Referees and Judges of Lagos State Amateur Boxing Association, out of the 20 pugilists that fought in ten bouts fought. The premier amateur boxing competition organized...
Odunayo Adekuoroye Named The Best Female Wrestler At African Championships
Odunayo Adekuoroye named the best female wrestler at the 2019 African Senior Wrestling Championships in Hammamet, Tunisia. The 2017 world silver-medalist and back-to-back Commonwealth champion made light work of her Cameroonian opponent Esoombe Tiako, winning their 57kg final in just 29 seconds for her fifth African title. On her way to the final, Adekuoroye overpowered Jeannette Sambou (Senegal) 4-0 via pinfall...
Ogbonna Shines as Nigeria Claim Three Medals In Freestyle
Team Nigeria’s Emmanuel John Ogbonna won his 3rd consecutive continental gold medal on the final day of competition at the African Senior Wrestling Championships in Hammamet, Tunisia, while Melvin Bibo and Ekereme Agiomor each claimed bronze medal, sports247.ng reports. Emeka Dennar who reveals this to sports247.ng said fighting in the final 74kg category, the former World no 1 in the...
DELTA FORCE RUMPLE GO ROUND IN ASABA
Delta Force Football Club of Asaba kicked its NPFL campaign on a winning note after an eighth minute penalty by Captain on the night Zaka Bala secured all three points for the hosts against visiting Go Round FC of Omoku, sports247.ng gathers. The Delta Ambassadors got the early penalty following an infringement in the vital area after Go Round goalkeeper...
AKUNETO STRIKE EARNS MFM FC A POINT AGAINST ENYIMBA IN LAGOS
Chijioke Akuneto's 56th minute strike earned Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries FC a point against Enyimba International FC in one of Matchday 13 fixtures in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) played on Sunday at the Soccer Temple, Agege Stadium, sports247.ng reports. The first 45 minutes of the most anticipated NPFL match of the week failed to live up...
FIFA scribe, Samoura arrives as Lagos rocks for 2nd AITEO-NFF Awards
Secretary General of world football –ruling body, FIFA, Ms Fatma Samoura arrived in Nigeria on Saturday, ahead of more than 20 Presidents of FIFA’s Member Associations across the African continent for Monday’s 2nd AITEO-NFF Football Awards taking place at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. At lunch on Sunday with the bigwigs of the NFF and a number...
