Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: 10km winner wants number of special athlete’s prize winners increased
Winner of the 10km road race in the special athlete’s men category at the just concluded Access Bank Lagos City Marathon Omojola Olarinde Alinco has stated that he is excited about his win at the event stating that hard work, dedication and luck was extremely key to his performance at the race. The Nigerian born athlete who recently returned from...
NPFL: “Beat Akwa United and get three million naira,” Go Round FC president declares
President of Go Round FC, Charity Obuah has offered her players the sum of three million naira if they beat Akwa United in Uyo on Sunday in the Nigeria Professional Football League. Go Round FC have suffered poor results at home (drawing twice and winning once) after their away win over Abia Warriors in Umuahia leading Charity Obuah to dangle...
NPFL: Katsina United aim to return to winning ways against Niger Tornadoes
Katsina United will hope to return to winning ways when they square up against Niger Tornadoes Sunday in one of the NPFL matchday 6 fixtures at the Mohammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina 'The Changi Boys' are languishing at the bottom of Group B table after picking three points from possible six points. They are one position better than their next...
CCL: Nahuri Spot Kick Sink Lobi Stars Condems to Tight Rope
Nigeria's representative at this year's CAF Champions league, Lobi Stars suffered a first home loss and now need a signs and wonders to qualify for the quarter finals of the competition after the disappointing 1-0 loss at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium in Enugu to visiting Wydad Athletic club of Morocco. Lobi Stars 1-0 defeat in Ivory Coast to ASEC Mimosa,...
U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles go top of Group A
Nigeria’s U20 squad, seeking an eighth continental title, shot to the top of their pool on the first day of the 21st Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Niger Republic on Saturday with a 2-0 defeat of Burundi, hours after the host nation and South Africa were stalemated at 1-1 in the opening game of the tournament. The seven –time...
Before The Game, Lobi Stars 0-1 Wydad AC: Aghahowa warns of Wydad threat
Lobi Stars midfielder Aghahowa Alex Otakho has warned his side of the threat Wydad Casablanca will pose in the CAF Champions League on Saturday. The Pride of Benue host Wydad Casablanca at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, and the midfielder has claimed that the Moroccan side will be a difficult opponent. “Wydad Casablanca are a team with very good attacking options,” he...
Ekiti Youths In Sports lauds Gov. Fayemi on plans for Ekiti United
The Ekiti Youths In Sports has lauded Gov. John Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state over his decision that the state owned football club, Ekiti United makes a return to the professional cadre of Nigerian football. Reacting to the news, the general coordinator of the Ekiti Youths In Sports and board member of Ekiti FA, Bayo Olanlege, describes the development as...
NFF: Nigeria football needs a revolution- Ogunbanjo
The Chairman of Nationwide league side, Phoenix Athletic Sports Club, Olalekan Ogunbanjo has stated that a structural and administrative 'revolution' is the panacea to the myriad of problems bedeviling Nigerian football. In an exclusive chat with sports247.ng from his base in London, Ogunbanjo described the crises in Nigerian football as self- induced. " Nigerian football is seriously suffering from what I...
NPFL: Supporters’ club task clubs on security at match venues
The Nigeria football supporters club have tasked Nigerian league sides to ensure better and tighter security at match venues. It would be recalled that with the Nigeria professional football league into five games in the new season, it has recorded pockets of violence in several match venues and with attacks on match officials. Speaking with sports247.ng, the national chairman of the...
CCC: We want to win Confed cup for Nigeria- Aguda
Enugu Rangers' free scoring attacker, Godwin Aguda has expressed confidence in the abilities of the team to go all the way and win the ongoing CAF Confederation cup. In an exclusive chat with sports247.ng, Aguda, who is the leading scorer in the competition with five goals hinged his confidence on the quality of the players in the team, and of...
