Kwara Deputy Gov Alabi hosts legendary Peter Rufai
The Kwara State Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi has again stressed the need to use sports to eradicate poverty. Alabi stated this in Ilorin on Thursday while receiving former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai who is in the State for a youth programme tagged “Dodo Mayana soccerthon project”. The Deputy Governor also emphasised the importance of sports and the need...
FG to empower youths – Sunday Dare
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, says building and empowering the youthful population is one of the cardinal objectives of the Buhari administration. Dare said in a statement that the government was committed to empowering Nigerian youths in education, health, science and technology, politics and leadership. The statement signed by Ms Patricia Nnandi, a Principal Information Officer...
Ijebu Ode To Host Governor Dapo Abiodun Pre Season Tournament
South-West Nigeria will witness the best of football as the city of Ijebu-Ode play host to the maiden Governor Dapo Abiodun Pre Season Tournament from the 24th to 31st of September 2019. Top clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) and the Nigerian National League (NNL) totalling 16 will converge in the ancient town with a new vibe as...
KWARA UNITED FC WINS GOV. OKOWA PRESEASON TOURNEY
Kwara United Football Club today at the Main-Bowl of the Stephen Keshi Memorial Stadium, Asaba, won the 2019 Governor Ifeanyi Okowa Pre-Season Soccer competition, edging Lobi Stars 8-7 on penalties, after a goalless draw at regulation time. The two teams, which qualified from Group B of the competition, put up a wonderful display in the final, to the admiration of...
Kano Pillars FC Chairman ‘Alhaji Surajo Yahaya’ Paid A Condolence Visit To Idris Jide
The Chairman of the four times Nigeria Champions, Alhaji Surajo Shaaibu Yahaya has to lead a powerful delegation that includes players, technical crew and other supporting staff of the club Friday morning for a condolence visit to Chairman supporters club, Alhaji Bashir Idris Mu’azu Jide over the demised of his mother, Hajiya Hauwa Idris who died yesterday, Thursday at...
Bet9ja Lagos SWAN Cup gets October 4th date …Table Tennis, Scrabble, Chess to debut
The 2019 Bet9ja Lagos SWAN week has been fixed for, 4th to 11th of October. Rising from its meeting on Thursday, the SWAN Week committee led by Wale Joseph the 2019 edition which promises to be bigger and better has introduced three new sports, Table Tennis, Scrabble and Chess to accommodate more members. As earlier announced, registration forms for interested media...
AFN ANNOUNCES FINAL TEAM TO IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOHA
The AFN has selected a 25-member Nigerian team, consisting of Track and Field Athletes as well as Coaches to represent the country at the 2019 IAAF World Championships taking place in Doha, Qatar from the 27th of September to 6th of October, 2019. The team comprises of the 100 Metre & 200 Metre NCAA double champion Divine Oduduru, all African...
NANPF: Players union appoints zonal coordinators
National Association of Nigeria professional footballers ( NANPF) has intensified moves to reposition its states structures with the appointment of members into caretaker committees. The new moves to consolidate on its administrative and restructuring got a boost with the approval of zonal coordinators by NANPF President Tijani Babangida. According to a release signed by the union's Assistant General Secretary, Comrade Danladi...
Ogunjobi Gold Cup get Kwara Varsity Rotaract Club award
Its another feather to the cap for the organizers of Ogunjobi Gold Cup Pre-Season Tournament as it will receive a meritorious award weeks after Niger Tornadoes emerged champions of the tourney's 7th edition at the Kwara State Stadium Complex, Ilorin. The Rotaract Club of Kwara State University will this weekend (Saturday September 14, 2019) decorate the General Coordinator of the...
NBBF assures sponsors of maximum mileage …meets Andre Ighoudala
In the light of the continued successes of its National Teams on the international scene, the Nigeria Basketball Federation has assured prospective sponsors of media mileage and global business exposure. The federation, through its Vice President, Babatunde Ogunade said this on Friday during a meeting with Afro-American basketball superstar, Andre Ighoudala who is on an official trip to Nigeria. According to...
