Zenith Women Basketball League: MFM, Nigerian Army among leaders as competition enters day four

Coach Aderemi Adewunmi’s dream of leading MFM Basketball Club to their maiden victory in the Zenith Women Basketball League is on as the competition enters day four. The MFM girls have joined First Bank, Nigerian Army, and Dolphins as the teams with a 100 per cent record in the competition. At the weekend in Akure, Adewunmi’s girls hammered former champions,...

NWPL in photo finish as top teams battle for Super 4, relegation

The Week 6 of the Nigeria Women Premier League, which is the last games of the regular season for all the 16 clubs in the Premier League will today end in a photo finish a clear indication of the improved standard of play and the technical discipline of all the clubs. The dynamics of the NWPL last league games, going...

NATIONAL YOUTH GAMES: TEAM LAGOS PRESENTS 248 ATHLETES

The Lagos State contingent to the 5th National Youth Games, comprising 248 athletes, coaches, association secretaries and other officials, have arrived in Ilorin for the tournament. Participating at the National Youth Games for the second successive year, Team Lagos will compete in 33 individual and team sporting events with the hope to better their overall second-place position last year. Speaking to...

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FIAN can curb football frauds in Nigeria -Okpe

Okpe Emmanuel Alexander, Football Intermediaries Association of Nigeria (FIAN) Welfare Officer says the body can curb football frauds in the country. This he made known with sports reporters at the Royal Championship Scouting programme which kicked off in Lagos on Tuesday. According to Okpe, "Ignorance is bliss. Football fraudsters are all over the World and it's a manace we can't put...

Friendly: Ukraine force ‘new’ Super Eagles to 2-2 draw

A relatively new breed Super Eagles team came close to bringing down Ukraine’s ‘Blue and Yellow’ at the Dnipro Arena on Tuesday before suffering the loss of concentration that saw Ukraine tie the game 2-2 with two goals in 45 seconds. Debutant Joseph Ayodele-Aribo put the seal on a frenetic beginning at the 31,000 –capacity venue when he cleverly connected...

Breaking News: Gambo Muhammad Part Ways With Pillars After Twelve Years Of Great Service

Kano Pillars Football club skipper, Gambo Muhammad has left the club today, Tuesday 10th September 2019. This is according to our spokesman, Rilwanu Idris malikawa. Malikawa said Gambo Muhammad has decided to leave the club after he did not agree with the management decided to send him to a coaching course in the National Sports Institute, (NIS) as recommended by the...

Wema Alat extends SociaLiga partnership

Wema Bank’s digital banking platform Alat over a year ago extended their partnership with non-professional football and entertainment league SociaLiga Football League. The SociaLiga Football League is an organisation of amateur football clubs, who play football on a part-time basis. The Chief Executive Officer of the league Opeyemi Tokoya said that the partnership was extended because both parties shared similar values. “The...

European scouts hail positive progress of academy football in Nigeria

Florentina of Italy scout, Eugenio Ascari has informed that the future of football in Nigeria is bright going by the quality he saw in the Royal Championship Scouting programme. The 4-day football scouting event which is in conjunction with Royal Cup of Lagos kicked off Tuesday at the Legacy Pitch of the National Stadium, Surulere-Lagos with eight Academy teams. "Positive progress...

Joshua’s Trainer: Direct Rematch With Andy Ruiz is Right Move

Rob McCracken, the head trainer of former world champion Anthony Joshua, says a direct rematch with Andy Ruiz is the right move. Back in June, Ruiz stopped Joshua in seven rounds to capture the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles. Following the loss, Joshua wasted no time in exercising his contractual right to an immediate rematch. The rematch is set for...