Africa powerhouses battle for Tokyo slots
True to bookmakers prediction, the two best table tennis playing nations in Africa - Nigeria and Egypt will come against each other in the final of the table tennis team event at the 12th African Games holding in Rabat, Morocco. The gold medal and the ticket to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are at stake in the encounter involving West and...
NBBF traces 2019 FIBA Afrobasket success to President Buhari
…..Congratulates new Minister of Sports, Dare Sunday The board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation has lauded the fatherly role played by His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari in the Senior Women’s Basketball team’s 2019 Afrobasket triumph. The board led by Engr. Musa Kida said that the President’s unflinching support provided the enabling environment for the federation to prepare the team for their Afrobasket...
Nwora to release 12 man rooster on August 27
D'Tigers have arrived China for the last phase of their FIBA World Cup preparation. The senior men national team which departed Lagos through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport aboard Emirate Airline arrived in China on Wednesday night before proceeding to Yangzhou for the Peak Invitational International tournament between the 22nd and 27th of August. The coach Alex Nwora tutored side with...
Ejidike charges new sports minister to focus on all sports
Nigeria's Pillar Of Sports, High Chief Donatus Agu- Ejidike JP, has charged the newly appointed Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, to focus on all sports in the country. This was contained in a statement released by the office of the Nigeria Pillar Of Sports, congratulating the Ogbomosho born veteran journalist and ICT guru, who was sworn to...
Nigeria Scrabble Federation holds national championship Friday in Abuja
Nigeria Scrabble Federation is set to hold its national championship tomorrow (Friday) in Abuja. The championship renamed Asaph Zadok National Championship, in 2012, in honour of late Homun Asaph Zadok, a former scrabble player and first grand patron of NSF, who died in June, 2012. According to a statement by the Chairman Media and Publicity Committee of NSF, Akintunde Akinsemola, players...
Tokyo 2020: Super Falcons to fly to Algeria on Saturday
The delegation of Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons to next week’s 2020 Olympics qualifying match against the Senior Women National Team of Algeria will depart Nigeria on Saturday. Head Coach Thomas Dennerby has already submitted a list of 18 home –based professionals who will do battle with the Algerians, following the inability of foreign –based players to make the...
FIFA puts Adebimpe, others on World Cup qualifying duty
World football –ruling body, FIFA has appointed Nigerian officials led by Quadri Adebimpe to superintend over the 2022 FIFA World Cup preliminary qualifying match between Gambia and Angola scheduled for Bakau on Friday, 6th September 2019. The match, scheduled for the Independence Stadium in the city of Bakau, will also see Nigerians Celestine Igudia (assistant referee 1), Samuel Pwadutakam (assistant...
NFF mourns former Super Falcons star, Ifeanyi Chiejine
The Nigeria Football Federation has said it is ‘terribly saddened’ at the news of the death on Wednesday, 21st August of former Super Falcons’ attacking midfielder Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine. Reports on Thursday morning said the effervescent and skilful attacking midfielder gave up the ghost in Lagos after a brief illness. General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, was momentarily...
Authentic Nigeria Football Supporters Club felicitates with the new appointed Sports Minister
The president and members of Authentic Nigeria Football Supporters Club use this medium to congratulate Sunday Dare on his well-deserved appointment as the Minister for Youth and Sport 'it's a well-deserved appointment' said the club president, Abayomi Ogunjimi. Abayomi Ogunjimi tasked the minister to 'ensure that implementations and formulation of good policies that will take Nigeria Sports to greater heights...
DADDY SIGNS FOR HEARTLAND FC
Things are going fast and swift for Heartland FC of Owerri with the air of optimism that the good days are here again. The Naze Millionaires have acquired the services of Edward Daddy Okoya from Yobe Desert Stars on a Three year deal for an undisclosed fee. The 24 Year old box to box midfielder is the second player to...
