Aruna Quadri hits quarterfinal at Bulgaria Open
Quadri Aruna is on a roll at the ITTF World Tour tagged Bulgaria Open, backing up his opening round exploits against China’s Ma Te with another eye-catching display in the Round of 16. The no.10 seed Nigerian sealed his spot in the last eight thanks to a superb 4-3 win over no.7 seed Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting (11-9, 11-9,...
Ogunjobi Gold Cup: Fans to enjoy night football
In a bid to spice up this year's Ogunjobi Gold Cup Pre-Season Tournament, Ilorin fans should brace up to enjoy Night Football. General Coordinator of the tournament, Tunde Shamsudeen, disclosed to OGC Media that; "With the class of teams we have invited and have confirmed their participation for this year's edition, it'll make no sense when games are played in...
Super Eagles Goal Keeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa Joins Heartland FC.
Super Eagles shot stopper Ikechukwu Ezenwa few minutes ago signed the dotted lines for the Naze Millionaires on a two year deal at The Club's office ,The Ikemba Ojukwu centre New Owerri IMO State The IMO State born goal tender is making a sensational return to his roots after stints at Ifeanyi Ubah , Sunshine Stars and Katsina...
All African Games: AFN planning for jamboree — Ebewele
A board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Brown Ebewele, says the country is risking its chances of winning the forthcoming African Games following the choice of athletes by the federation to represent the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Games is scheduled to hold in Rabat, Morocco, from Aug. 16 to Aug. 30. But...
HRM Obi Achebe endorsed Onitsha City marathon
The Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe has given his blessings to the historic Onitsha City Marathon, which will hold on October 5. Organisers of the marathon will on Sunday meet with members of the Nigeria sporting press at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. Head of Marketing and Branding of the Onitsha City Marathon, Chisom Okereke-Ekpe said...
US trained coach calls for Nigeria football on TV
Following the recent happenstances in Nigeria football, a football expert has described it as a bag of bittersweet peas. This was the opinion of US-trained football coach and educator, Gboyega Olutade while speaking at a seminar on ways to develop football in the country. Olutade, a youthful but seasoned football coach with playing and coaching experience garnered across six countries including...
FIFA appoints Malian, Ivorian officials for Super Falcons
World football –ruling body, FIFA has appointed officials from Mali to take charge of the 2020 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament qualifying match between Nigeria and Algeria in Blida on Wednesday, 28th August 2019. The Algeria Football Federation has scheduled the match for the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida (outside Algiers), to kick off at 7pm Algeria time (same time as...
Tokyo 2020 Qualifiers: FIFA appoints Malian, Ivorian officials for Super Falcons
World football –ruling body, FIFA has appointed officials from Mali to take charge of the 2020 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament qualifying match between Nigeria and Algeria in Blida on Wednesday, 28th August 2019. The Algeria Football Federation has scheduled the match for the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida (outside Algiers), to kick off at 7 pm Algeria time (same time...
Final World Cup list difficult to pick-Nwora
With just 16 days to the commencement of the 2019 FIBA World Cup, D’Tigers Head Coach, Alex Nwora says picking the last 12 players from the 15 players left in camp will be the hardest job to do. Speaking to journalists after the team’s first training session in Lagos, Nwora said despite all the 44 players on the preliminary list...
World Cup debut will motivate us – Diogu
D’Tigers captain, Ike Diogu has revealed that the current players in the team are pumped up to give a good account of themselves at the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup in China. With all 15 players in camp set to make their world cup debut if selected as part of the final 12-man rooster, Diogu said the chance to be...
