Pinnick charges Eagles to go for AFCON trophy… Team settles down in Alexandria
Nigeria’s juggernaut rolled into Egypt’s second city, Alexandria on Monday evening as the countdown to the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations hit the home stretch. The three-time champions moved straight to their Helnan Palestine Hotel on arrival and on Tuesday trained at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in the port city. President of the Nigeria Football Federation,...
NFF/Zenith U13 & U15 Tourney: South West, South South emerge champions
South West U13 Boys and South-South U15 Boys have emerged champions in this year’s edition of Future Eagles U13 and U15 tournaments organized by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) sponsored by Zenith International Bank. The three-day youth football event which was held at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium was concluded on Sunday night. The NFF Youth Football Committee headed by the...
Bamidele, Mohammed win Zenith Bank Next Gen tennis championship
Omolayo Bamidele from Ekiti State and Musa Mohammed from Abuja at the weekend became champions of the Second Zenith Bank Next-Gen Masters held at the National Stadium, Lagos Tennis Centre. The final games were worth the wait for several 100 spectators, who sat out a four-hour rain delay in anticipation of an upset victory by the unseeded Emmanuel Jebutu. Jebutu had...
Kings College wins GTBank Season Eight Masters Cup
Kings College, Lagos at the weekend won this year’s Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank Plc) Season Eight Masters Cup played at the Campos Mini Stadium, Lagos Island. In the final of the competition, which is an offshoot of the GTBank-Lagos State Principals Cup, Kings College defeated Anwar-Ul-Islam Model College, Agege 5-4 on penalties to cart away this year’s title. At the...
Nigeria teenagers qualify for ITTF World Hopes Challenge… Taiwo Mati shines at Morocco Junior Circuit
Usman Okanlawon and Sadiat Akeem made the country proud at the ITTF African Hopes Challenge held in Kinshasa, Congo DRC, as the teenagers secured their places at the ITTF World Hopes Challenge holding in Muscat, Oman. The Nigeria teenagers competed against players from Egypt, Tunisia, Rwanda, Uganda, Congo Brazzaville and host – Congo DRC, with the top two players in...
AITEO Cup: Rangers/Lobi clash headlines Round of 32
The pairing of 2018/2019 CAF Champions League campaigners Lobi Stars of Makurdi and CAF Confederation Cup contenders Rangers International of Enugu is the pick of the Round of 32 fixtures of this year’s AITEO Cup men’s competition. Both heavyweights lock horns at the Bako Kontagora Stadium, Minna on Wednesday. There is another all-NPFL tie, between Rivers United and Akwa United...
AFCON boss confident Egypt 2019 will be a success
President of the Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria’s Amaju Melvin Pinnick has given assurance that this year’s finals, which hold in the Arab Republic of Egypt between 21st June and 19th July, will be a roaring success despite being the biggest –ever event in the history of the championship. The first –ever Nigerian to head the organizing committee for the...
NFF sets record straight over AFCON 2019 budget
The Nigeria Football Federation has dismissed as misleading, statements by former Youth and Sports Minister Solomon Dalung at the weekend that the Federation omitted the budget for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations from its 2019 programmes sent to the Ministry. “There is no truth to the claim that the NFF omitted the AFCON from its budget,” NFF Executive Committee...
Bet9ja Ekiti football league 2nd round begins today
The second round of the ongoing Bet9ja Ekiti football league gets underway today at the Oluyemi Kayode stadium, Ado Ekiti. Four matches will be played today to determine who goes into the league proper. Moyero Fc will confront high scoring Phoenix ASC who got to this round with a 6-0 thrashing of Clever companion Fc. Ikole United will trade tackles with Felix...
Tolulope Ojo destroys Nnewi Utd … as Ekiti Utd wins 3-1 to brighten play off hopes
Fast-rising attacker Tolulope Ojo during the weekend netted thrice to take his tally for the season to 8 goals in 8 matches when his team Ekiti United thrashed Nnewi United 3-1 in an NNL game played at the Oluyemi Kayode stadium, Ado- Ekiti. The highly-rated youngster began the rout when he scored the first goal in the 60th minute of...
