NBBF ROLLS OUT DATES FOR THE 2019 SEASON
Registration of players has commenced ahead of the 2019 Basketball season for the Total National Division 1 and 2 Men’s leagues as well as the Zenith Women Basketball League, sports247.ng can report. The registration for the Total National Division 2 league which started on Saturday, June 8th will end 17th of June 2019 while that of players for the Total...
Two players impressed me in camp: Mikel Obi
Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel has named two players who impressed him during the team’s pre-Africa Cup of Nations warm-up match against Zimbabwe this past weekend, sports247.ng can report The Super Eagles and the Warriors played out a goalless stalemate in their friendly game in Asaba on Saturday, as both prepare for the AFCON tournament which gets underway in less...
Falcons settle down in Grenoble as all focus shifts to Korea
The Super Falcons have fully settled into their Mercure Grenoble Centre President Hotel in the city of Grenoble, ahead of Wednesday’s make-or-break FIFA Women’s World Cup clash with the Korea Republic. Players and officials flew into Grenoble at 1 pm on Sunday and arrived at the hotel an hour later, in time for lunch. Defeat by Norway in Reims on Saturday...
Super Eagles have first training session in Ismailia
Three-time champions Nigeria have conducted their first training session since arriving in the Egyptian city of Ismailia early Monday morning for a one-week intensive pre-AFCON camping. At the airport to receive the Nigeria contingents were Emmanuel Oguntoyi (Minister at the Embassy of Nigeria, Cairo) and Muhammed Tukur Garba (Administrative Attaché) who represented the Nigerian Ambassador to the Arab Republic of...
France 2019: Norway trounce Super Falcons 3-0
Norway lashed African champions Nigeria 3-0 in both team’s opening match of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Reims on Saturday. Guro Reiten scored in the 17th minute as the Super Falcons failed to deal with a corner kick, and Lisa-Marie Utland made it two 17 minutes later when she flashed a fierce shot past goalkeeper Tochukwu Oluehi...
Eagles, Warriors end it 0-0 in send-forth friendly
Nigeria and Zimbabwe dragged to a scoreless stalemate in their pre-2019 Africa Cup of Nations send-forth international friendly at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on Saturday. Opportunities were few and far between in a rain-swept encounter that marked the return of captain Mikel John Obi to the camp of the three-time African champions after a year out, and despite the...
Ajegunle Youths sends SOS to Sanwo- Olu over plans to convert playground to private estate
Thousands of youths, footballers and sports enthusiasts in the famous Ajegunle area of Ajeromi- Ifelodun local government of Lagos State have sent a passionate Save- Our- Souls message to Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu over plans by the government to convert a part of the popular Maracana playground to a private estate. Investigations revealed that construction of parts of the purported...
Edo FA election 2019: Henry Osaro Asemota now EFA chairman … Aghedo, Aigbona, Ohiowele return
The new leadership has emerged in the Edo Football Association (EFA) with Hon. Henry Osaro Asemota as chairman of the association after securing six votes to edge out Hon Frank Ilaboya who scored four out of the total ten vote cast, sports247.ng can report. The emergence of Hon Asemota,former Executive Director on sports in Governor Adams Oshiomhole 's administration in...
OYO SWAN VISITS NSCDC BOSS ADVOCATES FOR TECHNOCRATS IN SPORTS ADMINISTRATION
Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Oyo State Command, Dr John Adewoye has advocated the appointment of professionals and technocrats into sports administration to engender rapid turn around and development, sports247.ng can report Dr Adewoye stated this at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan while playing host to the executive and members of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Swan,...
Don’t Count FC Ifeanyiubah Out, Warns Okagbue
FC Ifeanyiubah head coach Uche Okagbue has warned that it would be detrimental to any of the clubs in their remaining three games to under-estimate his bunch of young players at the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Championship Playoff, sports247.ng learns FC Ifeanyiubah failed to defend a first-half strike against Akwa United on Matchday 2, losing 2-1 at the...
