Angola Inspire Nigeria By Winning Amputee World Cup
Nigeria's physically challenged soccer team, Special Eagles will take lessons and inspiration from fellow-Africans, Angola, who surprisingly emerged champions of this year's Amputee Football World Cup. While Nigeria's squad won only one out of three matches in their debut at the global competition, following two straight failures to turn up in previous editions, Angola showed them a good example to...
FCT Will Be At Lagos Badminton Open – Gabyan
FCT Badminton Association chairman and board member of Nigeria Badminton Federation (NBF), Gabriel Gabyan has declared that the territory will be represented at the forthcoming open in Lagos. Speaking to sports247.ng Gabyan stated that issues of funds will not be a hindrance for the FCT to present a team. He boasted that his board members are very resourceful and people willing...
Akhator Relives FIBA Women’s World Cup Heroics
Nigeria female basketball national team, D'Tigress star, Ecelyn Akhator is reliving the heroics she and her colleagues were able to pull off at the recent FIBA Women's World Cup in Tenerife, Spain. Sports247.ng recounts that Akhator played a key role in Nigeria’s surge to the quarter-finals at the competition, during which they pulled off three historic victories and reached a...
Nigeria Cricket Federation Set Mobilisation In Motion
Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) have unfolded more details about the mobilisation programme they set in motion last weekend in Abuja. Throwing more light on the development, NCF board member from the North Central zone, Oludare Ayemola said it will be a continuous project to criss-cross the entire country. Ayemola told sports247.ng that 20 states across the federation will get to benefit...
Wheelchair Tennis Duo Lift Nigeria’s High
Nigerian wheelchair tennis duo, Alex Adewale and Kafayat Omisore have taken the country's international sports image to another height, after emerging champions of the men’s and women’s singles of the Puma ITF Wheelchair Tennis Futures in Abuja. Sports247.ng can report that their victories marked a glorious return by Nigeria to the wheelchair international stage after a few years of absence...
Onyedinma: Don’t Rule FCT Out Of Nigeria Sports Festival
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) director of sports, Mrs Delichuckwu Onyedinma has refrained from completely ruling the hosts out of this year's National Sports Festival in December. Though reports are fife with information that the FCT will not feature athletes at Abuja 2018 due to lack of funds, Onyedinma said it is not yet a closed issue. Onyedinma said in a chat...
Nigeria Cycling Team Camp In Gombe For Eritrea Event
Nigeria Cycling Federation (NCF) president, Engineer Giandomewico Massari has thrown more light on the decision to camp the national team in Gombe, ahead of their trip to Eritrea for the Africa event. While revealing to sports247.ng that the Africa Cup Road Race will hold from 21st to 25th of November in Eritrea, Massari said the hilly terrain in Gombe provides...
Adeka Daudu Celebrates Nigeria League Of Discoveries
Mark Mentors basketball club of Abuja coach, Adeka Daudu has told sports247.ng that he is happy with the discovery of new talents during the just concluded Nigeria Women Basketball League qualifiers. Daudu said one of the positives taken from the Savannah Conference in Abuja was the birth of young athletes and future potentials for the country. The veteran basketball coach said...
Maikaba Raises Concern Over Abridged Nigeria PFL Season
Plateau United of Jos new coach, Abdul Maikaba has expressed worries over the type of competition all clubs will face next season in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), considering that it will be an abridged format. Baring his mind in a down-to-earth interview with sports247.ng, the former Akwa United of Uyo handler said it will be tough for all...
Iwobi Relishes ‘Terrific’ Match Against Liverpool
Arsenal attacker, Alex Iwobi is still basking in the euphoria of his performance and assist in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Liverpool, which dubbed a 'terrific' match. Although Iwobi admitted that he would have loved to see his side win the game at home, he is taking consolation in the fact that he got thew assist that earned them shared points...
