BURUJ MANAGEMENT SHIFT ATTENTION TO MANCHESTER AND SPANISH CUP TOURNAMENTS
Attention of Buruj Sports Academy 's management have now shifted to registration of players for the 2019 Manchester Cup and Spanish Cup. According to statement emanating from the office of the CEO Salaudeen Waheed, while six players are being expected to complete the squad for the Manchester Cup, ten more players will be recruited to fill the void for the...
Moses missing in action for Blues
Former Nigeria international Victor Moses couldn't play a part in Saturday's epic match between Chelsea and Manchester United. Moses, 27, retired from Super Eagles duties shortly after the 2018 FIFA World Cup and decided to focus on club duties. The winger wasn't deemed good enough to make the team sheet for the Blues in the four-goal thriller that ended 2-2 at...
Adeniyi Targets Gold At World Wrestling Championship
Fast-rising Nigerian female wrestler, Aminat Adeniyi has declared that she wants to win a gold medal at this year’s World Women Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary. The product of Redeemed Christian Church of God sports programme told sports247.ng that she aims to go one step further than the gold medal she won earlier this year at the Commonwealth Games in...
Onazi Welcomes Second Baby To The World
Trabzonspor of Turkey midfielder, Eddie Ogenyi Onazi on Saturday welcomed his second bay to the world, and did not waste time to splash out words of celebration. Onazi got married in 2016, after which he and his wife, Sandra, got their first child last year, and took another 12 months to welcome their second baby. Onazi took to social media to...
Eguavoen Gets Third Division Job In Greece
A third division club in Greece, Zakynthos have appointed former Super Eagles defender and head coach, Augustine Eguavoen as their technical director and manager in a season’s deal. Though the deal was initiated last season, sports247.ng gathered that ‘Egu’ finally reached a decision with the team this weekend, after extensive discussions with the club’s president. Eguavoen said his main target with...
Henwan promises support for Maikaba
General Manager of Plateau United, Pius Henwan says the management of the team will give the newly unveiled coach, Abdul Isa Maikaba all the necessary support to enable him succeed. Henwan who stated this through the media officer of the club, Albert Dakup noted that having finally gotten Maikaba after firece battle from other teams, the management of the club...
Amputee Federation Set To Release Squad List
Nigeria Amputee Football Federation will this week roll out the final list of players to represent the country at this year’s Amputee Football World Cup in Mexico. This much has been disclosed by president of the federation, Suleiman Isah, who told sports247.ng that the coaches are set to reel out the final list of players to the competition. Isah said the...
U-20 Handball Team Coach Fired Up For Mundial
Nigeria’s youth handball national team coach, Fidelis Obi is fired up for the World Handball U-20 Championship, as he believes his squad will do well at the global showpiece. With the competition now just few months away, Obi is not getting rattled, as he revealed to sports247.ng that he has already recommended Grade-A friendly matches for the team to play...
Lagos Survives Ondo State Scare In Zonal Qualifiers
Lagos State’s handball team barely managed to survive a shock defeat by Ondo State in the south-west zonal qualifiers for this year’s National Sports Festival in Abuja, and the captain, Ahmed Dikko admits it was a close shave. Dikko confessed in a chat with sports247.ng that it was a tough test for his team, as they faced early elimination by...
Squash Federation Skip Doubles At Sports Festival
Squash will not feature doubles events at this year’s National Sports Festival any longer, as the body has accepted that the time is not yet ripe for them to step up to that level. This much was made known in an interview with sports247.ng by the president of Squash Federation of Nigeria, Boye Oyerinde, who explained that male and female...
