Pinnick In Forefront Of CAF Backing For Infantino
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Melvin Amaju Pinnick is in the forefront of support from Confederation of African Football (CAF) for FIFA president, Gianni Infantino's pursuit of a second term. Infantino's current tenure will end in June next year, but Pinnick and other CAF top shots on Sunday backed the FIFA boss for a second term in office. This came at...
Akhator Nominated For FIBA World Cup MVP Award
Nigerian female basketball national team, D'Tigress star, Evelyn Akhator is in a list of star performers nominated for the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup’s most valuable player (MVP) award. The 23-year-old Besiktas of Turkey new signing will, however, have to contend with 13 other players to get the award, which will be decided by fan votes before the competition...
Hughley: Better Shooting Gave America Victory
Nigeria’s female basketball national team, D’Tigress coach, Otis Hughley has put his side’s loss to USA in the quarter finals of the FIBA Women’s World Cup on the Americans’ ability to shoot better to get crucial points. While admitting he would have loved to beat his own country in Friday’s quarter-final clash in Tenerife, Spain, Hughley admitted his players fell...
Super Falcons Still Africa’s Top Team In Rankings
Nigeria's female football squad, Super Falcons remain top among Africa's women teams, but down in 38th position on the global scales, according to latest rankings by world soccer governing body, FIFA. Nigeria's team are still number one in the continent, though the African champions have been largely inactive this year, and they will seek to defend their Africa Women Cup...
Ahmed Musa’s Scoring Form Scares Libya’s Coach
Sensational form for club and country from Ahmed Musa in recent time has left worries running down the spine of Libya's national team coach, Adel Amrouche. With the Algerian-born tactician set to line his squad out against Nigeria on October 13, in the first leg of their Africa Cup of Nations double-clash, Amrouche is already apprehensive of what his side...
Oyedeji congratulates D’Tigress players on FIBA World Cup feat
Former D'Tigers captain and power forward, Olumide Oyedeji has declared that he will continue to remain proud of Nigeria's D'Tigress performance in the FIBA Women's World Cup in Spain. Nigeria finished as the 8th best team and the veteran has given thumbs up to the ladies for the great job they did in the tournament. Oyedeji congratulated the team's management and...
Nimrod calls for more collaboration amongst Nigeria volleyball fraternity
The President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Engineer Musa Nimord on Monday called for collaboration, unity of purpose, love and collective will for the advancement of volleyball in Nigeria. The president stated this during his broadcast on the occasion of Nigeria's 58th Independence anniversary in Kaduna. He said the game is a family one and this has been proven to be true...
ASHIMU SAMSUDEEN AN IMPETUOUS DRIBBLER
Ashimu Samsudeen popularly known and called Kanti is a fast and furious Kwara United winger who dribbles with passion, he does this with great flair, speed and skill necessary to do it well. The 20 years Kaduna prodigy has been setting football fans on fire since his recruitment. He has given electrifying performances during regular training sessions and matches. He is...
NSF Supremo Adeoye: We Have Enough Facilities
President of Nigeria Shooting Federation (NSF), Brigadier General Lonsdale Adeoye has revealed to Sports247.ng that there are enough shooting rounds available to athletes that will last for years without asking for assistance from any external help. "We have steadied the ship at the Shooting Federation. We have enough shooting rounds to help our athletes showcase their talents and perform in...
Akhator: We are leaving Spain with our heads high
D'Tigress player Evelyne Akhator has stated that she and other members of the Nigeria women national basketball team are leaving Spain with their heads held up high after finishing 8th at the just concluded FIBA Women's World Cup. Akhator speaking in a chat with Sports247.ng stressed that the Nigeria women's national team got to the World Cup unheralded and left...
