NPFL: Katsina United Edge Over Unlucky Nasarawa United
It was another action-packed weekend in the 2020/21 Nigeria Professional Football League across the country with Katsina United playing host to Nasarawa United FC...
NPFL: Rangers Pegged Back By Resolute MFM
A rear slip at the back by the ‘Flying Antelopes’, Rangers International F.C’ defenders allowed substitute, Chimezie Izuchukwu of M.F.M enough space to lob...
Heartland 2-2 Rivers United: We Planned To Get The Three Points In Owerri – Eguma
Shedrack Oghali was the star performer as his brace on matchday ensured Heartland FC were denied maximum points in Owerri. Oghali brilliantly struck effort in...
Warri Wolves 2-1 Sunshine Stars: We Will Get It Right From Our Next Match – Deji Ayeni
A positive second-half display was not enough for Sunshine Stars to salvage a point against Warri Wolves in an NPFL relegation six-pointer at the...
Oshodi’s Election Is A Big Addition To ATTF, Says El-Salhy
The President of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) Khaled El-Salhy has described the election of Nigeria’s Wahid Enitan Oshodi as the Deputy President...
Team Nigeria Cloud Gets Clearer To Tokyo Olympics
With 45 days to the commencement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the cloud is becoming clearer for Team Nigeria with preparations in top-notch and...
My Goals Would Have Count If Only We Get Promotion To La Liga, Says Sadiq Umar
Sadiq Umar expressing himself after the team Almeria could not promote to Lal Liga at the end of the season had said its...
Just-In: Nigerian Footballer Drowns In Belarus
Belarusian Premier League club FC Vitebsk has confirmed the passing of their Nigerian player Kevin Odenigbo, Sports247 reports. The club released the following statement on...
Unlucky Lagos SWAN Lose By Odd Goal To Super Eagles Supporters Club In First Ever Friendly
Shina Oludare's howler proved decisive as Super Eagles Supporters Club recorded a one-nil victory over Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Lagos Chapter on...
Team Nigeria Wrestlers Storm Poland For Ranking Series Tournament
As part of preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, five Nigerian wrestlers – who have all qualified for the delayed Games in Japan –...
AFN Releases Tentative Timetable For June 14 Elective Congress
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has released a tentative timetable for its June 14 Elective Congress, which is sent to World Athletics for...
EkoFootball Queens Championship 2021: Victory Queens Wake Up From Slumber
Victory Queens Football Club that lost their opening home game 2-0 to Lakeside Queens, Saturday woke up from their slumber as they pummeled Unification...
NNL: Osun United Outshine Unlucky 3SC
A combination of determination, hard work, and luck, helped Osun United of Osogbo survive the onslaught of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan...
KG Sports Academy Tops Group A As Winners Maintains Unbeaten Run To Romp Into Foundation Cup Semi Finals
KG Sports Academy on Friday defeated Giant Killers Ekuku-Agbor United by a Lone goal to top the group with 10 points. A 68th-minute penalty kick...
Oshodi Elected As ATTF Deputy President
Former President, Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) Wahid Enitan Oshodi has been unanimously elected as the Deputy President of the African Table Tennis Federation...
Nigeria Women Handball Team Arrives Cameroon For Africa Women Handball Championship
The Nigeria Women Handball National Team have arrived in Cameroon for the Africa Women Handball Championship. The coach Rafiu Salami tutored side left the Nnamdi...
NNL: 3SC Set To Conquer Omoluabi Giants In South West Derby
It is going to be the clash of the all-conquering Warriors and the struggling giants this Saturday as Osun United of Osogbo plays host...
Dannaz Football Club: A Club That Will Make A Difference In Nigerian Football And The World
"There is no secret behind this club. Growing up I usually run from school to go play football and I used to chop a...
Unlucky Eagles Lose By Odd Goal To Cameroon In Vienna
Nigeria created a hatful of chances but were undone by lack of precision in the final third as Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions ran away with...
NPFL: Lobi Stars Lost Gallantly To Enyimba In Aba 2-1
By Austin Tyowua, Media Officer Lobi Stars FC Two first-half goals by Victor Mbaoma in the 8'' and Farouk Mohammed's 40' penalty put Enyimba in...
EkoFootball Queens Championship: Unification FC Overtake Lakeside, As All Six Groups Take Shape
Unification Football Club today overtook Lakeside Queens in the Group B table of the EkoFootball Queens Championship when they defeated Heroes Queens 3-0 at...
Super Eagles Ready To Extend Unbeaten Streak With Cameroon Friendly
The Super Eagles say they are determined to extend an unbeaten streak of five matches when they confront the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at...
Bello, Odusanya to renew rivalry at Lagos Top 16 Invitational Challenge
Two of the best female table tennis players in the country Fatimo Bello of G20 and Bose Odusanya of Lagos will continue their rivalry...
Ocheho Elated As Farouk Yusuf Wins 18th Polish League Title
Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the Handball Federation of Nigeria Mr. Samuel Ocheho has again congratulated Farouk Yusuf after his Polish club KS...
Team Lagos Football Coach Promises To Keep Doing Better After The Progress Of Many Players To Europe
Team Lagos, always a feared team as far as football is concerned in the National Sports Festival in Nigeria and that hasn't changed one...
Alabi Promises To Make Delta Queens FC Great
Former Joy Comet FC Coach, Kazeem Alabi has promised to use his wealth of experience in the league to make Delta Queens Football Club...
Messiah FC Begin Preparation For Lagos FA Cup
A Lagos-based semi-professional club, Messiah Football Club of Ikeja have commenced preparation for this year’s Lagos State Challenge Cup. In order to fortify the team...
NWFL Championship League Holds June 22nd To 29th In Abuja
The Nigeria Women Football League in an excellent move to conclude the seasons of the three tiers of the women's league in Nigeria has...
Imo Born Chimdi Ejiogu Emerges Vice President Weightlifting Federation Of Africa …Assures To Raise The Standard Of The Game
Imo State-born Sir Chimdi Ejiogu has emerged as the Vice President Weightlifting Federation of Africa(WFA)and member executive board after receiving votes of the elective...
EkoFootball League 2020/2021: New Era Battle Opopoona Iwa As Second Round Resumes
After four weeks of First Round action in the EkoFootball League 2020/2021, the Second Round resumes at all designated venues in the five football...
Does Iheanacho Deserve African Footballer Of The Year Consideration For A Stellar 2021?
The Nigerian forward, Kelechi Iheanacho played a crucial role as Leicester City won the English FA Cup and finished fifth in the Premier League...
NFF: There Is Urgent Need To Tackle The Menace Of Misinformation
The Nigeria Football Federation has charged its Media and Publicity Committee to confront the menace of misinformation on the organization’s activities and promote and...
International Friendly: 20 Super Eagles Set To Take The Fight To Lions
Captain Ahmed Musa and forward Paul Onuachu (voted Best Player and Top Scorer in Belgium in the just-concluded season) have arrived at the camp...
Sunday Dare Launches Scholarship For Indigent Oyo Undergraduates
About 120 youth who gathered to celebrate the 55th birthday anniversary of the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Akin Dare, at...
I Felt Pains Leaving Ekiti United, Says Sunshine Stars New Head Coach
Sunshine Stars are pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with Deji Ayeni for the tactician to become the Club's new Head...
Coach Rafiu Picks Final Team List For Africa Women Handball Championship
Coach Rafiu Salami has picked sixteen players who will represent Nigeria in the Africa Women Handball Championship which is slated to hold from June...
Grassroots Football: Irony Of Age Cheating
By Coach Uni Dan Kakwi The game of football has become an irreplaceable part of many people’s lives, whether as players, spectators (in stadiums or...
KG Sports, Ekuku Agbor Book Semifinals Ticket As Winners Maintain Winning Streak
KG Sports Academy Agbor defeated Superfly FC 2-1 in the second round fixtures of the ongoing KG Sports Foundation Cup to go top of...
Ekiti United Gaffer, Ayeni Joins Sunshine Stars On NPFL Rescue Mission
Just like the norm in the football circle where coaches and players move from one team to another, the head coach of Ekiti United...
100 Nigerian Youth Royal African Entrepreneur Awardees Will Get Accelerated NYIF Soft Loans- Sports Minister
The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr Sunday Dare who was in Ile Ife to grace the second edition of Royal award...
Sports Minister Pledges Support To Olympics- Bound Gymnast
The Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has pledged to give all necessary support to the first Nigerian to qualify...
Lagos SWAN Lists 23 Players For Super Eagles Supporters Club Friendly
Lagos SWAN America-trained coach, Aikhoje Ojeikere has invited 22 players for this Saturday’s prestigious friendly against Super Eagles Supporters Club at the Soccer Temple,...
SWAN/SESC Friendly: VCN Sports Delivers Trophy Ahead Of Saturday’s Friendly
Foremost Sports equipment company, VCN Sports have boosted the much anticipated friendly between the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Lagos Chapter and the...
ITTF Confirms Aruna’s Qualification For Tokyo 2020
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Tuesday, June 1, confirmed the eventual qualification of Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic...
Yamala Urges Candidates To Shun Violence Ahead Lagos Football Coaches Elections…Says He Is Still Contesting For Chairmanship Seat
Chairman Lagos State Football Coaches Association, Fredrick Yamala has called on all candidates to embrace peace and shun politics with bitterness in the forthcoming...
Sodiq Reacts To Non Inclusion Into Super Eagles
Nigerian born defender, Sodiq Anthony Rasheed 21yrs of age who is currently playing for FC Alania a Division one club in Russia says he...
Dannaz FC, A Huge Force To Reckon With In Nigerian Football…Empowering Over 1000 Youth Yearly
There is no better club side in Nigeria that has got the abilities and foundation of empowering the youth, other than Dannaz Football Club....
NPFL: Rangers Pick One Point Off F.C.I.U In Nnewi
The ‘Flying Antelopes’, Rangers International F.C on Sunday, May 30, 2021, at the Ifeanyiubah Stadium, Nnewi, earned a valuable one point to steady its...
NNL: Coaches And Players Of Apex Krane Hail Motivational Former Nigeria International, Ekwueme
By Ogo Clarkson Coaches and players of Apex Krane have commended former Nigeria International, Ifeanyi Ekwueme for redeeming over One Hundred Thousand naira pledged for...
Nigeria Resumes Camp With 31 Players For 2021 AFCON
The Nigeria Mini-football men national team resumed training with 31 players on Monday at the Ilaji Mini-football pitch, Akanran Ibadan. 60 home-based players from 20...
