Success Story Of Chioma Ajunwa Female First Nigerian Olympic Gold Medalist
Chioma Ajunwa is the first Nigerian Olympic gold medalist. Ajunwa is a very talented athlete. Chioma achieved success in the 100m and 200 sprints as...
Nojim Maiyegun Is The First Olympic Medalist Who Is Blind & Lives In Austria
Nojim Maiyegun is a famous welterweight Nigerian boxer, he got the first Olympic medal in the history of Nigeria with the Tokyo 1964 bronze...
Minister Sets Sight on Reviving Pankshin, Mambila Training Camps …tasks coaches to revive long distance races
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has directed coaches of long-distance races to come up with proposals for renovating the...
CovInspiration Celebrates Governor Sanwo-Olu as Lagos Cabinet members discuss 1st year scorecard with citizens on CovInspiration Show
CovInspiration (Online) Chat-Show was created as a novel and interesting platform for African families to spend their time productively during the global lockdown, and...
Sports industry and Others …No More Excuses says Remi Dairo
According to Remi Dairo President, IPBIM; So this period, for me, I have attended many more online meetings much more this time than any other...
NFF donates face masks, hand gloves, PPE covers to Lagos state govt
The Nigeria Football Federation, on Monday, donated thousands of face masks, hand gloves, sanitisers and Personal Preventive Equipment, to the Lagos State Government. The NFF...
Abia Warriors are ready to go anytime says Ngwaogu
As NPFL clubs await the restart of the indefinitely suspended league, Abia Warriors sporting director, Patrick Ngwaogu has declared that his team are ready...
Victor Moses picks Antonio Conte as best manager he ever worked with
Ex Nigeria international, Victor Moses on loan at Inter Milan has revealed his admiration for ex Chelsea boss, Antonio Conte as he picks the...
Edo SWAN Mourns Former Sports Commisioner, Hon. Ediagbonya
The Edo State Chapter of Sports Writers' Association of Nigeria, SWAN, has received with deep shock, the death of former Commissioner for youths and...
NFF holds virtual meeting, orders Rohr’s contract to be sorted in a week
xThe Nigerian Football Federation made decisions on some issues in its executive meeting held today via video call. The meeting had top officials of the...
Super Falcons job open for qualified candidates – Pinnick
Nigeria football supremo, Amaju Pinnick has disclosed at the weekend that the job of the super falcons is open to any suitable and...
My parents almost stopped me from playing football – Onome Ebi
Super Falcons defender, Onome Ebi as shared her story and told what is behind the success she enjoys now in football. The former Bayelsa...
AMUN : National Team Transition Is Very Poor, but can get better
Former general secretary of the Nigeria Football Association and world cup winning coach Fanny Amun has again voiced out on the issue of transition...
Sunday Faleye reveal plans to be the best
Nigeria international and Wacker Innsbruck football club attacker, Sunday Faleye, has expressed his desires to become one of the best footbalIers in the world....
Why we lost to Zamalek in ’84 – Odegbami
The memories of that fateful day would continue to linger on the minds of soccer loving Nigerians. As much as the cacophony that followed...
Minister lifts Former Super Eagles Defender Eboigbe
In line with his committment to ensuring that the welfare of sportsmen and women in dire need is given attention, the Minister of Youth...
Late Yekini, Okwaraji, Eboigbe others must be saying thank you to president Buhari for appointing Dare as sports minister
By Adewale Ajayi Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji, the dancing midfielder slumped and died on August 12, 1989 inside the mainbowl of the National stadium during...
Dare Olatunji Optimistic Enyimba Can Win League Title After COVID-19
Enyimba Int’l Football Club defensive midfielder Dare Olatunji, believes that if League Management Company LMC, gives the nod for the restart of the 2019/2020...
Who is Nigeria’s best player in Europe at the moment?
Nigerian players have been turning out with positive performance for their respective clubs in Europe. It has seen some of the West African Nations...
More palliatives distributed as Cricket Federation joins the party
Like we have some sports federations do in this pandemic period, the Nigeria Cricket Federation has also distributed palliatives to its national team players. The...
Ekiti State FA constitutes state league board …as teams declare readiness to play football again
The global lockdown on sports and other socio-economic activities occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic is being gradually eased around the world, particularly, with football,...
Awoniyi stars, Ujah clipped as we enjoy the return of football
The second day of the return of football in Germany saw two Nigeria stars in action. Both players enjoyed different fate on the day as...
D’Tigers star distributes Covid-19 relief materials
D’Tigers player, Kelechi Anuna on Sunday donated Covid-19 relief materials to people in his home town, Mbieri in Imo state. The member of the 2017...
2020 Nigeria Open cancelled, LOC plans alternate tournament
The global pandemic, COVID-19 has forced the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) to cancel the 2020 edition of...
Ahmed Musa in lockdown buzz with Simon Lalong …with the pair captured golfing
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa who plays as a forward and also as a left winger for Saudi Arabian team, Al-Nassr has shared his...
Club Brugges manager braced for Emmanuel Dennis departure
Club Brugges manager, Philippe Clement says he expects 22-year-old Nigeria striker, Emmanuel Dennis, who had been linked with Arsenal, Newcastle United and Wolves to...
Gbagada FC distribute palliative materials for Gbagada residents
Lagos based grassroot club Gbagada FC have lent a helping hand to the people of Gbagada with food stuffs as palliative in this period...
Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to Host Virtual Meeting of the Extraordinary National Council on Sports
As the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development under the leadership of Mr. Sunday Dare continues to engage relevant stakeholders with a view...
Jamilu Collins shines as German football league returns
Super Eagles left back, Jamilu Collins played all 90 minutes in Paderborn goalless draw with Fortuna Dusseldorf. The Bundesliga had been suspended in March due...
Obasi, others are not Jesus, they should stop speaking in Parables – Patrick Pascal
Super Eagles coordinator and Bauchi state FA chairman, Patrick Pascal has called on Super Eagles players who claimed to have been asked to pay...
I am a goal machine, Jordan Attah Kadiri declares
Sweden based Nigerian midfielder, Jordan Attah kadiri has declared that he is a goal machine who can add lots of goals to the Nigeria...
Surulere council boss donates N100K to ailing ex-Nigeria star Charles Bassey
The Executive Chairman of Surulere local government, Hon. Tajudeen Ajide Yusuf has lend financial assistance to former Nigeria international footballer, Charles Bassey, MON,who is...
NPFL 2019/20: Abia Warriors get new apartment
Nigerian Professional Football League club side, Abia Warriors have moved to a modern double wing duplex located in Umuahia, Abia state capital. The Nigerian Professional...
Nigeria get new rules ahead of beach volleyball qualification for Tokyo 2020
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed till 2021, different games to be played at the Olympics are adjusting to the schedule and beach volleyball...
NFF replaced my name with Ogbuke, lied to FIFA, so I missed 2010 World Cup
The hit continues as the NFF continue to receive blames and accusing fingers of corruption as another former super eagles attacker claimed that the...
How bribery is painting Nigerian coaches bad
Former players of the super eagles of Nigeria are making claims that some coaches demand bribe from national team players in order to make...
We cannot win anything in the next two Olympics says Ochecho
Nigeria have not been participating well at the Olympics in the recent past editions and Handball has been said to be far from winning...
There is a lot of corruption in our football – Brown Ideye
Former Super Eagles striker Brown Ideye has revealed that there is a high level of corruption in the Nigeria's football circle. He has...
All I want is a coach that is competent for the Super Eagles – Sunday Dare
Nigeria's Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said that only world- class coach should manage the Super Eagles, reports sports247. Super...
LASUBEB SET TO KICK-START DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD PALLIATIVES TO PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS AT HOME
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) is set to kick-start the distribution of food to primary school pupils at home. The Chairman...
Findi George was a perfect replacement – Okocha
AFCON silver medalist, Emmanuel Okocha has declared that Finidi George was a perfect replacement for him. Okocha missed out of the tournament due to injury...
Algiers 1990: Westerhof gave us the booster
Silver medalist at the Algiers 1990 AFCON, Emmanuel Okocha had disclosed the reason why the team performed well at the tournament despite being without...
Emmanuel Okocha: NFF politics made me quit Super Eagles
Former Nigerian international, Emmanuel Okocha has stated the reasons why he quitted the national team after having a good stints in the green and...
Covid 19- Ikpea Extend Palliative to Bed ridden Ex Eagles Defender
The National Chairman of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club ( NFSC) Rev Samuel Ikpea on thursday in Benin city gave a cash...
I cried while watching Jay Jay says elder brother, Emmanuel
Former Nigerian international and former Enugu Rangers star, Emmanuel Okocha has disclosed that he cried while watching Austin Jay Jay Okocha in Germany. Emmanuel is...
Gernot Rohr is right, local players are not good enough – Onipede
Wale Onipede, a FIFA licensed agents has backed Gernot Rohr that local players are not good enough for the national team. In the saga of...
Nigeria Supporters clubs can not be forced to merge, All existing ones are legally registered says Ikpea
Chairman, Nigerian Football Supporters Club, Rev. Samuel Ikpea has said that the different Nigerian supporters clubs in the country cannot be forced to come...
Nigerian football lacks proper developmental programmes – Nigerian FIFA licensed agent, Olawale Onipede
Nigerian FIFA licensed agent, Olawale Onipede has declared that Nigeria does not have proper developmental programmes for its football. In a chat with Sports247, the...
NIGERIA COACHES PRESIDENT DEMANDS PROOF OF ALLEGATION AGAINST HIS MEMBERS
The President of Nigeria Football Coaches Association, Ladan Bosso is really perturbed about the current allegations of corruption made by some players...
New Dawn in Sports Administration – Zira
The newly appointed chairman of Adamawa United Football Club Mr Emmanuel Zira believes that it is a new dawn in sports administration in...
