EDO 2020: Lagos Rugby team laments training kits
The Lagos Rugby team on Thursday lamented lack of training kits ahead of the coming National Sports Festival billed for March 20 in Benin. Ayo...
NIPOGA 2020: KwaraPoly clinch 7 medals to win table tennis competition
Kwara State Polytechnic (KwaraPoly) on Thursday in Ilorin won the table tennis competition of the ongoing 2020 Nigeria Polytechnic Games (NIPOGA) after clinching seven...
Odion Ighalo ‘WILL be in Manchester United’s squad for the game against Chelsea on Monday’ despite being forced to train away from Carrington due to Coronavirus fears
Odion Ighalo could make his Manchester United debut against Chelsea with the striker in line to be in the squad after completing an enforced 14-day spell away from...
Ejidike hopeful of glorious outings for Nigeria at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
Nigeria's Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Agu-Ejidike, JP, has expressed confidence in the abilities of Nigerian athletes who have qualified to represent the country...
NPFL 2019/20: Sunshine Stars FC players to withdraw from games over salary
The Nigerian Professional Football League side Sunshine Stars FC players of Akure are unhappy and on standby to withdraw from their next league match...
Minister Meets with Ministerial Advisory Committee, Presidents of Federations to 2020 Olympics, Harps on Common Ground for Successful Tokyo 2020 Outing
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr Sunday Dare met Thursday with the Ministerial Advisory Committee and Presidents Federations of Sports who willing...
Doctors’ Games begin February 17 in Port Harcourt
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Rivers says the 5th NMA Doctors Games, tagged Port Harcourt 2020, will begin on Feb. 17 in Port...
Not me but Sports Ministry should be blamed for issues on recent Para-Powerlifting World Cup, Uboh-Idris says
Queen Uboh-Idris, the immediate past President of the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation (NPPF), says the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development should be blamed...
Ministry will continue to insist things are done according to the laws
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has condemned in strong terms the action of suspended President of the Para-Power Lifting Federation Mrs...
KANO PILLARS FC FAMILY MOURNS WITH PLATEAU UTD OVER COACH PELE’S DEMISE
The management, players and fans of Kano Pillars FC mourned with fellow Nigeria Professional Football League side, Plateau Utd FC of Jos over the...
NPFL 2019/20: ENYIMBA COACH, PLAYERS REACT TO BIG WIN AGAINST WIKKI – AUDIO
Enyimba head coach Fatai Osho, midfielder Austin Oladapo and forward Stanley Dimgba, have been speaking on the team's 3-0 win against Wikki Tourists at...
Coaches Association Mourns Plateau United Head Coach
The head of Coaches Association of Nigeria, Coach Ladan Bosso has described the death of Plateau Utd Head Coach, Audu Isah Pele as a...
NWFL AGM/Congress holds in Benin City Feb. 18
The Annual General Meeting / Congress of the Nigeria Women Football League has been scheduled to hold in Benin City, Edo State, on Tuesday,...
Blessing Okujuro is Queen of the track as Orhiomwon, Esan dominate in athletics
Blessing Okujuro of Orhiomwon LG was the fastest female athlete in the 100 metres race yesterday at the University of Benin sports complex. The Queen...
RANGERS SQUEEZE PAST JIGAWA TO EARN FULL MARKS
Dauda Madaki’ curly shot inside the box on 70 minutes off an Ibrahim Olawoyin’ weighted pass turned out to be the match winner as...
Emulate late Ogunjobi’s virtues, NFF officials urged
A former Chairman of Secretaries of Football Associations in Nigeria and former Vice President of Osun United team, Mr Akin Adio has charged administrators...
NFF appoints Joseph Yobo as Super Eagles’ assistant coach …To replace Imama Amapakabo
The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed former Super Eagles’ defender and captain Joseph Yobo as assistant coach of the team. He replaces Imama Amapakabo...
Adoption Initiative Records Another Success as Edo Deputy Governor Adopts Nwokocha
Edo State Deputy Governor Rt. Hon. Philip Shuaibu has adopted Nigerian athlete Nwokocha Nzubechi with the payment of $10,000 as part of preparations to...
Joseph Yobo appointed Assistant coach for Super Eagles
The Nigerian Football Federation has just announced it's appointed of ex-Everton player Joseph Yobo as the Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles team. Yobo won...
FIFA U-17 Women’s WC qualifiers: One dozen players to be screened out
The technical crew of the women's national U-17 football team Flamingos are set to drop no fewer than 12 players who have failed to...
Rugby Africa appoints Women’s Rugby and Referee Manager
Rugby Africa (RugbyAfrique.com) announced the appointment of Ms Maha Zaoui as Women’s Rugby Manager and Mr Mudiwa Mundawarara as Referee Manager. Both newly...
Plateau United Football Club loses head coach
The camp of Nigeria Professional Football League side, Plateau United Football Club of Jos has been thrown into mourning mood following the death of...
ATTF lists fields for Olympic Qualifiers
Being the final opportunity for African players to be part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF)...
ODSFA BOSS’ SON, SOLA AKINYEMI JOINS BULGARIAN TOP SIDE
Akinsola Azeez, the son of ODSFA chairman and Sunshine Stars President, Otunba Tajudeen Akinyemi has been snapped up by Lokomotive Plodiv. The 26 years old...
EDO 2020: Sunday Dare Scores preparation 90 per cent ready for the National Sports Festival
Minister of youth and sports Development Sunday Dare has endorsed Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium ready for the next edition of National Sports Festival that is...
Zenith Bank Hails D’Tigress for Winning Olympics Ticket
The Management of Zenith Bank has showered praises on the national women basketball team, D’Tigress, for winning a ticket to the 2020 Olympics Games...
Little League Girls’ Softball Tournament in Ibadan Gets Sponsor
United States Consulate General, Lagos has announced its support to the Little League Girls’ Softball Tournament and Clinic taking off today at Obafemi Awolowo...
2020 GTBANK LAGOS POLO: Dattaku, Trappco Shine in Low Cup
The final week of the 2020 GTBank Lagos International Polo Tournament galloped off on a blistering note yesterday with Lagos Dattaku claiming a 7...
WNBA Star Chiney Ogwumike Advocates Education for Basketball Players
The Vice President of the WNBA Players Association, Chinenye “Chiney” Ogwumike, has advised aspiring basketball players in Nigeria to focus on education as they...
Tandoh calls for more synergy between sports and tourism sectors
The former Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), and the Head, Sports Policy Group, Kweku Tandoh on Tuesday at the NESG headquarters in Lagos...
Edo Sports Festival: All eyes now on Owan West LG because of my pedigree – Ilaboya
Frank Ilaboya, Chairman of Edo’s Owan West Local Government, says his LG has become the cynosure of all eyes at the ongoing Edo Sports...
NIPOGA 2020: How Unseeded Player Upsets National Player in Table Tennis event
Oluwaseun Raphael of Kwara State Polytechnic on Tuesday in Ilorin created an upset by beating national table tennis player Etim Orok of Lagos State...
Kwara FA begins registration of clubs for 2020 State FA Cup
The Kwara State Football Association (FA) has begun the registration of clubs for the 2020 State FA Cup competition, Secretary of the association, Kashim...
DON’T SPEND ALL YOUR MONEY
Not too long ago, I came across a very interesting story. It’s about a lady by the name, Cynthia; she had just recently passed...
D’Tigress end Olympic Qualifiers on a high
D’Tigress ended their FIBA Olympics Qualifiers Tournament on a high despite a narrow 71-76 points loss to world champions- USA at the Aleksandar Nikolic...
Basketball Africa League Names Two-Time NBA All-Star Luol Deng as League’s Global Ambassador
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today named two-time NBA All-Star and 2012 Olympian Luol Deng as BAL Global Ambassador. Following his retirement from...
OBASEKI DECLARES 3RD EDO STATE SPORTS FESTIVAL OPEN
The much awaited 3rd edition of the Edo State Sports Festival kicked off yesterday with the Opening Ceremony at the University of Benin Sports...
NPFL 2019/20: Eguma, Ogunbote nominated for monthly award
The League Bloggers Awards have announced nominees for the coach and player of the month award for January. As announced on their twitter handle,...
Akwa Ibom State Government to approve U-15 feeders team for NPFL government teams
An official of the Akwa Ibom State Government in the ministry of youths and sports disclosed to Sports247 on Sunday that the state government...
Press Conference on Mr/Miss Foodie Nigeria holds Feb. 22
The press conference to intimate the public on the activities of the 2020 edition of the Mr/Miss Foodie Nigeria, a national project to discover,...
Queen absconds with Nigeria Paralympians Trophy
The victorious Paralympians that came tops at the just concluded World power Paralifting World Cup held in Nigeria, have made a passionate appeal to...
Dare tips wrestling For Medals in Tokyo 2020
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has reiterated that the impressive performance of Nigerian wrestlers in recent outings has strengthened...
Minister Receives World Cup Paralifting Champions, Assures of Continuous Support
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has assured all Nigerian athletes that his Ministry would stand with them in any...
WNBA Star Chiney Ogwumike Players Association Advocates education
The Vice President of the WNBA Players Association Chinenye "Chiney" Ogwumike has advised aspiring basketball players in Nigeria to focus on education as they...
D’Tigress end Olympic Qualifiers on a high
D’Tigress ended their FIBA Olympics Qualifiers Tournament on a high despite a narrow 71-76 points loss to world champions- USA at the Aleksandar Nikolic...
Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea ready to battle it out for £60m-rated Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze
Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea are all considering a summer move for Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze. Premier League leaders Liverpool were linked with a £30million...
FCT FA Announces Registration For State FA Cup
The Federal Capital Territory football governing body has announced the commencement of registration for the State FA Cup. The FCT FA Secretary-General, Haruna Usman Ilerika...
FCT FA League: 10-Man WACO, Winco Foam Start Super 4 On Winning Note
Winco Foam FC were the first team to pick the maximum three points in the ongoing 2019/20 FCT FA Super 4 League. The Super 4...
Buhari Congratulates D’Tigress for qualifying for 2020 Olympics
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitated with female Basket Ball team, D’Tigress, for qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, urging them to remain focused, determined and...
Kadiri Attah lone goal not good enough for Ostersunds victory
Nigeria and Swidish Ostersunds Jordan kadiri Attah lone goal a 1-1 draw was Ostersunds FK saving grace againsttop Danish league side AGF this...
