Nigeria beat Kenya in T-20 World Cup qualifier warm up
The male senior national team, Yellow-Green sent a message to their opponents for the six remaining slots of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s...
We are taking shape – Abubakar Arikiya
By Oluchi Tobex Tobe-Chukwu Nasarawa United coach Abubakar Arikiya believes his wards have showed improvement in their pre season preparation ahead of the 2019/20 Nigeria...
Prudent Energy Handball Premier League: Heartbreak for Sokoto Rima as Shooters, Grasshoppers shine
Sokoto Rima were made to rue their missed chances as they lost by a point to De Defenders on matchday four of the on-going...
Frank Kappe shares excitement after winning Man-of-the-match award
Frank Kappe is elated after picking up the Man-of-the-Match award in Katsina United's group game at the 2019 Ahlan Cup. The full back excelled in...
Over 100 players listed for 2019 Ex-Squash Pro Diaspora Championship As Tourney begins November 14
Over 100 players from within Nigeria and overseas are expected to participate in the 2019 Ex-Squash Pro in Diaspora Championship slated to hold at...
Brazil, Nigeria, Senegal tango as COPA Lagos returns on November 1
Team Nigeria will gauge their readiness for the forthcoming Beach Soccer World Cup when they test their might against world champions, Brazil and African...
Audio: Minister Of Sports Sunday Dare Confirms NPFL Kick-Off Date
The Nigeria Professional Football League 2019/20 season will kick-off October 20, according to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare. The NPFL league has...
BURUJ SKIPPER NOAH SALAUDEEN’S HATTRICK SINKS FC BETHEL IN TRIAL GAME – As Team Shape Up Ahead Foreign Trip
Buruj Sports Academy defeated FC Bethel by 5-2 in a friendly match played on Tuesday afternoon at Araromi Grassroots Sports Centre, Gbagada, to...
Foreign scouts storm KIFA camp for new Kanu
Kanu International football academy received a morale booster with the arrival of top rated foreign football scouts in its Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort...
We deserved the draw against Wikki Tourists – Sokoto United Manager Houandino Valere
By Ademetan Abayomi Houandino Valere felt Sokoto United deserved a share of the points after their 1-1 draw against Wikki Tourists at Ahlan Cup 2019...
Kano Selected Coach Ahmed Abdul Pele Targets Ahlan Cup 2019 Title
By Ademetan Abayomi Kano Selected head coach Ahmed Abdul Pele insists his side can challenge for the Ahlan Cup 2019 title. The non league side held...
No Cause For Alarm – Kwara United Coach Brazil
By Ademetan Abayomi Coach Sulyman Ashifat (Brazil) of Kwara United has called on fans not to press the alarm button as the rebuilding process at...
Wikki Tourists coach Ali Zubair positive despite Sokoto United draw
By Ademetan Abayomi Wikki Tourists head coach Ali Zubair was upbeat about his side's 1-1 draw against Sokoto United in the #AhlanCup2019. The Giant Elephants scored...
Full fixtures of FWC Champions FCT Secondary Schools Football Tournament
The maiden edition of the FWC Champions Secondary Schools football tournament finally kicks off Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 across 6 centres in the FCT. With...
Wushu Kung-Fu Federation signs pact with Fun Factory
Wushu Kung-Fu Federation has entered into an agreement with Lekki’s Fun Factory in a bid to further popularize the sport. Speaking during the unveiling ceremony,...
Eko joins Ikoyi Club’s tennis fiesta
The Ikoyi Club 1938 Tennis section has maintained its busy schedule in the 2019 run-in with another new tournament sponsored by the Eko Disco. The...
St. James reclaims Bishop Howells’ inter-house sports title
St. James (Blue) House last week reclaimed the Bishop Howells’ inter-house sports title, which she won in 2017, dethroning the defending champion, St. Peter’s...
VCN pledges more support for youth football development
Nigerians have been promised more grassroots football competitions by VCN Sports following the success of its just-ended U-17 football competition, which featured teams from...
Schools intensify push for Zenith Bank/Delta Principals’ Cup LG tickets
Schools in Delta State are in the final lapse of the battle to qualify as their zonal representatives in the state’s Principals’ Cup football...
DMS HOSTS 3RD EDITION OF HEEL RACE COMPETITION
DAK Marketing Services Limited (DMS), an integrated Marketing Communications company based in Lagos, has announced it would hold the third edition of its annual...
DELTA, PLATEAU SHOW CLASS AT NIGERIA HOCKEY MASTERS SERIES 3
Delta Hockey Masters and Plateau Hockey Masters at the weekend won the men’s and women’s categories titles at the Series 3 of the Nigeria...
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AHEAD FOOTBALL4GIRLS CLINIC: ASISAT OSHOALA FOUNDATION PARTNERS BLAUGRANA SPORTS
Barcelona and Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala through her Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with blaugrana sports the official licensee of Barca...
HEINEKEN PROMISES EXCITING MOMENTS, AS 2019 LAGOS OPEN TENNIS BEGINS
With its commitment to quality, consistency and effective brand messaging, Heineken Beer, which has joined the consortium of partners of the annual Lagos Open...
BURUJ TO TRY FC BETHEL FOR SIZE IN ANOTHER TRIAL MATCH As Management Are Poised To Fill The Remaining Slots Ahead Next Foreign Outing
Buruj Sports Academy will on Tuesday afternoon confront FC Bethel as the management and technical department intensify their selection process for the next foreign...
Niger United, Edo Dynamos Move Up The Ladder of The Prudent Energy Handball League
Niger United and Edo Dynamos showed they are real contenders for the league title as they did enough to win their matches at the...
Cote d’Ivoire’s Les Elephantes edge Falcons out of Olympics race
African champions, Super Falcons were eliminated from the race to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics women’s football tournament on Monday after forcing the Les Elephantes...
Sports minister heap praise on Ese Brume
The sports minister Sunday Dare could not hold his excitement on the bronze won by Ear Brume in Doha at the world athletics championships. The...
Time to focus on Tokyo 2020 – Sunday Dare
With the just concluded IAAF world athletics championships in Doha, all attention now shifts to Tokyo the words of the sports minister Sunday Dare The...
NIGERIA REFEREES SET FOR 2019 FIFA MA COURSE
Selected members of the Nigeria Referees Association, NRA, are billed to take part in the 2019 FIFA Member Association Course for Elite Referees and...
Plateau Peacock Win Big To Push For Lead At The Prudent Energy Handball League
Plateau Peacocks continued their push to reclaim their lead on the league table as they easily won their game at the Prudent Energy Handball...
Zenith Bank Women Basketball League winds down …First Bank, Air Warriors, MFM, Dolphins and Customs book final 8 spots
Zenith Bank Women’s League defending Champions, First Bank of Lagos have qualified for the National Final 8 from the Atlantic Conference Centre in Ibadan...
Nigeria Jordan Attah lone goal rescure Oestersund in Sweden.
By Clarkson Ogo Nigeria kid on the block, Kadiri Jordan Attah superb strike was enough to rescued Oestersund FK against BK Hacken in a game...
Confluence Queens reward players for Super 4 ticket
Players and officials of Nigeria Women Premier League, NWPL side, Confluence Queens were celebrated on Saturday in Lokoja with award ceremony for picking one...
Malumfashi FC appoint Shola Ibrahim Adewuyi as head coach
Former Remo Stars and Kogi United coach, Shola Ibrahim Adewuyi has been appointed as the new head coach of Malumfashi Football Club of Katsina. The...
Kano State FA Chief Dr Sherif Rabiu Inuwa Welcomes Teams To #AhlanCup2019
Chairman of Kano State FA Dr Sherif Rabiu Inuwa has welcomed participating teams to the third edition of the Ahlan Cup Pre Season Tournament. The...
Football Fans Club of Nigeria Joins NFF, NWFL in Mourning dead players …Pays Condolence Visit to Police Machine in Uyo
President and members of Football Fans Club of Nigeria have paid a condolence visit to the Nigeria Police Female Machine Football Club of Uyo...
90 footballers screened for new football club, Amen FC
Ninety amateur and professional footballers across Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon participated in a 3-day screening exercise to select new crop of players for a...
New Sports Website, MatchCentre.ng Berths in Nigeria
Sports enthusiasts in Nigeria and Ghana can enrich their knowledge of sports, especially football as one of Nigeria’s leading financial newspaper, BusinessDay launched a...
Ikoyi Golf Club Agog as Indian Cup Returns
After years of missing from the golf calendar at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938, the famed Indian Cup stages a return this...
Ikoyi Club 81st Anniversary Climaxes in Style
The Ikoyi Club 1938 81st Anniversary which began with a charity walk on September 21 climaxed on Sunday with the anniversary party to close...
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NIGERIAN BORN BAHRAIN ATHLETE STUNS THE WORLD IN DOHA BY Dr. Bruce Tajinere Ijirigho
Nigerian Born Ebelechuku Agbapuonu, from Onisha, now Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain has stunned the world of sports at the on-going IAAF World Championships...
Match centres for FWC Champions FCT Secondary Schools Football Tournament confirmed
The six (6) match centres for the preliminary playoff stage of the FWC Champions FCT Secondary Schools Football Tournament have been approved, www.sports247.ng can...
BURUJ MANAGEMENT SET TO OFFER 13 SLOTS TO NEW ENTRANTS – As 10 Players Make The Cut Ahead Next Foreign Trip And Trials
The management of Buruj Sports Academy are looking forward to registering 13 more players to complete the list of 23 being proposed for their...
OKOCHA, LADIPO, ODUNLADE ENDORSE GLO RECHARGE AND WIN PROMO
Ex- International, Austin J.J Okocha has described the new promo launched by national telecommunication company, Globacom, as a good opportunity for Nigerians to empower...
Cerebral palsy football association organises sensitization walk
The Cerebra Palsy football association of Nigeria has concluded plans to hold a sensitization walk this Sunday, 6th October, 2019 to commemorate the special...
Kano Pillars Management Congratulates Governor Ganduje On His Victory In Court
Kano Pillars FC has congratulates the state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for his victory at the Governorship election tribunal. According to the chairman of...
Sports Minister speaks on Super Eagles, Brazil friendly
Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, on Saturday in Abuja said the upcoming friendly game between Nigeria and Brazil would expose...
181 Athletes participate in Agoma Open Festival
The annual Agoma Open Taekwondo Festival (AOTF) has witnessed great improvement as the 18th edition which kicked off on Wednesday in Kebbi State recorded...
