AFCON 2019: Eagles upbeat as football feast begins in Asaba on Friday
Confidence is high in the camp of the Super Eagles as already –eliminated Pirates of Seychelles tackle the three –time African champions at the...
2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup: Flawless Nigeria on brink of history
Nigeria's young side is one victory away from qualifying for the 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, after yet another commanding performance in the...
AFCON 2019: Eagles’ll Beat Seychelles With Russia 2018 Spirit – Ighalo
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua of China striker, Odion Jude Ighalo has declared that he and his colleagues in the Super Eagles will use the spirit...
Kassim Ouma: From Boy Soldier To Champion Boxer
He was abducted at the age of five and forced to kill as a boy soldier for Ugandan rebels. He escaped to America, where...
2019 Future Champions Gauteng International Tournament: NPFL All Stars Listed For Youth Competition
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) All Stars have been listed as one of the 12 teams to participate in the 2019 Future Champions Gauteng...
Ikeja Golf Club Captain’s Day: Pros, veterans take centrestage
The Captain’s Day celebration of the Ikeja Golf Club continued, with professionals and veterans hitting the golf course. Sixteen professionals and over 30 veterans were...
Meet 8-year-Old Nigerian Refugee In US; Crowned New York State Chess Champion
Eight-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a Nigerian refugee in US and chess player, has said that he wants to be the youngest Grandmaster, after winning the...
2019 GTBank Lagos International Polo Tournament: Majek, Low Cup gallop off
The final week of the 2019 GTBank Lagos International Polo Tournament galloped off yesterday with ten teams in action in the Low and Majekodunmi...
Prince of Bahrain, Mike Tyson to hit Nigeria for African Heavyweight Fight
Former world heavyweight boxing champion, Mike Tyson, Prince of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will be in Nigeria in August for...
NWFL sets deadlines for Premier League registration
The board of the Nigeria Women Football League has sets deadlines for the registration of clubs for the 2018/2019 league season. According to the Chief...
NNL : FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN AS NNL LOSE SPONSORS, POSTPONES DRAW
The board of BET9JA Nigeria National League on Wednesday postponed the much awaited draw in the 2019 Annual General Meeting , AGM held in...
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NIGERIA WOMEN PREMIER LEAGUE LATEST TRANSFER, NEWS AND RUMOURS
The period used for buying and registering new players is often termed as the Transfer Window, sports247.ng gathers. According to Yinka,the NWPL transfer window is...
NRA: PREMIER LEAGUE REFEREES VISIT LATE OKEBUKOLA OFFER MONEY TO THE FAMILY
Premier League referees in Nigeria have showed high level of comradeship to the family of one of their late colleague, Femi Okebukola of the...
Etebo, Ndifreke Prove Fitness In Eagles’ Training
Stoke City of England midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo and Akwa United of Uyo defender, Ndifreke Effiong both proved that they have overcome recent knocks, as...
Omeruo Reiterates Pellegrino’s Impact On His Game
Leganes of Spain stopper, Kenneth Omeruo has again harped on the impact the club's coach, Mauricio Pellegrino has had in bringing vast improvements to...
Ross Barkley Hears Update In Coin Throwing Incident
Chelsea's Nigerian-born midfielder, Ross Barkley has received an update in the coin throwing incident that hit him last weekend, as England's Football Association have...
Balogun Gets Brighton’s Clearance For Asaba Matches
Brighton & Hove Albion of England defender, Leon Aderemi Balogun has received an all-clear from his club to star for the Super Eagles against...
Onuachu Receives High Personal Rating With Eagles
FC Midtjylland of Denmark tall striker, Paul Onuachu has received very high rating and lofty scorecard from Super Eagles' coach, Gernot Rohr, as the...
Ibitoye: Eagles Want To Keep Winning Momentum
Super Eagles' media officer, Toyin Ibitoye has declared that the team will go all out for victory against Seychelles on Friday, because the players...
Nwora Plans Towards Future Glory For D’Tigers
Nigeria's men's basketball senior national team, D'Tigers' coach, Alex Nwora is looking beyond this year's FIBA World Cup in China, as he says he...
Antetokounmpo Stays Out Of Bucks’ Latest Win
Milwaukee Bucks' Nigerian-born in-form star, Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out his team's latest match, but got a pleasant surprise that they still managed to beat...
Joshua Stays Modest In Build-up To June 1 Fight
Nigerian-born British world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Olaseni Oluwafemi Joshua has revealed that he prefers staying modest in everything he does while preparing for...
Edo State Plans Sports Festival Test Run In Oct/Nov
The government of Edo State has hinted that they will undertake a test run of facilities for next year's National Sports Festival in either...
Okpekpe Road Race 2019 Receives May 25 Date
The 7th Okpekpe International Road Race is scheduled to hold on May 25, ahead of which registration has officially been declared open. Sports247.ng gathered that...
TOP SCOUTS FROM MANCHESTER UNITED, EVERTON, STOKE AWAIT BURUJ BOYS AT THE SUPER CUP
-Team Tours Direct CEO Terry O'Neill Assures Maximum Support For Young Players Sequel to the visit of the CEO of Buruj Sports Academy Salaudeen Waheed...
Nigeria take big step towards World Cup dream
Not content with stunning Namibia on the first day of the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup, Africa Qualifier, Nigeria held their nerve to...
AFCON 2019: Rohr Cancels Training For Discussion With Players
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr took a different approach to team building on Wednesday, as he cancelled a training session that had earlier been...
NPFL: KADA CITY DECLARES UMAR BALA AWOL
Nigerian Professional Football League side, Kada City Football Club has declared one of its players, Umar Bala Mohammad AWOL (Absent Without Official Leave). Sports247.ng reliably...
NIGERIA HAS THE BEST RECORDS IN WOMEN FOOTBALL – ODSFA BOSS
Chairman Ondo state Football Agency , Otunba Tajudeen Akinyemi has described the first ever pre season Tourney for women Elite teams in Nigeria ad...
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL – NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA OBTAIN EXPERIENCE FROM CYPRUS WOMEN’S CUP
Nigeria and South Africa came 7th and 10th respectively as the 12th edition of the annual 12-nation invitational Cyprus Women’s Cup came to an...
FIERCE BATTLES WITH FINAL AFCON PLACES TO BE DECIDED
The 24 countries to play at the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt will be known at the end of the week...
TRIBUTE TO RAMLOCHUN, REFEREE OF AFCON 1982 FINAL
It is with great sadness we learned our friend and fellow Mauritian, Sohan Ramlochun, referee of the final of the 1982 Ghana-Libya African Cup...
RETURN BAYELSA UNITED TO THE PREMIERSHIP – SINGABELE TELLS STAKEHOLDERS
Bet9ja Nigeria National League side, Bayelsa United have been adjuged to have stayed more than enough in the second tier League and a member...
Golden Eaglets call up 25 new players to avoid MRI age test failure
Nigeria U17s have called up 25 new players to ensure there is no last-minute age test failure leading up to next month’s U17 AFCON...
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Over the course of your life, your knees provide the stability you need to stand up straight, to run, to jump, to climb. Over...
Ekiti FA unveils logo and trophies
In a move that has been described as the journey into a new dawn for football in Ekiti state, the football association today unveiled...
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NNL SETS TO HOLD AGM WEDNESDAY AS 3SC KNOW OPPONENTS
Annual General Meeting of the Most Important League is scheduled to hold Wednesday all things been equal. The meeting will roll out date for...
NWPL: DREAM STARS LADIES HOST IJAMIDO QUEENS
The newly promoted Nigeria Women Premier League side, Dream Stars Ladies will play host to Ijamido Queens in another preseason friendly ahead of the...
NWPL: CONFLUENCE QUEENS UNVEIL PLAYERS, KITS FOR THE NEW SEASON
Kogi state based female football side, Confluence Queens were on Tuesday unveiled their players with new Hummel kits for the upcoming Nigeria Women Premier...
NPFL: KATSINA UNITED FACE MFM IN LITMUS TEST
The City of Katsina will come alive once again on Wednesday when ‘The Changi Boys’ trade tackles with league leaders Mountain of Fire Ministry...
D’Tigers Can Upset Argentina, Russia – Abdulrahman
Nigeria men's basketball national team, D'Tigers' former assistant coach, Abdulrahman Mohammed has expressed confidence in the ability of the squad to pull off shock...
Civil Defenders Get March 30 Africa Elite Date In Abuja
Nigeria's remaining continental campaigners, Civil Defenders Basketball Club of Abuja will set the ball rolling in their maiden Africa Elite 8 League campaign at...
Refugee Kid, Tanitoluwa, Wins Chess Contest In USA
A Nigerian refugee child in United States of America, Tanitoluwa Adewumi has brushed aside all daunting odds to emerge winner of a major chess...
Ikeja Golf Club Captain’s Send Forth Ends Saturday
Action will come to an end on Saturday in the chain of events and games lined up to mark the exit of Ikeja Golf...
Nigeria’s U-19 Cricket Team’s Victories Awe ICC Official
Nigeria's under-19 cricket team have received high recommendation from International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament director, Kuben Pillay, following their winning run at the Africa...
Masebinu Appeals To Ekiti Govt For Sponsorship
National boxing champion, Adewale Masebinu (aka Masevex) has sent out a passionate appeal to the government of Ekiti State for financial support and sponsorship...
Olympic Eagles set to overpower Libya in Tunisia
Cup holders Nigeria begin the race towards a successful defence of their Africa U23 title in Tunisia on Wednesday when they take on their...
Babagana to oversee Ghana/Gabon clash
Member of the NFF Executive Committee, Alhaji Babagana Kalli will take charge as match commissioner when Ghana’s Black Meteors, 1992 Olympics bronze medallists, take...
