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By Olawale Alabi Twenty-nine Nigerian referees are to officiate as FIFA match officials in the year 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the referees will receive their badges at a special ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday. Seven of them will be badged as centre referees, while anotherContinue Reading

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By Olasunkanmi Onifade Mr Abubakar Rilwanu, Principal, School For The Gifted, Gwagwalada,, on Thursday, appealed to Nigerians to support efforts of government towards developing sports in schools. The Principal, who made this appeal during the annual Inter-house sports competition in Abuja, said this would promote the expansion of current activitiesContinue Reading

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  By Oluwaseun Nubi/Aderonke Ojediran   No fewer than 83 professional golf players are expected to participate at the maiden edition of Professional Golf Development (PGD) Tour by Meristem Securities. It is scheduled to tee-off at Lakowe Lakes Golf  Estate Resort in Lagos from Jan. 26 to Jan. 28. Adefemi Taiwo,Continue Reading

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    By Peter Uwumarogie Akinade Onigbinde, the Technical Adviser of Doma United Football Club of Gombe, says the absence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) was not good. Onigbinde particularly said it was very bad VAR was non-existent during his team’s match againstContinue Reading

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By Segun Giwa Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti on Sunday in Owo emerged overall winners of the 21st edition of Nigeria Polytechnic Games Association (NIPOGA) after garnering 23 gold, 14 silver and nine bronze medals. Lagos State Polytechnic came second with 13 gold, 22 silver and 17 bronze medals, while The PolytechnicContinue Reading