By Ijeoma Okigbo Nigeria’s Yellow has recorded a fifth consecutive win at the second West African Trophy tournament in Abuja after beating Zambia by 23 runs. The game played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Monday, saw Zambia win the toss and asked Nigeria to bat. In the firstContinue Reading
Inside Éric Chelle’s masterplan to revive the Super Eagles ahead of AFCON 2025 When Éric Sekou Chelle took over as the Super Eagles’ head coach in January 2025, you could almost feel the mood shift around Nigerian football. After years of inconsistency and talk of a lost identity, the NigeriaContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. has concluded the 14th edition of its annual Sports Fiesta at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vibrant week-long event brought together hundreds of employees for competition, camaraderie, and organisationalContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo Kenya’s Kephar Namutala has won the 2025 Premium Trust Bank Abuja City International Half Marathon with a commanding performance in the men’s race. Namutala, wearing Bib Number 9, powered home in 1:05:14:45 to claim the top prize of 8,000 dollars in the event’s second edition. The KenyansContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The 4th Chaingang MTB Festival, tagged Be Ya Gnu Abuja Pe (Let’s Go To The Abuja Mountains) delivered a day of gritty endurance and high excitement across the rugged Mpape ridgelines. A statement by Chidera Obijiofor, a member of the Chaingang MTB Festival Organising Committee on Thursday,Continue Reading
By Victor Okoye Head Coach Eric Chelle has named Captain William Ekong, Victor Osimhen, Wilfred Ndidi and Stanley Nwabali in a 55-man provisional squad for AFCON 2025. He also listed Maduka Okoye, Zaidu Sanusi, Calvin Bassey, Semi Ajayi, Frank Onyeka, Alex Iwobi and Raphael Onyedika for the tournament in Morocco.Continue Reading
By Olanrewaju Akojede Nigeria emerged champions of the Para Volleyball event at the maiden West Africa Zone A and B tournament after a commanding 3-0 win against Ghana. Team Nigeria earlier defeated Niger Republic with a sharp 3-0 win, taking the sets 25-13, 25-20 and 25-22 respectively. Nigeria’s superior experienceContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The FAME Foundation has called on government institutions, private organisations, development partners and the media to scale up investments in parasports and inclusive sporting infrastructure. The Executive Director, FAME Foundation, Arabinrin Atoyebi, made the call on Monday in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the forthcoming HerSTEM InclusiveContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa Director-General of the Grassroots Movement for Tinubu (GMT) in Ondo State, Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye, has described the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Sports Festival as a unifying platform for youths in the state. According to him, the festival also serves as a platform for the discovery of talents. Yusuf-OgunleyeContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal Nigeria Amputee Football Team has defeated Benin Republic 11-0 in the opening match of the 1st West African Para Games in Abeokuta on Friday. The dominant Nigerian team struck five times in the first half and added six more after the break, sealing an emphatic victoryContinue Reading
