By Abdulrahman Yahaya The Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday edged the U-20 football team of Cote d’Ivoire 4-3 on penalties in their semi-final match to reach the finals of the ongoing WAFU U-20 tournament. The Young Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire mounted pressure on the Flying Eagles early in theContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, says the 2026 Abuja Military Barracks Youth Sports Championship will promote youth development, discipline, unity and talent discovery among young people in military barracks. Oluyede said this while declaring the championship open in Abuja. Represented by the ChiefContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo Connor Tuodolo, Founder of the Squash Premier League and the Beacon of Positivity Foundation (BOPF), says the initiative aims to use squash as a tool to take children off the streets. It is also to empower them with life skills and opportunities to shape them into responsibleContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo Former Nigerian international squash player, Longdi Dasbak, has called for increased efforts to encourage girls to take up squash, saying female participation in the sport remains very low. Dasbak made the call at the second edition of the Squash Premier League at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium,Continue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Chairman, FCT Golf Association, Akabom Enebong, has hosted the Head of Service, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nancy Nathan, to her first golf training in Abuja. The training took place at the TYB International Golf Resort and Country Club, Abuja, as part of efforts to promoteContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Nigeria’s sprint hurdler, Tobi Amusan has won a bronze medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, ending her reign as Commonwealth champion. Amusan, who won gold medals at the Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, was aiming to become theContinue Reading
By Abdulrahman Yahaya The Flying Eagles of Nigeria defeated the U-20 football team of Togo 3-0 on Thursday in the second Group B match of the ongoing WAFU-U20 tournament in Cote d’Ivoire. The young Sparrow Hawks of Togo held the Flying Eagles to a scoreless first half, but Nigeria gotContinue Reading
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving more than N200 billion for sports facilities, describing it as unprecedented support.
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By Abdulrahman Yahaya European football governing body UEFA has rejected plans by world football governing body FIFA to sell minority stakes in a new commercial subsidiary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that FIFA announced on Tuesday plans to establish FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), valued at $20 billion. FIFAContinue Reading
By Grace Abe The Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Hulayat Omidiran, has urged Nigeria’s Super Falcons to remain focused and united as they begin their campaign for a record-extending 11th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title in Morocco. Omidiran made the call in a goodwill messageContinue Reading
