Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Mallam Shehu Dikko, says Team Nigeria is on course to win between 16 and 20 gold medals at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.Continue Reading
The Rise of Mobile Sports Entertainment Across Africa Saturday afternoon, Soweto. A man is standing outside a small shop. He is holding a phone in one hand and there is a Premier League match being shown on a screen. The screen has a crack running from corner to corner. He’sContinue Reading
By Abdulrahman Yahaya The Nigeria Under-17 football team, the Golden Eaglets, will depart Nigeria on Thursday night to participate in a four-nation international football tournament in Yinchuan, China. The Nigerian Football Federation announced in a statement released by its Communication Department on Thursday. The NFF said the five-time World ChampionsContinue Reading
The Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN) has decorated retired Brig. Gen. G.G. Shipi as an All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) Ambassador and sought Plateau Government’s support for the championship.Continue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Philip Shaibu, the Director-General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS) has called for stronger collaboration between the public and private sectors to unlock the economic potential of sports. Shaibu made the call on Tuesday while speaking at the Nigeria Employers’ Summit in Abuja. He commended theContinue Reading
By Abdulrahman Yahaya Coach of the Moroccan national football team, Mohamed Ouahbi, says his team has earned respect after Morocco edged the Netherlands 2-3 on penalty shootouts in their round 32 clash on Monday. The Africans came out top in the penalty shootouts after a 1-1 draw in Monterrey, Mexico,Continue Reading
By Babatunde Ogunrinde The 26th Nestlé Milo Secondary School Basketball Championships continued on Monday with exciting quarter-final matches. Davidhall International College, Ikoyi, Lagos, continued their impressive form with a 51-47 victory over Urhobo College. The Lagos team later defeated Family Support Programme Secondary School,Continue Reading
By Victor Okoye Fosla Academy, Abuja, emerged champions in both the male and female categories of the maiden National Schools Football Championship in Abuja, on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament’s final was played at the FIFA Goal Project Pitch at the Moshood Abiola NationalContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo Abubakar Yusuf defeated Canice Abua 7-5, 6-1 to win the men’s singles title at the sixth DavNotch National Open Tennis Championship in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the final was played at the Ifedayo Akindoju Centre Court, Moshood Abiola National Stadium, on Saturday.Continue Reading
By Bashir Bello Mustapha Abubakar-Bida, the National Coordinator, Horse Racing Federation of Nigeria, HRFN, says Nigeria-bred horses will soon meet up global standards. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abubakar-Bida disclosed this during the grand finale of the Kano derby competition with the theme, Renewed Hope International HorseContinue Reading
