By Abdulrahman Yahaya The Nigerian Senior Women’s Volleyball Team on Wednesday defeated Ghana’s Women Volleyball Team 3-2 in the ongoing 2026 African Senior Nations Volleyball Championship in Kenya. The Nigerian team came top after 5 sets, defeating the Ghanaians in three sets. The dramatic five-set encounter ended 25-21, 21-25, 25-11,Continue Reading
By Stephen Benjamin The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Development Committee says no fewer than 200 referees have so far survived the ongoing pre-season fitness test ahead of the 2026/27 football season. Faith Irabor, Chairman of the committee, disclosed this in Abuja while assessing the progress of the exercise, saying theContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo Justin Ezeude, Head Coach of Jay One Football Academy, has urged football academies and clubs to prioritise continuous camping, discipline and close monitoring in the development of young players nationwide. Ezeude made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. HeContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo The Nigeria Aquatics Federation (NAqF) has unveiled a 15-member junior team for the 2026 Africa Aquatics Zone 2 Junior Swimming Championship in Dakar, Senegal. In a statement by Nonso Arinzechi, the media representative for the federation, the event is scheduled to hold from Friday, bringing together youngContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Euromatch, a European sports entertainment brand, has committed 7.5 million dollars to sponsor the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) over the next three years. The sponsorship deal, which will see the company provide 2.5 million dollars annually, was announced at the unveiling of Euromatch as the titleContinue Reading
The President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Habu Gumel, has congratulated the senior female national volleyball team for qualifying for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.Continue Reading
By Abdulrahman Yahaya The Nigerian Women Beach Volleyball Team has qualified for the Olympic games event for the first time in history after defeating Morrocco 2-0 in the final of the 2026 CAVB Women’s Beach Volleyball on Saturday. The team will fly Nigeria’s flag at the 2028 Olympic games inContinue Reading
By Abdulrahman Yahaya Nigeria Super Eagles Defender Semi Ajayi scored the first goal for Hull City in their 2-0 victory against Manchester United in the club’s opening league match on Saturday. Hull City, who just returned to the English Premier League after a nine-year absence, drew the first blood throughContinue Reading
By Abdulrahman Yahaya Nigeria’s 12-player squad departs for Kenya on Saturday to participate at the 2026 Women’s African Nations Volleyball Championship, scheduled for Aug. 23 to Sept. 5 in Nairobi. The News Agency of Nigeria ((NAN) reports that the team of 12 female volleyball players and their coaches were officiallyContinue Reading
By Stephen Benjamin The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Development Committee has described the recent death of a referee during a fitness test in Abuja as an unfortunate incident, saying the official underwent the required medical examinations before participating in the exercise. Chairman of the committee, Faith Irabor, said there wasContinue Reading
