By Georgina Adegbie Chairperson, Nigeria Association of Women in Sports (NAWIS) in Osun, Omobola Tijani, and Joy Ibekwe have emerged victorious to represent NAWIS on two national sports federation boards. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election was conducted at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo Nasarawa Amazons Women’s Basketball team on Saturday claimed their first victory at the ongoing Zenith Bank 2025 Women’s Basketball Premier League, edging out Kada Angels 52–49 in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the closely contested game was part of Phase One of theContinue Reading
By Georgina Adegbie Martin Melandi, the Technical Director of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVB), has expressed confidence in Nigeria’s team maintaining their top position in the 2025 CAVB Under 18 Boys and Girls Beach Volleyball Championship. Melandi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, that the teamContinue Reading
By Nathan Nwakamma The Management of Bayelsa United Football Club has reported the abscondment of Coach Ladan Bosso from duty as the Technical Adviser of the team to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The club’s management described Bossos’s action as a show of arrogance and disrespect to Bayelsa and itsContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Sports (NIS), Philip Shaibu, says the future of the institution lies in a robust public-private partnership model and a total structural reset. Shaibu said this in Abuja on Tuesday night at a reception organised in his honour by former colleaguesContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh Super Falcons Captain, Rasheedat Ajibade has outlined what Nigeria must do to evolve from continental champions to FIFA Women’s World Cup winners. Ajibade who Spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the team’s reception by President Bola Tinubu at the State House on Monday, saidContinue Reading
By Georgina Adegbie Silas Agara, President, Karate Federation of Nigeria (KFN), said on Monday that the just concluded African Karate Championship in Abuja was the best for Team Nigeria. Agara, who was assessing the country’s performance at the championship, said that Team Nigeria’s highest medal haul in a continental championshipContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, sealed a 60-55 victory over Mozambique in their final Group D game of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan. The win at the Palais des Sports de Treichville, on Monday secured D’Tigress a direct ticket to the quarter-finals as Group D winners, havingContinue Reading
By Vivian Ahanmisi In Rabat, the Super Falcons of Nigeria overcame hosts Morocco to win their tenth Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title on Saturday. Trailing 2–0 at half-time, the Nigerian women fought back to secure a dramatic 3–2 victory, completing one of the greatest comebacks in tournamentContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo Michael Emmanuel and Adesuwa Osabuohien have emerged champions in the men’s and women’s singles categories respectively, at the 46th edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Open Tennis Championship in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the championship, held at the TennisContinue Reading
