By Victor Okoye Three Nigerian players from Unicorns Football Club of Ilorin are set for trials at English Premier League (EPL) club, Nottingham Forest in Nottingham, UK. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nottingham Forest currently sit fourth on the EPL table with 60 points, and are oneContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye No fewer than 40 coaches have completed a week-long ITF National Level 1 Tennis Coaching Course organised by the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the participants drawn from the six geopolitical zones in the country, were presented withContinue Reading
By Georgina Adegbie Bankole Olowookere, Head Coach, Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s national team, says his team will make the country proud in the return leg match against Algeria in the ongoing U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers in Morocco. Olowookere told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Babatunde Ogunrinde Nigeria’s U-18 women’s handball team began their IHF Trophy Zonal Phase on Sunday with a resounding 53-21 win over Togo in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the team displayed ruthless dominance, particularly from the wings, securing a 21-8 lead by the endContinue Reading
By Nicholas Obisike Enyimba International FC of Aba, at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba overpowered visiting Kano Pillars FC 2-1 in the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match day 34. Joseph Atule put the host 1-0 ahead in the 35th minute from Chinedu Ufere’s long range free kick toContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The President, Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs Oghogho Musa, has charged wives of military personnel to remain active and healthy through physical exercise and regular health checks. Musa made the call at the Fitness Health Walk organised by the Naval Officer’s Wives Association (NOWA),Continue Reading
By Georgina Adegbie Chinonye Aliyu, President, Nigeria Aquatics Federation (NAqF), says there is need for every child to make swimming a life skill. Aliyu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said already, the federation had concluded plans to organise the National Junior Swimming Championships,Continue Reading
By Sani Idris-Abdulrahman Kaduna North Local Government Area has won the 2024 football competition of the Kaduna State Basic Education School Sports (BESS) fiesta. The gold medalist, Kaduna North LGA, defeated Jama’ah LGA that lifted silver medal, two goals to one, while Kaura LGA, that got the third position clinchedContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Malam Shehu Dikko, says the upcoming National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun will serve as a major test of the Federal Government’s ongoing sports reforms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the festival termed ‘Gateway Games’ isContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku Nine states from the South-South and South-East will participate in the fifth edition of the Offiong Edem Table Tennis Competition scheduled to commence in Calabar on April 17. Sponsor of the championship, Offiong Edem, told newsmen in Calabar that the tournament would take place at the TableContinue Reading
