By Victor Okoye Africa’s highest ranked table-tennis player, Aruna Quadri on Wednesday won a second medal for Nigeria at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. This was after the 35-year-old Quadri fell 4-3 to Egypt’s Omar Assar in the final of the men’s table tennis singles event. TheContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani A resilient Abia Warriors on Monday defeated Kano Pillars by a lone goal at home in the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match. The NPFL week 23 fixture played at the Sani Abacha stadium was watched by a massive crowd. Abia midfielder, Daniel Ijeh scoredContinue Reading
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk on Sunday said he was immensely proud of the young side who had to fill in for so many of his injured teammates. Van Dijk scored a late winner against Chelsea to help his side lift the English League Cup on Sunday at the WembleyContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Mr Magaji Zachariah, Principal of the Federal Government Boys College, Abuja, has called for the use of sports to promote national unity and peace in Nigeria. Zachariah made the call during the maiden edition of the school’s inter-house athletics competition, on Saturday in Abuja. He saidContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo Team Integrity has emerged as the overall winner of the 13th NNPC Limited Sports Fiesta tagged “Abuja 2024”, which held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The team pocketed 21 gold, 15 silver and 18 bronze to emerge the best team, while Team Sustainability secured 17Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), said on Thursday that the commission was ready to work with Rapheal Igbokwe, a boxing champion, to harness young talents. Igbokwe is a 31-year-old middleweight champion, a Nigerian descent based in Houston, Texas, U.S. He fought on Oct.Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Ex-Super Eagles Captain Austin Okocha will lead his former teammates to tackle the football team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), as the 13th NNPC Sports Fiesta gets underway in Abuja on Sunday. A statement by Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd.Continue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says it is combining sports and medicine as a strategy to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in the country. Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, Chairman, Local Organising Committee, NMA National Games, said this during the Pre-Games Scientific Conference on Thursday in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Jonathan Some football fans in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have called for the strengthening of the Super Eagles team ahead of future competitions. The fans, who recalled the Eagles performance at the AFCON finals against Cote d’Ivoire, stated this in separate interviews with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up, Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up by 14 spots to placed 28th in the world in the February FIFA ranking. In the ranking table published on the website of the world football governing body on Thursday, the team garnered 1,522 pointsContinue Reading
