By Ijeoma Okigbo The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has announced a 14-player squad for the ninth edition of KwibukaT20 Women’s Tournament in Rwanda. Musa Ehizoje, the federation’s Public Relations Officer (NCF), disclosed in a statement on Thursday that the team would leave the country on Friday. The Nigerian team areContinue Reading
By Damilola Nubi The Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF) has appointed Yemi Idowu, a foremost sports philanthropist, as its Patron, following his support toward grassroots sports. Olabisi Joseph, NSSF President, described Idowu as a strong supporter of school sports. She added that his involvement in grassroots sports development endeared himContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The former Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, and Dame Julie Okah-Donli, ex-Director-General of National Agency for the Prohibition and Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), have called for more women participation in Golf to produce women professionals in the game. They made the call at the celebration ofContinue Reading
By Carol V. Utulu Delta Queens Football Club of Asaba secured a 3-1 victory over Confluence Queens of Lokoja as the NWFL Super Six got underway in Asaba on Tuesday. The match played in the main bowl of the Stephen Keshi Stadium witnessed a low turnout of spectators though, asContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Twenty-two states of the Federation have declared intention to stage the 2023 Olympic Day Run as part of activities to promote the Olympic values of excellence. A statement issued by Tony Nezianya, the Public Relation Officer of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), listed other Olympic values toContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, has congratulated Amaju Pinnick, a former President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), for the conferment of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) on him by former President, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari had before his exit on May 29 honoured Pinnick and manyContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Former Golden Eaglets coach, Manu Garba, said on Thursday that the Flying Eagles deserved more accolades after they knocked out hosts Argentina from the ongoing Under-20 FIFA World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Flying Eagles, against all odds, produced two classical goalsContinue Reading
Two second-half goals secured lowly Spezia a shock 2-0 home win over AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday, condemning Stefano Pioli’s side to their first league loss in two months and denting their top-four hopes. Defender Przemyslaw Wisniewski and midfielder Salvatore Esposito helped Spezia earn their first win inContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Nigeria’s Under 17 team, Golden Eaglets have crashed out of the ongoing Under 17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Algeria. The team lost 1-2 to their Burkina Faso counterparts in the quarter finals of the event at the Nelson Mandela Stadium on Thursday. The result meansContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Mr Andrew Adejo, says sports will continue to form part of schools curricular as government strives to reposition the education sector in the country. Adejo made this known while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on the forthcoming Federal EducationContinue Reading
