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By Ijeoma Okigbo Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello, the Executive Director of Fame Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Wednesday in Abuja called for equality and better welfare for women athletes in the country. Ogunleye-Bello made the call during the annual football tournament organised by the foundation as part of activities to markContinue Reading

By lieoma Okigbo Sunday Dare, the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, on Wednesday in Abuja said women in Nigeria are getting more opportunities in sports. Dare said this during an event to celebrate the 2023 International Women’s Day (IWD), organised by the Fame Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO). HeContinue Reading

By Emmanuel Afonne Sports Minister, Sunday Dare has congratulated Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen for clinching the prestigious ‘Best Foreign Athlete’ Award in Italy. Osimhen who plies his football trade with Italian Serie A side Napoli has scored 19 goals in 21 games already this season. Dare in a statementContinue Reading

By Emmanuel Afonne The Sports and Youth Development Minister, Sunday Dare and the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed have constituted Technical Committee to work on the specifics of the incentives package approved in the ‘National Sports Industry Policy’. The Policy was passed by the Federal Executive Council on Nov. 2,Continue Reading

By Emmanuel Afonne The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, has charged the Flying Eagles to put behind Monday’s semi-finals loss to The Gambia at ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) and focus on the World Cup. Dare gave the charge on Tuesday in a statement issuedContinue Reading

By Emmanuel Afonne Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, is to be conferred with a “Special Recognition Award” in the Republic of Maldives, an aide of Dare disclosed on Monday. Toyin Ibitoye, the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, in a statement quoted the Maldives’ Minister of Youth, SportsContinue Reading

By Emmanuel Afonne Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Monday lost 0-1 to their Gambian counterparts in the semi-finals of the ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The match which was played at the Cairo International Stadium saw the Nigerian side dominating the encounter with 62 per cent possessionContinue Reading