The Rivers Government on Thursday donated a 54-seater branded luxurious bus to the state-owned Rivers United FC to boost the team’s campaign in the Nigerian Professional Football League and CAF Confederation Cup (CAFCC). The state-of-the-art vehicle, alongside a Hilux Utility vehicle and an ambulance was handed over to the... Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed utter shock and sorrow at the death on Tuesday night of former Nigeria Super Eagles defender, Yisa Sofoluwe, who passed on at the age of 53 few days after being diagnosed of cerebral atrophy. President of the NFF, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, said he... Read more
Mr. Kola Oredipe, Director, New Media to Bayelsa Governor on Tuesday presented training kits to Bayelsa athletics team to the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Edo State. Oredipe, a former athlete and journalist said the donation was part of efforts to compliment government efforts in sports development as... Read more
Candidate for a seat on the venerable FIFA Council, the highest decision-making organ in football in the universe, Amaju Melvin Pinnick will on Saturday be honoured with a Special Recognition Award at the maiden edition of the Sportsville Awards in Lagos. Chairman of Sportsville Communications (organizers of the Awards), Hon.... Read more
Nigerian football was again thrown into mourning on Thursday after news broke of the death of former Nigeria senior team goalkeeper and one-time assistant coach of the Super Eagles, Joe Erico. According to family sources, the flamboyant trainer of trainers and respected nurturer of talents complained of body pain... Read more
Nigeria’s U17 boys came close to a stunning comeback from three goals down before losing 2-3 to their Ivorian counterparts in Monday night’s final of the WAFU U17 Cup Tournament in the Togolese capital, Lome. The sleeky Baby Elephants, who had won all their previous three games in the... Read more
YAOUNDE, Cameroon, January 18, 2021/ — FIFA (www.FIFA.com) President Gianni Infantino concluded a two-day trip to Cameroon, where he met with dignitaries of the country and key officials from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Cameroonian Football Association (Fecafoot). The trip coincided with the start of the... Read more
Nigeria championship’s second tier, the Nigeria National League, will commence its 2020/2021 Season on Saturday, 30th January, 2021. This decision was reached at the Annual General Meeting of the league, which held in the Ebonyi State capital, Abakaliki on Friday. Chairman of the NNL and Member of the Executive Committee... Read more
The Rivers United FC claimed their fourth Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) win with a thrilling, high-energy performance by beating Heartland FC of Owerri 3-1 at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt on Sunday. Coming into this game off the back of a narrow 0-1 defeat to Wikki Tourist... Read more
Five-time world champions Nigeria zoomed into the final of the WAFU U17 Cup Tournament in Lome, Togo on Friday, following a 1-0 win over Group A winners Burkina Faso at the Stade Kegue. Victory means the Golden Eaglets are now not only eligible to battle for the tournament’s diadem... Read more
