The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the cessation of all forms of football activities in the country for the next four weeks, as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. According to the country’s supreme football –governing body, the shutdown affects all on-field activities the various National Teams,... Read more
. Iheanacho returns; Dessers, Ehizibue are first-timer Technical Adviser Gernor Rohr has listed team captain Ahmed Musa, vice captain William Ekong and veteran defender Kenneth Omeruo in his 24-man Super Eagles’ roster for the quick-double 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against the Leone Stars of Sierra... Read more
Cedar Mount Int’l school, Port Harcourt, has won the 2020 Edition of Radio Nigeria Kids football Challenge. The debutants defeated defending Champions, Great Calvary International 15-14 in a pulsating penalties after they came from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 in regulation time. Gloria Education Centre won the third-place match... Read more
Omar Assar returns to big stage to lead Egyptian contingent to German Open… The two best players in Africa – Aruna Quadri of Nigeria and Omar Assar of Egypt will be leading the continent’s contingent to the first ITTF World Tour in 2020 – German Open holding at GETEC... Read more
Nigeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has denied given approval to former boxing champion, Bash Ali to stage a “World Guinness Book of Record” fight in Nigeria. Kola Daniel, Special Assistant (Media) to Minister of Youth and Sports Development, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.... Read more
•Inaugural FIFA Coach Mentorship Programme reaches conclusion •15 mentors and 17 mentees attended final workshop in Zurich •Programme’s next cycle to take place following evaluation of first edition The first FIFA Coach Mentorship Programme (CMP), which saw 17 elite members of the women’s football coaching world guide 21... Read more
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has regained the Ballon d’Or crown after winning the 2019 edition in Paris France, to take a record sixth award, pipping Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo, as world best player. The Argentine superstar held off the challenge of Liverpool centre-back Virgil Van Dijk, who... Read more
Nigeria stayed solid at the top of their qualifying group for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after a brace by Victor Osimhen and goals by Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze steered them to a 4-2 win over Lesotho in Maseru on Sunday. As has happened in recent times... Read more
Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that the FirstBank Lagos Amateur Golf Championship scheduled to Tee-Off on Friday, 15 November 2019 is now listed amongst the golf tournaments in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). The WAGR is offered by... Read more
L-R: Vice President, Federation of Ivorien Table Tennis (FITT), Patrice N’zi; President, Germain Karou and Secretary-General, Patrick Deleba, at the press conference to herald the kick-off of the 1st ITTF Western Africa Challenge in Abidjan on Thursday, October 31, 2019 Abidjan, the national capital of Cote d’Ivoire and one... Read more
