Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna and Egypt’s Dina Meshref emerged as singles champions at the 2018 ITTF African Championships concluded in Mauritius on Sunday September 9, 2018. Quadri did not drop a point from the first round (round of 64) until the final when he defeated Egypt’s Ahmed Saleh 4-1 to... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong The NFF Committee on Ethics and Fair Play has placed a one-year ban from all football-related activities on Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, Salisu Yusuf, according a statement availed journalists on Wednesday. The ban followed the committee’s consideration of a complaint by the NFF as well as... Read more
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri and Egypt’s Dina Meshref have been seeded as top seeds as the singles event of the 2018 ITTF African Championships serves off on Friday September 7, 2018 in Mauritius. Action will return to the Beau Bassin Sports Complex after a one-day rest following the conclusion of... Read more
The Government of Abia State has presented the State’s second highest honour to the Chairman of two –time CAF Champions League winners Enyimba Football Club of Aba, Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu. Anyansi-Agwu, a ranking member of the NFF Executive Committee, is the most successful club football administrator in Nigeria... Read more
…Agbo, Eze, two others on standby Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has released a list of 24 Nigeria senior players who will do battle for the three points in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles in Victoria on Friday, 7th September. Rohr, flanked by NFF... Read more
It was in Agadir, Morocco that Egypt’s Dina Meshref surrendered her title to veteran Olufunke Oshonaike of Nigeria at the 2016 ITTF African Championship. But this year in Mauritius, the African Games champion is eager to reclaim her title and also enjoy the beautiful Island. “I hope I can... Read more
Rivers Govt To Deliver Real Madrid Football Academy By Jan 2019
Sports September 3, 2018
Rivers State Government has stated that the Real Madrid Football Academy will be completed between December 2018 and January 2019. Addressing journalists after an inspection visit to the site of the academy in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Sports, Mr James Enebeli said that construction work... Read more
Stand –in Captain Rasheedat Ajibade was the heroine as the Nigeria U20 girls weaved their way into the 9th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup quarter finals following a 1-1 draw with their Chinese counterparts in Dinan/Léhon on Monday evening. The Falconets’ top scorer in the African qualifying series... Read more
The U20 Women National Football Team, Falconets, will fly into France on Thursday, 2nd August for this year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, taking place 5th – 24th August in the Brittany region of that country. Below, the 21 players selected by the technical crew headed by Chris... Read more
…. As IAAF President Promises More Support For Africa The host country for the 21st African Senior Athletics Championship, Nigeria started raking in medals with Tobiloba Amusan and Enekwechi Chukwebuka winning two gold medals for the country on the Day 2 of action in Asaba. Amusan who is the reigning Commonwealth... Read more
