COMMUNIQUE OF THE MEETING OF NFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HELD AT THE TRANSCORP HILTON HOTEL, MAITAMA, ABUJA ON TUESDAY, 17TH APRIL 2018 The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation held a meeting at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday, 17th April 2018 to deliberate on important issues in... Read more
With just 72 days left until the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, another ticket sales period drew to a close today. During the first-come, first-served sales window, which opened on 13 March, a total of 394,433 tickets were allocated to fans across the world in... Read more
The Super Eagles authored a morale –boosting start to their 2018 FIFA World Cup preparations when pipping hosts Poland 1-0 in Wroclaw on Friday. Victor Moses, top scorer for Nigeria in the qualifying campaign with three goals, netted the only goal of a gritty game at the Stadion... Read more
The African Wrestling Championship tagged Port Harcourt 2018 has closed successfully on Sunday with Nigeria picking top spots in the male, women and junior categories. Winners emerging in all the categories of the competition, included Algeria, South Africa, Egypt, Tunisia and Tunisia. Athletes contested for trophies under Greco-Roman and... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially released the cash entitlements of all teams that participated at the 5th African Nations Championship in Morocco, with second –placed Nigeria to earn the sum of $400,000 and not $750,000 as widely touted. Official figures have... Read more
GTBank Sponsors 2018 Lagos International Polo Tournament
Sports February 11, 2018
Some of the most renowned indigenous and international polo teams are set to convene in Lagos, Nigeria to compete for highly coveted trophies in the 2018 Lagos Int’l Polo Tournament. Sponsored by leading African Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, the competition will see both Nigerian and foreign teams... Read more
Enyimba In scrappy 1-0 Home Win Against Nasarawa United
Sports February 2, 2018
From Dianabasi Effiong Chairman of Enyimba FC of Aba, Felix Anyansi Agu was tongue-tied over the scrappy 1 – 0 win against Nasarawa United after match Day 4 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). It is the first maximum points for the team on the UJ Esuene Stadium... Read more
Aruna Quadri and Bode Abiodun are edging closer to becoming the first Africans to play in the semifinal stage of the lucrative European Table Tennis Union (ETTU)-organised Champions League after Portugal’s Sporting Club defeated French champion – Stella Sport La Romagne 3:1 in the first leg of the quarterfinal tie.... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong Africa’s leading indigenous energy solution company, Aiteo Group, is basking in the euphoria of a highly successful 2017 Aiteo CAF Football Awards that shook the Ghanaian capital, Accra to its very foundation on Thursday night. A number of ‘firsts’ were established for the event... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong The National President, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Honour Sirawoo, has donated a giant trophy to sports Journalist in Cross River State and South-South Zone. Sirawoo said the trophy was in honour of the late National Vice President, South-South, Comrade Eddy Bekom, who... Read more
