Tag: SPORTS
Minister To Meet Sports Federation Presidents.
Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, will meet with presidents, secretaries and technical directors of Olympic-bound sports federations in Abuja.The strategic...
Continental Tournaments: Enyimba, Remo Stars Anticipate Opponents As CAF Announces Draws Tuesday.
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced the draws of the inter-club cup competitions, Champions League, and Confederation Cups for the 2023–2024 season...
2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Eagles May Draw Ghana, South Africa, Angola.
The Super Eagles may be drawn against arch-rivals Ghana, South Africa, and Angola in the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.The draw ceremony...
Buhari Lauds Phenomenal Sports Achievement Under Minister Dare
President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the medal-winning efforts of several Nigerian athletes and their counterparts in other sports, saying that their dedication and commitment...
We Will Create Opportunities For Youths Through American Football – NAFA
The Nigeria America Football Association NAFA has expressed its determination to develop youths through the game to compete in international competitions.NAFA President, Babajide Akeredolu,expressed...
CAF Award: Women In Sports, Others Hail Oshoala
The Association of Nigerian Women in Sports has commended Super Falcons and Barcelona striker, Asisat Oshoala, who was on Thursday in Morocco named African...
Sports Stimulate Sustainable Economic Activities — Minister
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says sports are not only for recreational purposes but can also be used to stimulate...
Doping Ban: Blessing Okagbare To Challenge 10-Yr Sanction At CAS
Nigerian track star, Blessing Okagbare will head to the Court of Arbitration for Sports, CAS to appeal the 10-year ban on her by the...
COVID-19 Lockdown: Presidential Task Force Warns Ban On Football Still In...
The Presidential Task Force, PTF on the Covid-19 has cleared the air on reports making the rounds that it has lifted the ban on...
Sports Festival: Edo 2020 Organizers To Test Run Facilities With
Organizers of the 20th National Sports Festival “Edo 2020” have scheduled a track and field meet to test run the facilities at the Samuel...
Sports: Federal Government Bans Exclusivity Rights In Broadcasting
The Federal Government has banned exclusivity rights in
broadcasting sporting events in the country.The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed who
made this known in...
5TH NYG: Sports Ministry To Camp Athletes For Nurturing – Dare
Youths and Sports
Development Minister, Sunday Dare, said the ministry was planning to have a
camping system to nurture athletes discovered at the ongoing 5th National...
Effective Service: Air Force Urges Personnel To Engage In Physical Exercise
The Nigerian Air Force has charged its personnel to
continually engage in fitness exercise to make them effective in the discharge of
their constitutional duties.The Chief...
#Breaking: Former Arsenal And Spain Forward, Jose Antonio Reyes, Died In...
Reyes, who shot to fame at Sevilla before a switch to Arsenal before spells at Real and Atletico Madrid, was 35 and on...
France 2019: Eight Home-Based Players For Falcons Camp
Super Falcons Coach Thomas Dennerby has included eight home-based players in his twenty seven-man list for the final camp in Austria ahead of the...
AFCON 2019: Okocha Says Eagles Can Win In Egypt
Former Super Eagles
captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha has said the current Eagles has what it takes to
win the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON...
France 2019: Super Falcons’ Head Coach Invites 30 Home-Based Girls To...
The Head Coach of the
Super Falcons Thomas Dennerby has called to camp 30 home-based professionals
for a preliminary camp of the team as preparations for...
U-17 AFCON: CAF Lists Nigerian Among 29 Referees
For the first time, women referees is expected to hand games
of the opposite sex on the continent, debuting at the Under-17 Africa Cup of
Nations,...
2019 AFCON: Omeruo Says Nigeria Can Win Championship
Nigeria
international defender Kenneth Omeruo says the Super Eagles can win the 2019
AFCON set to take place in Egypt this summer.Omeruo
has 41 caps to his...
Women’s Cup: Super Falcons To Leave For Cyprus On Sunday
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF
says the Senior Female National team, Super Falcons, will on Sunday depart
Nigeria for Cyprus to participate in the annual Cyprus...
