Sport

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 was awe-inspiring. The President stated this when he received the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, who recently received “Special Recognition Award for Contributions to Sports Development in Nigeria and the Africa Region” from ...

Nasarawa United Football Club, Lafia, have unveiled eight new players for the remainder of the 2022/23 Nigeria Premier Football League season and for the future. The newly acquired players comprise one goalkeeper, four defenders and three attackers. Goalkeeper, Mohammed Galadima and central defender, Victor Collins both returned to the club after spells at Wikki Tourists FC of Bauchi and Amanat ...

Today, March 22nd marks the 43rd Anniversary of the victory won by the then Green Eagles at the African Cup of Nations. That historic African Cup of Nations was held in Lagos and the Green Eagles won the Nations Cup, in the presence of Eagles fans at the National Stadium, Surulere. According to the Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, “Today ...

Nigeria’s U23 boys failed to take advantage of home soil and finished their U23 Africa Cup of Nations final qualifying fixture, first leg match against Guinea 0-0 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Wednesday. Success Makanjuola and Timilehin Ogunniyi, who ran Tanzania out of gas in Ibadan in October last year, could not produce the same fiery performance ...

African women’s football giant Nigeria will welcome the original FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Trophy as the train makes its way to the Federal Capital, Abuja on Sunday. The Trophy has already left FIFA’s headquarters and been to several countries, and will arrive in Nigeria, one of only seven countries to have taken part in every edition of the competition, on ...

The Initiator of Mark D Ball Basketball Championship, Mr.Igoche Mark has hailed Kwara Falcons’ bravery as the team crashed out of the Basket Africa League, BAL. The Ilorin Based team and Nigerian Champions, making their continental debut but failed to win any of their five games in BAL 2023. Mark, in a message to team, described their continental outing as ...

CROWN FOOTBALL ACADEMY, was founded on the 10th of September, 2022 in Kuje a suburb of Abuja. The Academy from inception has being building a young team who are ready to go all out and give their all. We are coming into this competition as UNDERDOGS because this our first Major competition and have set our sight for the finals.

The Nigeria Cricket Federation has announced the finals list of the Women’s senior team ahead of the international tournament in Lagos. The Senior Women’s team AKA ”Female Yellow Greens” have been camping in Benin for the last 3 weeks in preparation for the 3rd edition of the NCF Women’s T-20 International invitational tournament scheduled to take place from the 25th ...

By Tolu Oguntimehin The emergence of Mr Herbert Mensah as the President of Rugby Africa will signpost the development of the sport in the continent President, Nigeria Rugby Football Federation, Dr Ademola Are stated this on his congratulatory message to the Ghana Rugby boss who was elected as the President of Rugby Africa on Saturday Dr Are nominated Herbert Mensah ...

Last weekend, in far away Male, capital of the Republic of Maldives, Nigeria was on the front burner; and with modesty and pride for the nation, the Minister of Sports and Youths Development, Chief Sunday Dare received a special recognition for his lofty contributions to Sports Development in Nigeria and the entire Africa, as a Region. The award was presented ...