The 2022 National Sports Festival in Delta should include parasports, according to the Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN). In a statement released on Sunday in Lagos, Mr. Daniel Onwe, president of ALDIN, spoke about the purported exclusion and criticised the National Sports Commission. The group stated that it was horrified and profoundly Read More…
The new head coach and high-performance manager of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) is a Kenyan named Steve Tikolo. In a statement released on Sunday, the Federation’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) revealed that the Kenyan has a two-year contract and will be in charge of the senior men’s squad. “Following the restructuring of the coaching Read More…
The Super Falcons, the best African women’s senior football team, would play Canada to open their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign. The Super Falcons were placed in Group B with Australia, Canada, and one of the hosts, the Republic of Ireland. One of the competition’s host cities, Auckland, New Zealand, conducted the draws earlier Read More…
Plans for a training visit by Bayelsa Queens in advance of the CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco have been significantly hampered by the flood that is now wreaking havoc in numerous regions of the nation. The team was supposed to depart the country last Saturday for the tour, according to Preye Yabrifa, media officer Read More…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, and Club Owners have urged for a more organised and successful Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The NFF Director of Communications in Abuja, Mr. Ademola Olajire, made a statement including this information. The decision was made after a meeting in Abuja. ”There is an urgent need Read More…
With a 6-0 victory over 10-man Rivers United on Sunday, defending champion Wydad Casablanca of Morocco advanced to the 2022–2023 CAF Champions League with a 7-2 overall score. The NPFL champions won the first leg in Port Harcourt by a score of 2-1 but were shut out in the return match without scoring a goal. Read More…
Tobi Amusan of Nigeria, a world record holder, and 10 other athletes have been nominated for the 2022 World Athlete of the Year Award. Amusan and other candidates were named for the December award in a statement released yesterday by World Athletics’ Senior Media Relations Manager, Maggie Durand. The Jamaican speed sensation Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, American Read More…
It was a momentous occasion at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) office on Tuesday morning as Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, a member of the CAF Executive Committee and the FIFA Council, officially handed the NFF’s reins over to Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, the winner of the presidential election at the September 30 Elective General Assembly Read More…
Even though they were restricted to a 0-0 draw on Tuesday in Copenhagen, Manchester City has advanced to the next round of the UEFA Champions League. However, they were without Erling Haaland, missed a penalty, and Sergio Gomez was sent off. Sevilla did not win the other group game, which they drew 1-1 at Borussia Read More…
In order to encourage healthy living among its employees, Sen. Obinna Ogba (PDP-Delta) has on Tuesday recommended government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure sports development in their organisations. Ogba, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports and a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, expressed sadness that most MDAs in the Read More…
