Ex-international Victor Ikpeba has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts in developing sports at the grassroots and providing infrastructure in order to produce more football stars in the country. Ikpeba told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that governments at all levels needed to give sports development at the grassroots the desired attention in Read More…
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LSSC unveils post-COVID-19 pandemic plans for sports in Lagos
The Director-General of Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Oluwatoyin Gafar, on Wednesday said the state was already planning ahead of the post-COVID-19 era of sports activities with some programmes already lined up. Gafar in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that the sports commission would commence the opening up of sports Read More…
Fewer fans, increased costs “new normal’’ for clubs in post COVID-19 world
Reduction in stadium capacities, improved ventilation systems and mobile payment for tickets and drinks are some of the measures football clubs may have to be looking at now. According to a study, football clubs may have to implement these new measures while designing stadiums in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, conducted by Read More…
Sports, key to unity, national development — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described sports as crucial to fostering unity and national development of the country. The president said this on Friday in Abuja at the formal unveiling of the renamed Moshood Abiola Stadium and exhibition to mark the 2020 June 12, Democracy Day. The president, represented by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory Read More…
World Athletics publishes COVID19 outbreak prevention guidelines for competition organisers
World Athletics, the athletics’ global governing body, has published a set of health and safety guidelines to assist competition organisers. The aim is to minimise the risk of spreading the coronavirus when staging in-stadium outdoor events during the current pandemic. A statement on the body’s website read that the guidelines were drafted by World Athletics’ Read More…
Lagos Squash Association cautions players as lockdown eases
Tomi Falase, the Chairman, Lagos State Squash Association (LSSA), on Friday cautioned squash players that playing the game was still unsafe, even though the Federal Government had eased COVID-19 lockdown. Falase in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos said that to help everyone to continue to stay active, the warning Read More…