Abuja, the nation’s capital and Akure, Ondo State capital, have been selected to host the 2023 edition of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) conference finals in November. The decision was announced on Tuesday by Babatunde Ogunade, Chairman of the Premier Basketball League Management Committee (PBLMC), after a meeting...
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The head coach of the National U-20 Women`s football team, Falconets, Christopher Danjuma, has expressed confidence the team would triumph over Tanzanian in the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifier. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the first leg is scheduled for Dar es Salaam...
Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world on Monday in Paris, France. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Messi beat Norway’s UEFA player of the year, and treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the...
Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, said Sunday’s 3-0 demolition by local rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford was one of the most disappointing days in his tenure with the team. Asked if Sunday was one of his worst days on the job, the downcast manager told reporters:...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has described the Sports Performance Reward Fund (SPRF) as “a well-intentioned, well packaged initiative that is worthy of praise.” Senator Enoh made the comment when the Board of Trustees of the SPRF paid him...
The following are the results of Match Day 5 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Kastina united FC 3 -2 Sunshine Stars FC Abia Warriors FC 1 -0 Heartland FC Bayelsa United FC 2 – 1 Kwara United FC Rivers United FC...
On September 27, the men who run football in Morocco, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were high-fiving and popping champagne. Meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo, the governing body of African football CAF, awarded Morocco the rights to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals, while a joint...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh has assured the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of support in the task of developing the nation’s football. The Minister spoke when he met board members of NFF led by the President, Alhaji Ibrahim...
The Bauchi State Government has terminated the appointment of Mr Aminu Umar, the Chairman Interim Management Team of WIkki Tourists Football Club (FC), with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement signed by Muhammed Salis, the State Commissioner for Youth and Sport Development, and made available...
Super Eagles adopt ‘Let’s Do It Again’ mantra for AFCON trophy quest By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Three-time champions Nigeria say they have adopted the catch-phrase ‘Let’s Do It Again’ as their battle cry towards winning a fourth Africa Cup of Nations title in Cote d’Ivoire early next year....
Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha has reiterated his call for proper management of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) league to make it attractive to investors.oko Okocha said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. The mercurial...
The following are the results of Match Day two fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), as well as dates of the remaining fixtures: Gombe United FC 2-0 Enyimba international FC Lobi stars FC 3-2 Sunshine Stars FC Niger Tornadoes FC 1-0...
Kano Pillars Football Club on Saturday, defeated visiting Katsina United 1-0 in the match day two of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL). Pillars shrugged off their last week away loss to Sunshine of Akure to occupy the driver’s seat in the 27th minutes of the game, when Mustafa...
Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, has weighed-in on the controversy surrounding the Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen, over the Tik Tok saga in Italy. Okocha offered the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at a forum of Veteran...
FIFA has appointed Portuguese official, Luis Godinho as referee for the international friendly match between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, at the Estadio Municipal de Portimão on Oct. 13 at 5pm. This is contained in statement by Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday...
Morocco, Spain and Portugal have been named hosts of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, while Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the opening matches to mark the tournament’s centenary. World football body FIFA disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, even though they were due to announce the...
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) said it would withdraw the licence of any football club involved in match fixing in the country. The NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau gave stated this at the opening of the Nigeria National League (NNL) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Jos on Friday. Gusau was...
Manchester United have announced Lisandro Martinez will be sidelined for an “extended period” after aggravating the foot injury he suffered towards the end of last season. The Argentina defender sustained a fractured metatarsal in April’s Europa League quarter-final first leg against Sevilla, keeping him out for around two months....
Napoli have refused to apologise for their controversial social media post which appeared to mock Victor Osimnhen, insisting they ‘never intended to offend’ their star striker. The Serie club side sparked controversy this week when they posted videos on their TikTok account mocking Osimhen, leading to his agent...
Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan-Enoh, says he is committed to ensuring Nigerian athletes are accorded due respect and not discriminated against.Damgiteapo The minister said this on Thursday in Abuja against the backdrop of a video on Napoli’s official TikTok which appeared to mock Super Eagles forward...