Category: Sports

Buhari Urges FIFA Investment in Nigeria, Decribes Football As Centre of Unity

By Goodluck Ikiebe in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari has urged FIFA Leadership to consider, Nigeria top on its plan for support and investment. He also described...

Nigeria’s Sports Federations Hold Elections In September, 2021—FMYSDM

By Goodluck Ikiebe. The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development says in keeping with its commitment of holding the National Sports Federations election in...

“Soar Like Eagles”, Sports Minister Urges Super Eagles As Race To 2022 World Cup Begins

By Correspondent in Abuja. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, was a dinner guest of the Super Eagles on Thursday in Abuja, the eve of the opening...

New Date For Africa Junior Handball Women Championship As Nigeria Intensifies Preparation

By Goodluck Ikiebe The Junior Africa Handball Women Championship, which was to hold early in September in Conakry, Guinea, has been moved by a week by the Confederation...

SWAN decries poor sporting activities in Niger,calls on government to wake up

By Correspondent in Minna. Members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria,(SWAN) have decried the poor sporting activities in the state with a call on Governor,...

ERNEST OKONKWO: THE GOLDEN VOICE COMMENTATOR. A MUST READ PIECE

This generation know the likes of Martin Tyler, Peter Drury, Jim Beglin and Jon Champion. For us Nigerians, we will remember Ernest Okonkwo. I hereby reproduced some of...

Moshood Abiola National Stadium Wears New Look, courtesy Aliko Dangote—Official

By Goodluck Ikiebe in Abuja Football action will soon return to the main bowl of the just renovated Moshood Abiola National Stadium , Abuja, as the pitch is now lush...

Tokyo 2020 Games : FG Commends Athletes For Gallant Performance

By Goodluck Ikiebe. The Federal government Government has commended the gallant performances of Team Nigeria at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as its commitments that...

Tokyo Olympics: Blessing Oborodudu; Real blessing to Nigeria–Sports Minister

By Goodluck Ikiebe. Nigeria’s Blessing Oborodudu’s feat of qualifying for the final of the 68 kg female wrestling event of the 2020 Olympic has been...

Tokyo Olympics : 12 Nigerian Athletes Cleared, Eligible To Compete

By Goodluck Ikiebe. The Integrity unit of World Athletics has cleared 12 Nigerian athletes as eligible to participate fully at the Tokyo Olympics. These athletes...