Tag: All Africa Games
Forget Sports Minister now, ex-sports boss tells Buhari
Wale Joseph/just back from Congo President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged not to appoint a sports minister in his yet…
Inyama decries slow growth of Nigerian football
Taiwo Adelu A chieftain of Nigerian football has raised an alarm over the slow pace of development of the game…
Heads to roll in U-23 Eagles, vows Siasia
Following Nigeria’s ouster from the football event of the ongoing All Africa Games in Congo-Brazzaville, Head Coach of the U-23…
3 Nigerians in women’s 400m final
Three Nigerian women on Monday in Brazzaville breezed into the final of the 400 metres at the ongoing 11th All-Africa…
Team Nigeria add Cycling bronze to medal haul at AAG
Wales Joseph in Congo Tombraba Griaba has added to Team Nigeria’s medal haul at the ongoing Brazzaville 2015 All Africa…
All Africa Games: Nigeria sets up Technical Study Group
Taiwo Adelu The National Sports Commission, NSC, has set up a Technical Study Group (TSG) to monitor the performance of…
Okagbare laments one event outing at All Africa Games
Taiwo Adelu Africa’s fastest woman, Nigerian Blessing Okagbare, has described her decision to feature in only one event at the…
AAG: Glo rallies U-23 Eagles against Ghana, Falcons against Tanzania
Official sponsor of Nigerian national football teams, Globacom, has urged the U-23 national team, ‘Dream Team’ and the Super Falcons…
AAG: Sports Commission sends athletes’ blood samples to South Africa
Al-Hassan Yakmut, Director-General, National Sports Commission (NSC), says it sent blood samples of athletes competing in the 11th All Africa…
Super Falcons defeat Santos Boys Academy 4-0
Super Falcons on Saturday defeated Santos Boys Academy 4-0 in a friendly match played at the National Stadium, Abuja. The…
Eagles get chartered flight to Tanzania
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has tidied up all arrangements surrounding Nigeria’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match away…
U-23 Eagles Resume For All Africa Games Camping
Head Coach of the U-23 national team, Dream Team, Samson Siasia, has invited 31 players to camp in preparation for…
2 Nigerian Refs Get All Africa Games Assignment
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has invited two Nigerian referees to officiate at the football tournaments of the 11th…
All Africa Games: Nigeria Calls 35 Super Falcons To Camp
Interim Coach Chris Danjuma has invited to camp a total of 35 players in preparation for the Women’s Football Tournament…
All Africa Games: Judokas Hold Final Screening In Abuja
As preparations for the 11th All Africa Games hit top gear, the Nigeria Judo Federation, NJF, is staging a final…
All Africa Games: Nigeria’s Table Tennis Team Postpone Camping
Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, NTTF, has postponed the closed camping of its players ahead of the 11th All Africa Games…
All Africa Games: Nigeria Targets 7 Gold Medals In Congo
Taiwo Adelu President of Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, NTTF, Mr. Wahid Enitan Oshodi has assured that his sport will haul…
Nigerian Judokas Set For All Africa Games Trials
Judokas from across the country will take Abuja by storm on Thursday preparatory to the trials to raise a team…
Falcons’ Dede Eyes World Cup Glory
Super Falcons goalkeeper Precious Dede has said that she is now focused on doing well at the Women’s World Cup…
AAG Qualifiers: U-23 Eagles, Falcons Battle For Tickets
Two Nigerian national teams, the U-23 Eagles and the Super Falcons have crucial matches which outcome will determine Nigeria’s participation…
Boastful Falcons Star Sure Of Victory Over Mali
Ahead of the return leg All Africa Games (AAG) qualifier against Mali, Super Falcons winger Esther Sunday has boasted that…
I Met My Wife As A Ball Boy
Taiwo Owolabi is a Nigerian professional tennis player based in Ibadan. He spoke with DAMILARE OKUNOLA about how tennis has…
Karate’ll Dominate Nigeria Sports —Kurumeh
Although a new sport in Nigeria, Head Coach of the Golden Martial Art Academy, Henry Kurumeh, has predicted that karate…
Karate On The Rise In Nigeria
Yahaya Adamu, a West African Zone 3 KATA champion and KADA Games 2009 gold medallist spoke with BIMBO AJAYI on…
Poverty Forced Me To Sports
Chituru Nwoaozuzu, 32, was part of Team Nigeria’s contingent to the just concluded London 2012 Paralympic Games as a discuss…
Onabogun Upsets Olape At Chess Tourney
By bimbo ajayi A s the 35th Nigerian Breweries International Chess Championship continues at the Sports Indoor Hall of the…
Athletes Beg Fashola For Boats
Athletes that took part in the just concluded Lagos State Boat Race for Clubs Championship has made a clarion call…
Asumnu’s Tall Ambition
If there is one thing that America-based Nigeria’s female athlete, Gloria Asumnu craves, it is her dream to win a…
Baseball: Unity Hitters Begin Training
The Unity Hitters of Abuja have started training in the Abuja Baseball Park, which was used for baseball events at…
We Won’t Let Nigerians Down —Chukwumerije
Nigeria’s Beijing Olympics bronze medalist, Chika Chukwumerije, who will represent the country in the taekwondoevent at the next Olympics, has…