Tag: Nigeria Sports
U-17 World Cup: Eaglets Ready For Sweden Rematch
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets are battle ready to face Sweden in a semi final tie in what appears to be a…
Eaglets Deserved Victory, Uruguay Coach Confesses
Uruguay coach Fabian Coito admitted Nigeria were simply too good for his side after their 2-0 defeat in the quarter-finals…
U-17 World Cup: Eaglets Set To Break Uruguay Jinx
Golden Eaglets will on Saturday aim to halt Nigeria’s losing run against Uruguay this year. In June, Uruguay full international…
NFF rejects Club Owners Purported Sack Of LMC
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has flatly rejected a declaration by owners/managers of clubs in the Nigeria Premier League that…
Overage: NFF Replies Iranian Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has insisted that none of the 21 footballers currently representing the country at the ongoing…
Fashola Receives Wrestlers’ Award
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State has received an Intercontinental Good Governance and Peace award from the Local Organising…
Nigeria Beat Iran, Face Uruguay In Q/Final
Golden Eaglets of Nigeria this evening thrashed Iran 4-1 in the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup round of 16 fixtures…
Fashola Applauds Standard Of Governor’s Cup
Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has applauded the quality of talents at the just concluded 13th Governor’s…
Team Lagos Win London Boxing Tournament
Team Lagos defeated selected team of the London elite boxing association at the annual Sir Henry Cooper Boxing Classics held…
Fashola Draws Curtains On 13th Governor’s Cup
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, is expected to declare an end to the 13th Governor’s Cup…
Promoter To Meet IBU Officials In Canada
Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Oba King International Promotions, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye will Saturday leave Nigeria for Canada to meet…
I Enjoy Nigerian Food –US Based Star
American female tennis player, Idia Amen, has described Nigeria’s local dishes as ‘great’ and ‘quite interesting’. Idia, who was a…
We’re Commited To Governor’s Cup –FCMB
One of the major sponsors of the Annual Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, First City Monument Bank, has vowed to…
Glo Tasks Eaglets To Beat Iraq
Leading telecommunications operator, Globacom, has enjoined the Golden Eaglets to ensure total victory over Iraq as both sides clash in…
76 Kids Storm Governor’s Cup For Clinic
Now fewer than 76 kids were on ground yesterday morning to take part in the first ever clinic for U-10…
Eaglets Ready For Iraq
Golden Eaglets’ captain, Musa Muhammed has declared that the Nigerian team are ready for tomorrow’s last group game against Iraq…
Tennis: Why Local Players Failed At Gov’s Cup
Nigeria’s highest ranked player, Sanni Adamu, told DAMILARE OKUNOLA, in this interview, the reason behind the poor performance of Nigerian…
FIFA U-17 World Cup: Redemption, Consolation On Offer
Nigeria sent a stern warning to the rest of the competitors here at the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013…
Odigie: Don’t Underrate Sweden
Former Secretary-General of Nigeria Football Association, NFA and erstwhile coach of the Golden Eaglets, Monday Odigie have cautioned the current…
Tennis: Nigerians In The 2nd Round
Some Nigerian players have played their way into the second round of Futures 2 of the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos…
Don’t Celebrate Yet, Hamilton Warns Eaglets
Former Super Falcons’ coach, Paul Hamilton has warned the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria not to celebrate yet despite recording a…
Glo Premier League: Relegated 3SC Vow To Bounce Back
Media Officer of 3SC Football Club of Ibadan, Jubril Arowolo, has declared that the team will leave nothing to chance…
We’ll Attack Mexico —Eaglets’ Coach
Manu Garba, MFR, Chief Coach of the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria has stated that his wards would attack their opponents,…
Tennis: South African Hails Lagos Fans’ Support
South African Ruan Roelofse was full of praises for spectators who watched his quarter final match against top see, Hiroki…
World Cup: Garba Satisfied With Eaglets’ Training
Golden Eaglets’ Coach Manu Garba has described the team’s first training session in Al-Ain as satisfactory and exciting. Since the…
Peters: My Regrets!
A line in the National anthem says ‘The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain’ but whether…
Taekwondo: Abuja Agog For Chukwumerije Tourney
Hundreds of athletes from the West Africa will tomorrow begin hostilities in Abuja at the second Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation…
Governor’s Cup Tennis Upset: US Open Star, Nina Beaten In Lagos
Russian star, Nina Bratchikova, a former winner of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship could not re-enact the form that…
Tennis: Don’t Write Us Off, Nigerian Players Plead
With a number of Nigerian tennis players bidding goodbye to the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, some of them…
Eagles Were Just Lucky — Ex Players
Despite Nigeria’s Super Eagles recording an away victory over the Walya Ibex of Ethiopia in the final playoffs of the…