Tag: Nigeria Sports
COD Coach Eyes Victory At Remo Stars
Chief Coach of City of David, COD, United of Lagos, Olabode Awakan has expressed confidence in the ability of his…
Wheelchair Tennis For 2013 CBN Open
President, Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF, Engr. Sani Ndanusa, has confirmed that wheelchair tennis will feature at this year’s Central Bank…
Alade Wants Tourneys For Local Stars
Nigeria’s revelation at last year’s Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, Kehinde Alade, has made a passionate call to Nigeria Tennis…
Football, Headlines, News, Sports
IGP, Duke, Agwu Join Train For Night Of Stars
The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Dikko Abubakar and the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Chief Edem Duke are among…
Football, Headlines, News, Sports
Imoke To Host Eagles Wednesday
Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke will on Wednesday host the reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions, the…
W/Cup Qualifier: Mba Leads Eagles Against Kenya
South Africa 2013 Africa Cup of Nations’ hero, Sunday Mba will be leading eight other home-based players to join the…
Badminton: Lagos Country Club Hosts Inter-Clubs Tourney
The Badminton Section of Lagos Country Club, Ikeja will be agog when it plays host to the Cleanserve Inter-Club Badminton…
‘Let’s Catch ‘Em Young’
Dr Amos Adamu, a former Director-General of National Sports Commission, has urged the government to promote primary school sports to…
Challenges Facing Nigerian League
After over seven months, the Nigerian Premier League, NPL, now the Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL, finally kicked off at…
W/Cup Qualifier: Kenya Hit Lagos 19 March
Nigeria’s opponents in the 2014 World Cup qualifier scheduled to hold at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar, Cross River…
AYC: F/Eagles Begin Title Defence
Defending champions of the African Youth Championship, AYC, the Flying Eagles will on Sunday begin the defence of the title…
Injured Emenike Slams NFF, Keshi
Africa Cup of Nations star, Emmanuel Emenike has lashed out at Nigeria Football Federation, NFF and Chief Coach of the…
Pillars Target Goal Rain Against Leopards
Basking in the euphoria of their away victory over Wikki Tourist of Bauchi in Week One tie of the Nigeria…
Gateway Ready For Unicem Rovers Tie
Head Coach of Gateway Football Club, Phillip Boamah has said that his team are battle ready to confront Unicem Rovers…
My Next Target Is World Police Games
After winning gold medal in the boxing event for Zone 2 at the recently concluded 10th Police Games in Port…
Omotoso Ready For Vargas
So much of boxing is based on capitalising on that big opportunity when it arises. Come Saturday at the Home Depot Center,…
Pay Us Our Benefits; Retirees Appeal To Fashola
Some retirees of the Lagos State Sports Council on Thursday appealed to the state government to settle their retirement benefits,…
NWBF Begs South Africa High Commission
The Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball Federation, NWBF has appealed to the South African High Commission in Lagos to waive some visa…
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What Osaze Must Do To Return To Eagles —Keshi
There are strong indications that the return of Osaze Odemwingie to the Super Eagles may not happen so soon. Chief…
Eagles Maintain 30th Position In FIFA Rankings
Despite winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations, AFCON in South Africa, the Super Eagles didn’t move a step upward…
Shittu Celebrates Millwall’s FA Cup Win
Nigerian Danny Shittu says “words cannot describe” the feeling after he headed Millwall into the FA Cup semi-finals. The centre-back…
Challenge Cup Cracker: Coaches Talk Tough
Chief Coach of Collins Edwin Football Club of Surulere,Uche Ugwu has boasted that his team will give God’s Favour Football…
Yakmut: NSC To Invest In School Sports
Following the poor performance of Team Nigeria to the London 2012 Olympic Games, the National Sports Commission, NSC, has resolved…
Golf: Guinness Cup Gathers Steam At Ikeja Golf Club
The 2013 edition of Guinness Golf Cup is currently going on at the 10-hole course of Ikeja Golf Club. The…
Kenya Tie: Battle For Shirts Hots Up In Eagles’ Camp
Information filtering in from the Abuja camp of the Super Eagles, who are currently preparing for the World Cup qualifier…
Tragedy: Player Dies After Scoring Goal
Tragedy struck at 10, Iwo Street, Ojodu Berger in Ojodu Local Council Development Area, LCDA when Shuaib Wahab met his…
The Battle For Sunday Mba Rages On
To many upcoming players, a top class performance at a major championship in the stature of Africa Cup of Nations,…
‘How To Detect Lesbian Players In Football’
Former coach of Bayelsa Queens, Monsur Abdullahi has said that lesbianism is really existing in women football in Nigeria. Speaking…
Lagos Plans To Stage 200 Events In 2013
Barrister Waheed Enitan Oshodi is the Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Social Development in Lagos State. The graduate of Engineering…
Nigerian League: Ogbeide Blames Ref For Wolves’ Loss
Warri Wolves’ Head Coach, Solomon Ogbeide, has said the standard of the Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL will not improve…