Tag: Nigeria Sports
Wheelchair Basketball Can Win Medals For Nigeria
For so long before 1996 Olympics, most Nigerians believed that the best sports the country could win a gold medal…
Premier Lotto Tourney: ISL Coach Wants Athletes Kept Together
Chief Coach of the International School, Unilag, ISL, Ijeoma Ernest, has urged the Lagos State Government to keep athletes to…
‘Tourney ‘ll Help Develop My Skills’
Representing Ojota Senior Secondary School at the ongoing Premier Lotto Lagos School Athletics Championships to George Oluwafemi is an opportunity for him to…
‘Mr. Nigeria’ Wants Eagles To Beat Kenya’
Following the Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, triumph in South Africa, one of the foremost supporters of the…
National League: Rising Stars Banished To Ilorin
Nigeria National League, NNL, side Rising Stars Football Club of Akure have been handed a three-home matche ban for physically…
Nigerian League Update: MFM Coach Targets Promotion
Chief Coach of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, Football Club, Fidelis Ilechukwu, has expressed optimism that his team…
Gwegwe Quits Divine Warriors
Divine Warriors’ coach, Ada Gwegwe has quit his job with the Nigeria National League, NNL, side. This followed Saturday’s shameful…
‘Jigawa Stars Won’t Be Relegated’
Newly appointed Technical Adviser of Jigawa Golden Stars, Rolandson Odeh has said that his main responsibility is to save the…
Omoile’s Dream: Wants To Be Among Top 200 World Stars
When Samuel Omoile began his foray into tennis about 12 years ago, not many people had any inclination about what…
Wrestling: Mighty Jick Eyes Laurels At World Stage
To Peter Ejike Mbadinuju a.k.a Mighty Jick, winning a world title belt remains an ultimate ambition in his professional career.…
Premier Lotto Athletics: Organisers Release Schedules For District Heats
Organisers of the maiden Premier Lotto Lagos School Athletics Championships have released details of the Heats of the Districts taking…
World Cup Qualification: Super Eagles Under Pressure —Keshi
Head coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, has stated that his team cannot afford to be complacent in the…
Ochei Tourney: D’banj Hails Wheelchair Basketballers
Popular Nigerian music star, Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, fondly called D’banj, has commended the physically challenged players that participated at the…
Wheelchair Basketball: Lagos To Sponsor U-23 Team To South Africa
Following its increasing popularity and the improvement in the standard of wheelchair basketball in the country, the Lagos State government…
ISL Qualify For AKOFA League Final
Defending champions of AKOFA Ivy Basketball League, International School, Akoka, Lagos, ISL, have qualified for this year’s edition of the…
Athletics: 300 Schools For Premier Lotto Lagos Tourney
At least 300 schools from the six education districts in Lagos State will feature in the maiden Premier Lotto Lagos…
32 Teams For Ogunnusi Youth Unity Cup
As part of his efforts to empower youths in Ifako/Ijaiye Federal Constituency, a member of the Federal House of Representatives,…
Rangers, Wolves Fight Over Mba
Rangers have declared that AFCON hero, Sunday Mba, is their bonafide player contrary to the claims by Warri Wolves, where…
Cocaine Trafficking: Ex-Nigerian Player Docked
Former Nigerian footballer, Daddy Augustine Okeke is in trouble in faraway Malta over an alleged trafficking in cocaine. According to…
Wheelchair Basketball Growing In Lagos State
Tope Ogunyemi is a Nigerian wheelchair basketball player that plays for Melbourne, Australia-based Dandenong Rangers. The 38-year old player, who…
Guinness Wins Sports Brand Award
Guinness, official sponsor of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, has emerged inaugural winner of the Sports Brand of the Month Award. The…
Cricket: Team Nigeria Set For ICC T20 Tourney
Nigerian team are battle ready for the 2013 Pepsi ICC-Africa Division 1 Championship which begins in Kampala, Uganda this weekend.…
World Cup Qualifier: Beating Eagles Not My Priority —Kenya Coach
New coach of Harambee Stars of Kenya, Belgian Adel Amrouche, who is popularly known as ‘the architect’, has declared that…
40 Teams Register For Lagos FA Cup
A t least 40 grassroots clubs have confirmed their readiness to take part in this year’s Lagos State Challenge Cup.…
Friendly Match: Buruj Coach Targets Victory Over Handsworth
Buruj Football Club of Ikorodu will have their hands full when they confront Handsworth Football Club of Ikeja in a…
Balogun Cup Draws Hold
The much awaited draws ceremony of U-17 Teslim Balogun Memorial Football Championship will hold on 6 March at the Indoor…
Kwara Judo Seeks Japan’s Aid
The Kwara Judo Association says it has requested the assistance of the Japanese Government in developing the game in the…
Nigerian League: Dolphins Ready For New Season
Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt General Manager Dumbo Awanen says the club is ready for the 2012/2013 football season. The…
Ochei B/Ball Tourney: Lagos, Delta Qualify For Q/Final
After winning all the two matches they have played at the ongoing Victor Ochei Wheelchair Basketball Championship at the Indoor…
Keshi Faces Daunting Tasks
Barely 10 days ago (10 February, 2013), Nigeria returned to reckoning in continental football with the victory of the national…