Tag: Nigerian Sports
Nigerian Sports Mourn Okoya-Thomas
Taiwo Adelu & Sunday Akintoye Stakeholders in the Nigerian sports industry have continued to react to the death of the…
Nigerian Sports Is Crumbling
Taiwo Adelu The state of sports in the country as Nigeria clocked 54 has been a source of worry to…
Paul Bassey gets FIFA, CAF Assignments
Taiwo Adelu Foremost sports journalist and member, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF Technical and Development Committee, Etubom Paul Bassey has been…
Nigerian Sports Still Crawling At 53
Nigeria as a nation on 1 October 2013 rolled out the red carpet to celebrate her 53rd independence anniversary, but…
Commonwealth Games: ‘Nigeria On Course For Glasgow 2014’
Ahead of next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Director General of the National Sports Commission, NSC, Gbenga Elegbeleye has…
Pro Wrestling: Army Camp Agog, Kingstone Battle Atom Ant
It will be a clash of the titans as Kingstone of Nigerian Army takes on Atom Ant Ozegbe in a…
Table Tennis: National Stars Fight For TJ’s Open N1m
Semifinalist at the first Lagos International Table Tennis Classics, Kazeem Makanjuola is among the top players that will begin hostilities…
D’Tigress Set For Afrobasket For Women
Nigeria women’s national team, D’Tigress will depart the shores of the country on Wednesday for Maputo, Mozambique venue of the…
FIFA Ranking: Pascal Downplays Eagles’ Status
Former Super Eagles player, Patrick Pascal, has said that the Coca-Cola/FIFA Ranking released Thursday by FIFA will have no effect…
Federation Cup: Enyimba, Wolves In Final Showdown
Enyimba Football Club of Aba and Warri Wolves are ready for a classical final of the in the oldest club…
Wheelchair Basketball: Team Nigeria Urged To Win W/Cup Ticket
The national wheelchair basketball team have been charged to pick the sole World Cup ticket for the country . The…
How Eagles Can Qualify For 2014 World Cup —Ameobi
Having played his second game for Nigeria against Malawi in Calabar, Cross River State last Saturday, Shola Ameobi, a player…
Can Pillars, Union Rank Redeem Nigeria’s Image?
Kano Pillars of Kano and Union Bank of Lagos are the two teams that would represent Nigeria in this year’s…
Nwosu Hails Red Hot Eagles
Former Nigeria international, Henry Nwosu has described as positive development Super Eagles win against the Stallions of Burkina Faso in…
Players Snub D’Tigress’ Camp
Less than two weeks before the 2013 women’s Afrobasket dunks off in Mozambique’s capital city of Maputo, Nigeria women’s national…
Kanu: Eagles Must Be Clinical
Former skipper of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Nwankwo Kanu, has charged the team to improve on their goal scoring prowess if…
Int’l Table Tennnis Classics: I’ll Be Back In Lagos —Assar
Basking in the euphoria of his victory over Nigerian Olusegun Moses Toriola in the men’s singles of the just concluded…
Keeping Lagos Athletes Busy
Despite the holiday for the Eid-el-Fitri, Lagos State athletes were busy competing in the Quarterly Inter-Clubs Competition throughout the period.…
Lagos Set To Reclaim Athletics Glory
There are strong indications that Lagos State Government is out to reclaim its lost glory in athletics in Nigerian sports.…
…Dike Devastated To Miss AFCON
Portland Timber FC of USA star, Bright Dike says he is very disappointed to be left out of the Super…
Obonogwu Evicted At Glo Academy
One of the players featuring at the Glo Soccer Academy, Anthony Obonogwu has been evicted. He joined about 12 other…
2013 Afrobasket: Sadiq Tips D’Tigress For Glory
As the 2013 edition of women’s Afrobasket draws nearer in Mozambique, captain of Nigeria’s female team, D’tigress, Rashidat Odun Sadiq,…
Keshi: It’ll Be Tough Selecting Eagles’ Squad
Nigeria’s Super Eagles forced a Catalonia selected side, who featured top Barcelona stars such as Xavi, Gerrard Pique and Carles…
‘Reviving School Sports’ll Help Athletics’
A board member of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria, AFN Gloria Obajimi has called for the revival of school sports…
AYC: AFN Won’t Select Overage Athletes
The Athletic Federation of Nigeria, AFN has said it has put in place measures to guard against age-cheats at the…
2013 Preview: NBBF Set Afrobasket Target For D’Tigers
After several attempts to win the African basketball Nations Cup, popularly called Afrobasket, the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, is looking…
Basketball: Rookies Tourney Ends In Lagos
After five days of competition among participating teams, the 2012 ipNX Rookies Basketball Tournament will come to an end on…
Boxing: Governor’s Tourney Holds At Rowe Park
Amateur boxers in Lagos State will engage in fisticuffs as the 4th Governor’s Belt holds on Boxing Day at the…
2013 African Cup Of Nations: ‘Chipolopolo Are Eagles’ Obstacle’
Football loving Nigerians are looking forward to seeing a brand new Super Eagles at next year’s African Cup of Nations,…
Lawal Cautions On Eagles’ List
Former Nigeria international Garba Lawal has cautioned Nigerians on the lists of players released by Stephen Keshi for the team’s…