Tag: Nsc
School Sports’ Stakeholders Want Continuity At NSC
As speculation is rife over President Goodluck Jonathan planned cabinet reshuffle, stakeholders in sports has called for continuity in the…
World Cup Playoffs: Super Eagles Begin Training For Ethiopia
The Super Eagles will this afternoon have a feel of the newly re-grassed Abuja National Stadium ahead of Sunday’s first…
Focus On Para Soccer, Coach Tasks NSC
After winning the Super4Clash Para soccer Charity Tournament, Head Coach of Team Sardauna, Ibrahim Musa, has called National Sports Commission,…
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…
Relief At Last For Ali, Oba King Takes Over World Title Bout
There are strong indications that the much awaited Guinness Book of World Record fight between Nigeria’s Bashiru Lawrence Ali a.k.a…
D’Tigers Fail To Roar
The 27th edition of AfroBasket came to an end on Saturday at the Palais des Sports Treichville in Abidjan, Cote…
2013 Afrobasket: D’Tigers Begin Title Chase In Abidjan
Nigeria men’s national team, the D’tigers and 15 other African nations on Tuesday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire began competition in…
Okagbare And The Redemption Song
Nigerians who are sports lovers are singing redemption song after Blessing Okagbare set a new African record of 10.79 seconds…
Beyond The Razzmatazz Of NFF’s New Secretariat
On 18 July, 2013, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, represented by the Vice president, Namadi Sambo, commissioned the permanent secretariat of…
Deaflympic Games: Team Nigeria Depart For Bulgaria
Nigeria’s Deaf Super Eagles have departed the country this morning for the 22th edition of Deaflympics holding in Sofia, Bulgaria…
‘Nigerian Players Can Dominate African Tennis’
Former national handball player, Dr. Toyin Aluko, who is now an Assistant Director in the National Sports Commission, NSC, has…
Athletes Wants Games On Annual Basis
The 18th National Sports Festival, NSF tagged “Eko 2012” held in Lagos State may have come and gone but some…
Sports Festival: Champions Delta Home Of Sports; Says Uduaghan
Basking in the euphoria of Team Delta winning the 18th National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Eko 2012′, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, has…
You’re Nurturing Football To Kill Other Sports; Sambawa Tells Sports Ministry
Former, Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, NSC, Alhaji Ismaila Samaila Sambawa, has said that the sports authority…
Shame OF A Nation! Funds Knock Out Nigeria From FIBA World Cup
An oil-rich country such as Nigeria will not be taking part in this year’s FIBA World Championships for the female…
Amiesimaka Tasks NSC; On Early Camping
Nigeria Ex- international Adokie Amiesimaka (MON), has urged the National Sports Commission, NSC, to start early camping so that the…
Peace Returns To Nigerian Rugby
There seems to be some semblance of unity and peace within the rugby community in Nigeria after the final reconciliatory…
Referees Vow To Stop Poor Officiating
The newly elected Secretary-General of Nigeria Football Referees Association (NRA), Prince Moruf Oyekunle Oluwa, has mapped out plans to stop…
Administrator Challenges Sports Minister
Managing Director of Tenelle Sports Ventures, a sports promotions outfit, Sola Lawal, has challenged the Minister of Sports and Chairman…
Adedoja Tasks Sports Federations Sports
Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, NSC, Prof. Taoreed Adedoja, has challenged the secretaries of sports federations to…
We Need Fights, Adeshina Tells NSC
Fatai Adeshina, an amateur boxer, who campaigns in the Lightweight category has challenged the National Sports Commission, NSC, to always…
Swimming: Ebosie Tourney Lights Up Balogun Stadium
The 6th Dr. EIP Ebosie Memorial Swimming Championship, which gets underway at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria has…
Commonwealth Games: Why Nigeria May Not Do Well
As the Nigerian boxers representing the country at the Commonwealth Games arrive Lagos today, there are indications that the team…
Athletics: Ali Counsels Authorities On How To Produce Long Jumpers For Nigeria
Ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India, Nigerian record holder in men’s long jump, Yusuf Ali, has explained why…