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The former Governor of Abia and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, has congratulated Rangers International Football Club of Enugu for winning the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title. Kalu urged the club to target continental glory in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League. The senator, who is popularly ...
Nigerian junior tennis players delivered impressive performances on Friday at the ongoing 2026 NASCO/ITF J30 World Tennis Tour Junior Championship in Abuja. The local players dominated the girls’ events, securing all available places in the singles final and underlining Nigeria’s strong showing at the tournament. The Newsmen report that Khadijat Mohammed and Success Ogunjobi will ...
As the FIFA World Cup 2026 expands to 48 teams and three host nations, Continental Hotels is making a calculated investment to ensure Nigeria captures its share of the global football tourism boom. The group has deployed multi-million naira, state-of-the-art LED screen technology across Lagos Continental and Abuja Continental, creating premium viewing infrastructure aimed at ...
14 years after, the Zaria International Horse Racing Derby has returned with both local and foreign entries. The Newsmen report that thousands of spectators converged on Mohammed Aminu Square, popularly known as the ‘Racecourse’, in Zaria on Wednesday to witness the international event. The event, organised by the Horse Racing Federation of Nigeria (HRFN), drew ...
Portugal national football team defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-1 in Leiria Portugal on Wednesday night, ending Coach Eric Chelle’s 12 game unbeaten run. Portugal, who dominated the midfield, took the lead in the 23rd minute through Pedro Neto. The Chelsea forward shot powerfully from inside the box passed Maduka Okoye in Nigeria’s goal ...
The Federal Capital Territory Football Association (FCT FA) has announced June 19 as the final deadline for the registration of clubs participating in the 2025/2026 season of the FCT FA Division One League in Abuja. The reporters state that Secretary of the FCT FA, Haruna Ilerika, said on Tuesday in a statement in Abuja that ...
Success Ogunjobi emerged champion of the girls’ singles event at the first week of the 2026 NASCO/ITF J30 World Tennis Tour Junior Championship on Sunday in Abuja. Ogunjobi rallied from a set down to defeat Khadijat Mohammed 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-1 and claim the Under-18 girls’ singles title. The champion enjoyed an impressive run to the ...
China’s Hengzhi Cui won the boys’ singles title at the first week of the 2026 NASCO/ITF J30 World Tennis Tour Junior Championship on Sunday in Abuja. The Newsmen report that the tournament began on June 1 and concluded on Sunday at the tennis complex of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium. Cui delivered a commanding performance ...
Patrick-Agha Mba, Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development in Anambra has called for continued collaboration and support for the ministry which he said was crucial to the realisation of the objectives of the state government in the sector. He appreciated stakeholders holders in the sports sector for their contributions to development of sports in the ...
Chairman of Plateau United Football Club, Alhassan Yakmut, has described the team’s qualification for the quarter-finals of the 2026 President Federation Cup as evidence of the club’s ongoing transformation. Yakmut said this in an interview with the News reporters in Abuja on Saturday after team defeated FC Basira 2-1 in a round of 16 encounter ...
International sports lawyer, Abiodun Sonaike, has warned that fake football agents and scammers have become one of the greatest threats to football academies and amateur clubs in Africa. Sonaike, a Partner at Lithos Legal Consult, told the report on Saturday that the activities of fraudulent agents were damaging player development and undermining trust within the ...
Nigeria’s drive to strengthen governance and accelerate development across its sporting ecosystem received a monumental boost on Friday as the National Sports Commission (NSC) announced the appointment of Hon. Lekan Fatodu as President of the Nigeria Aquatics Federation. The announcement was made by the Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon. Bukola Olopade, who ...
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has appointed coaches for its senior, age-grade and beach volleyball national teams following a comprehensive selection and screening process. The appointments were announced in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Chairman of the NVBF Media and Publicity Committee, Godspower Odedede. Odedede said the appointments reflected the federation’s ...
Nigeria’s Salvation Alex on Thursday secured a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 NASCO/ITF J30 World Tennis Tour Junior Championship in Abuja. Alex topped Girls Under-18 Group H after defeating Daisy Okechukwu of Canada 5-7, 6-0, 10-6 in a thrilling encounter at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Tennis Complex. The Nigerian lost the opening ...
Sheba Jefferson, First Vice Chairperson of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) Referees Association and a member of the Control Committee, says volleyball in Nigeria has recorded significant growth in recent years. Jefferson, who is the Nigeria’s first female international volleyball referee, made this known on Thursday in Abuja . She said players, coaches and team ...
By Muyideen Aliyu Inconsistency, and poor management in player recruitments has been identified as major factors preventing Nigerian clubs from progressing beyond the group stage of continental football competitions. A Former Head Coach of the Flying Eagles, Aliyu Zubair, made this known in llorin while featuring on Kwara SWAN's Sports Hard Talk programme on Wednesday ...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were held to a 2-2 draw by the Polish national team in their international friendly game on Wednesday in Warsaw, Poland. The Super Eagles drew the first blood as FC Porto striker, Terem Mofi finished off a brilliant pass from Moses Simon in the 23rd minute of the game. Nigeria ...
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to grassroots sports development as it expands cooperation with Poland through sports-related initiatives. The assurance was given at a football viewing event organised by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development in collaboration with the Polish Embassy in Nigeria. The event, ...
Stakeholders in the Nigeria’s football sector have commended the Federal Government’s efforts at leveraging sports diplomacy to strengthen international relations and promote youth development in the country. They spoke on the sidelines of a football viewing party organised by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant ( SSA) to the President on Grassroots Sports Development in ...
El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club advanced to the round of 16 of the ongoing 2026 President Federation Cup after a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Akwa United FC on Monday in Abuja. The report states that the match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes of tight, cagey football that saw both sides cancel each other out in midfield ...
Twenty-three-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams is officially returning to professional tennis after nearly four years away from the sport. The 44-year-old tennis icon has accepted a wild card invitation to compete in the doubles category at the upcoming Queen's Club grass-court tournament in London, which is scheduled to begin in June. This will ...
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kano Chapter, has urged the state government to immortalise the 22 athletes who died in a road accident while returning from the Ogun Gateway Games in 2025. The association’s Secretary, Mr Muhammad Nur-Tijani, made the call in a statement on Sunday in Kano, to mark the one-year anniversary ...
