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The United States Consul General, Rick Swart, has reaffirmed football’s role in strengthening Nigeria–U.S. relations. Swart spoke on Tuesday during the Freedom Cup novelty football tournament in Lagos. The reporters state that the event marked the United States’ 250th Independence anniversary. The tournament held at Upbeat Centre, Lekki Phase 1, featured diplomatic, media and alumni ...
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As England prepare for their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against Croatia on Wednesday evening, former England captain, John Terry, has expressed confidence ahead of the match. SuperSport Senior Manager, Communications and Partnerships, Sibusiso Mjikeliso, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to newsmen in Lagos. According to Mjikeliso, Terry, who ...
Kano Pillars Football Club has announced the departure of eight players whose contracts expired at the conclusion of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. The players are Muhammad Galadima, Ugochukwu Gabriel, Zahraddeen Bello, Williams Ayuba, Bernard Ovoke, Christian Izuchukwu, Sudais Ali Baba, and Aliyu Yakubu. In a statement issued by the club’s Media ...
Joseph Jimoh has advanced to the second round of the men’s singles at the ongoing 2026 CBN Open Tennis Championship after defeating Musa Mohammed 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 in a hard-fought opening-round encounter on Monday in Abuja. The Newsmen report that the match, played at the Tennis Complex of Package B, Moshood Abiola National Stadium, saw ...
World World Archery confirms five appointments including Mohammed Baba Abdulahi of Nigeria Archery Federation to its Commonwealth Games Committee. Tony Nezianya, Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, said the appointment signals push for greater Nigerian global representation ahead of competitions. Nezianya said Mohammed Baba Abdulahi, also Deputy Secretary-General of Nigeria Olympic Committee, received ...
Team Nigeria finished the Central African Wrestling Championship with five gold and one silver medal after competing in Brazzaville, Congo. The tournament featured Freestyle, Beach Wrestling, and Women’s Wrestling categories, with Nigeria recording a strong performance. Promise Otokoto, Media Assistant to the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), disclosed this on Monday in Lagos. Otokoto said Team ...
Philip Shaibu, the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), has congratulated Edo Queens for emerging champions of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership. Shaibu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ben Ogbemudia, on Sunday in Abuja described the achievement as a deserving reward for the ...
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 ...
Australia made a winning start to their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Turkey in a Group D encounter on Sunday. The Socceroos produced a disciplined and determined performance to secure all three points against a Turkish side that entered the match with high expectations. Australia absorbed pressure for much ...
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 ...
