No fewer than 128 players are set to slug it out for honours in the BSL Abuja Squash competition scheduled for Nov. 27 to Dec. 2. Boye Oyerinde, President, Nigeria Squash Federation (NSF) told newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. He…
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the ongoing 21st National Sports Festival (NSF) says it has continued to improve on observed logistics challenges since the beginning of the event. The 21st NSF, tagged “Delta 2022” and holding in Asaba, had…
Team Edo on Wednesday hauled more gold medals from wrestling, cricket and pole vault events at the ongoing 21st National Sports Festival (NSF) in Asaba. In wrestling, Edo picked the gold medal in the men’s 60kg Greco-Roman category. Their wrestlers…
Patrick Onyedum, Chairman of Anambra Sports Development Commission (ASDC), has said the desperation of states to amass medals, especially gold, was robbing the National Sports Festival (NSF) of its beauty. Onyedum told newsmen in Asaba on Wednesday that NSF was…
Nigerian long jumper Ese Brume says her aim now is to win a Tokyo Olympics gold medal for Nigeria. Brume told the newsmen in Benin on Monday at the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) that she has been working…
Team Ondo Male Table Tennis on Monday at the ongoing National Sports Festival, Benin, defeated their Rivers counterpart 3-2 in the finals of the event to pick a gold medal. The trio of Akinwale Fagbamila, Mati Taiwo and Umeh Amadi…
Ifiezibe Gagbe, Bayelsa swimmer has won six gold medals in swimming and is aiming for four more at the National Sports Festival in Benin. Gagbe won the 800m freestyle women event on Friday, with a time of 10:41.01 seconds. At…
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged “Edo 2020” has rescinded its decision to abruptly shut down the 13-day event. The Project Manager in the LOC’s Media and Communication Sub-Committee, Musa Ebomhiana in a statement…
