The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has asked Isaiah Benjamin, president of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) to unite all the warring factions within the association. The NFF president, Ibrahim Gusau stated this on Thursday in Abuja when the SWAN president and his new executive committee paid him a courtesy visit at the NFF Secretariat…
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan on Thursday evening failed in her bid to retain the women’s 100m hurdles gold medal of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, clocking a dismal 12.62 to finish 6th in the race won by Jamaican Danielle Williams in 12.43 secs. The effects of the suspension clamped on Amusan by the Athletics…
Nigeria has won the gold medal in the women’s 4×100 meters relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, and Grace Nwokocha also set a new African record with a time of 42.10 seconds on Sunday afternoon. The victory for Nigeria comes a…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated renowned goalkeeper, Mr. Emmanuel Okala, who clocks 70 years. A statement issued on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Okala represented the best of Nigerian talent and dexterity. The statement titled, ‘President Buhari hails heroic goalie, Emmanuel Okala at 70, reads:…
Members of the resolved 30 National Sports Federations have kicked against their suspension, asking the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, to reverse the decision within 48 hours or face legal action. The minister had last week, announced the dissolution of board members of the Federations. A statement signed by spokesperson of the aggrieved…
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare has says any Nigerian athlete who does not show up for national trials will not represent the country at the track and field events in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Addressing athletes at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Monday, in preparation for their trip to the…
