CAF names Senegalese officials for Eagles, Squirrels clash

CAF names Senegalese officials for Eagles, Squirrels clash

The Confederation of African Football has picked Senegalese official Issa Sy as referee for next week’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria and Benin Republic in Uyo. Sy will be assisted by compatriots Nouha Bangoura (assistant referee 1), El Hadji Abdoul Aziz Gueye (assistant referee 2) and Fatou Thioune (fourth official) at […]

Supersand Eagles off to FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Supersand Eagles off to FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Players and officials of the Beach Soccer National Team, Supersand Eagles, will jet out of the country on Friday to Paraguay for this year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup finals. The two –time African champions picked a ticket for the 10th edition of the global finals after finishing second behind Senegal at the Beach Soccer Africa […]

National 3×3 teams set for FIBA Africa Cup

National 3×3 teams set for FIBA Africa Cup

….departs Abuja today The National 3×3 teams will today (Wednesday) by 1pm depart the shores of Nigeria to Kampala, Uganda aboard a Rwanda Air flight from Abuja for the 2019 FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup. Kano Pillars duo of Godwin David and Lucky Subel alongside Agu Ibeh (Gombe Bulls) and Victor Koko (Rivers Hoopers) made the final […]

Confluence Queens’ Christopher tags Bayelsa best Super 4 team

Confluence Queens’ Christopher tags Bayelsa best Super 4 team

Confluence Queens forward, Precious Christopher, has said equivocally that the best team of the 2019 Nigeria Women Premier League (NWPL) Super 4 are former champions and second runners-up, Bayelsa Queens. The Restoration Girls whiplashed the NWPL newcomers, Adamawa Queens, with four unreplied goals in the third place match, weekend, at the Agege Stadium in Lagos. […]

Eaglets eliminated from FIFA U17 World Cup

Eaglets eliminated from FIFA U17 World Cup

Five –time champions Nigeria bid bye to the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Brazil after losing 1-3 to late bloomers Netherlands in their Round of 16 clash in Goiania in a match that finished in the early hours of Wednesday in Nigeria. The Dutch lost their first two matches of the competition and […]

NFF President Pinnick, 4 others discharged, acquitted on alleged $8.4million, N4billion corruption charges

NFF President Pinnick, 4 others discharged, acquitted on alleged $8.4million, N4billion corruption charges

Chieftains of the Nigeria Football Federation, including its President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, have been discharged and acquitted on all counts of alleged corruption charges in a case brought by the defunct Special Presidential Investigation Panel, SPIP. The panel, headed by Okon Obono-Obla who is now on the run to avoid prosecution by the Independent […]

Adavi Administrator Bags Sports Excellence Award

Adavi Administrator Bags Sports Excellence Award

The Administrator of Adavi Local Government, Hon. Joseph Omuya Salami was honoured with the Sports Excellence Award by Success Tiyu International, for his efforts toward the development of grassroot football. The sports firm which is an affiliate of Kogi State Football Association also Honorable Salami for his exemplary leadership and good governance in the local […]