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Abdul Momoh Bags Best Sports Photojournalist Award

By Wale Mustapha on June 19, 2021 News, Sports

CAF/FIFA accredited photographer and ace NPFL photo delegate, Abdul Momohhas been honored with the best photojournalist award by the renowned Symbol Magazine. The Symbol Magazine/ Kwara Alert Newspaper, a popular magazine has rich contents ranging from politics, sports, lifestyle and health with wide range of recognition in and outside Kwara State. The award was don […]

CAFCC: Olisema’s late goal seals Quaterfinal place for Enyimba

By Wale Mustapha on April 29, 2021 News, Sports

Enyimba FC had to wait till injury time before breaking Orlando Pirates with a strike from Cyril Olisema to qualify for the quarter-final of CAF Confederation Cup. The People’s Elephants left it late in a match they needed nothing short of an outright victory to qualify for the quartet finals thereby boosting their chances of […]

Edith Agoye regrets not playing for 3SC in 1996 CAF Champions League Final

By Wale Mustapha on April 18, 2021 News, Sports

… “If only I can turn back the hands of time.” Edith Olumide Agoye, former junior International and the current Head coach of 3SC Football Club, Ibadan, has sensationally admitted his regret at missing the final of the 1996 CAF Champions League Final with his darling Club, 3SC of Ibadan. Speaking at the monthly interactive […]

FIFA Council Seat: Ogba congratulates Amaju Pinnick

By Wale Mustapha on March 12, 2021 News, Sports

The former Delta State Commissioner for Sports, Solomon Ogba has sent out a congratulatory message to the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, who on Friday was elected into the FIFA Council – the highest decision-making organ in world football. Ogba described Pinnick’s victory as a very special one for all Nigerians; […]

Sports Minister Congratulates Amaju on FIFA post

By Wale Mustapha on March 12, 2021 News, Sports

Minister of Youth and sports Development Chief Sunday Dare has congratulated newly elected Executive committee member of Fifa and President of Nff Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick on his success at the poll. Amaju was elected into the exalted position of Fifa Executive committee after emerging victorious at the CAF election held in Morocco on Friday,winning […]

NFF Boss, Amaju Pinnick elected into FIFA Council

By Wale Mustapha on March 12, 2021 News, Sports

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, was on Friday in Rabat, Morocco elected into the FIFA Council – the highest decision-making organ in world football. He attained the exalted seat after defeating his only rival, incumbent Walter Nyamilandu of Malawi by 43 votes to 8 at the Congress held inside the Royal […]

Linus Mba – A Genius of the Whistle at 80

By Admin on March 8, 2021 News, Sports

By Elder Paul Bassey I got this message;“Paulo please remember to pray for me on Monday 08 March, I will be 80. I will be attending a Thanksgiving Holy Mass. Unfortunately you will be in Warri.This is quintessential Linus Mba. Humility personified, a man married to the whistle, the best Nigerian referee alive.80? Yes Eighty […]

Africa U17 Nations Cup: CAF’s Samira Ounas bars African scouts, open doors for European scouts to Morocco

By Wale Mustapha on March 7, 2021 News, Sports

As the forthcoming Africa U-17 Cup of Nations begins in Morocco later this month, top football scouts across African continent are finding it difficult to be given accreditation in order to carry out scouting responsibilities as directed by their various employers; in this case, Football clubs. Reliably, renowned football scouts in Africa who contacted the […]

‘CAF HAS NOT TAKEN ANY DECISION YET ON KOTOKO & AL HILAL GAME -NANA ODURO SARFO

By Admin on January 7, 2021 News, Sports

By Cypher Drizzle Leader of delegation forKotoko and Exco member Nana Oduro Sarfo says the Confederation of African football has not taken any decision yet on Al Hilal and Kotoko 2nd leg encounter. Nana Oduro Sarfo further explained to us that, Al Hilal official earlier told us that we can’t play the match even before […]

WAFU-B Qualifiers: Eaglets Have The Right Kind of Players – U15 Coach

By Wale Mustapha on December 19, 2020 News, Sports

Former Nigeria Under 17 boys national team scouting coach, who is also the present assistant coach of Nigeria U15 boys team, Bunmi Haruna, has hailed the Nigeria Football Federation and coaches of the Golden Eaglets for the good job they are putting into getting the right kind of players within the right age cadre for […]