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Organizers announce slight change in dates for NPFL-Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation Pre-season Super Cup

By Wale Mustapha on November 29, 2022 News, Sports

Owing to unforseen logistics challenges, dates for the NPFL-Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation pre-season Super Cup has been adjusted even as the venue remains the Mobalaji Stadium, Onikan in Lagos. The NPFL-Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation pre-season Super Cup tournament packaged by Tingo Media was to kick off on Thursday December 1 and end on the 4th. However, Davidson […]

Over 35 million up for grab as 36 Lion, Diamond Sports float Magnificent 8 Scouting Tourney

By Wale Mustapha on September 16, 2022 News, Sports

A cash cow for football stakeholders in Lagos State and its environs has been created for top eight private grassroot football teams, onwardnews24.com can reveal. The three day scouting football event tagged ‘No Offside, Magnificent 8 Inside Cage’ is organized by 36 Lion and Diamond Sports Agency where 35 million will be contested for among […]

Lagos agog as Super Eagles stars team up to face BYT Academicals

By Wale Mustapha on June 9, 2022 News, Sports

It would be a festival of lights, sparks and fireworks when Nigeria’s Super Eagles wing wizard Moses Simon alongside other Nigerian foreign based players take on BYT Academicals in an exhibition game at Eagles Club, Surulere. The game will feature Nantes and Super Eagles star Moses Simon, Karo Etebo, Isaac Success, Peter Olayinka, Rabiu Ibrahim […]

Volleyball: Kada Queens get better of Kwara United at Super Cup opener in Lagos

By Wale Mustapha on April 4, 2022 News, Sports

Kada Kings defeated Kwara United 3-1 (25-22, 24-26, 25-23, 25-21) in the men’s opening match at the ongoing 2022 Nigeria Volleyball Super Cup in Lagos state on Sunday. Kada Kings began their quest by winning the first set of the game 25-22 before Kwara United took the second set by 26-24. Kwara United lost their […]

El Haj talks up Morocco chances at Aisha Buhari Cup Tourney

By Wale Mustapha on August 29, 2021 News, Sports

Hanane Ait El Haj, Moroccan defender has expressed confidence of her country to excel at the Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament billed for Lagos, Nigeria next month. The Atlas Lionesses are drawn against Mali and Nigeria in Group A of the six-nation competition and the former Zaragoza star is excited about her team’s chance to test […]

Aisha Buhari Cup: Elizabeth Adoo, 29 others make Ghana provisional list

By Wale Mustapha on August 29, 2021 News, Sports

Head Coach Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo has invited 30 players to the camp of the Black Queens in preparation for the maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament taking place in the City of Lagos, Nigeria 13th – 21st September 2021. Ghana play in Group B of the tournament against Cameroon and South Africa. In the […]

With Aisha Buhari Cup, Future is Assured for Nigerian Girl-Child – Eucharia

By Wale Mustapha on August 26, 2021 News, Sports

Former Super Falcons’ Head Coach, Eucharia Uche, has declared her support for the Aisha Buhari Cup, saying that with the tournament, future is assured for Nigerian women and the girl-child. In an interview on Thursday, Uche, who led the Falcons at the 2011 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany, said the invitational tournament with the […]

Athletics Supporters Club adds funfare to Lagos Athletics Open

By Wale Mustapha on June 25, 2021 News, Sports

It was a great atmosphere on Thursday afternoon at the main bowl of the Teslim Balogun Stadium when the Lagos Athletics Open took centre stage as the newly formed Athletics Supporters Club Of Nigeria ASCN storm the venue in their numbers. The colourful supporters club came in their large numbers in all green attire singing […]

Lagos agog as 2020 Olympic Trials take centre stage

By Wale Mustapha on June 16, 2021 News, Sports

The atmosphere around the Yabatech Sports Complex is currently wearing a new look ahead of the 2021 National Championships and Invitational Relays starting on Thursday, June 17. The trials, which will be used to select Nigeria’s contingent to the delayed Games of the XXXII Olympics in Tokyo which is scheduled to hold from July 23 […]

Solomon Alao unveils plans for Athletics in Lagos, Southwest

By Wale Mustapha on June 16, 2021 News, Sports

After emerging as the representative of the Southwest on the newly constituted board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, the chairman of the Lagos State Athletics Association, Solomon Alao, has revealed his plans to develop track and field in Lagos State and at the zonal level. Speaking during the inauguration of the new AFN board […]