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Rugby Set To Return To National Sports Festival After Ten Years Absence

Fans and players of Rugby Union in Nigeria have some great news to cheer about as the game is set to make a return to the National Sports Festival 2020. The game which has been absent for ten years, missing

Sunday Dare Fulfills Promise, Pays Athletes Owed Allowances

Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare has fulfilled his promise of ensuring that the country’s junior and youth athletes who represented the nation in the CAA U-18/U-20 championships in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire in April 2019, be paid allowances

Nigeria Drawn In Group C Of World Cup Qualifiers

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn in Group C of the second round of Africa’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Results from the draw held at Nile Ritz-Carlton, Egypt, on the eve of Tuesday, January 21, 2020, revealed

Nigerians In Sports: Victor Moses Set To Complete Inter Deal

Former Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, Victor Moses, is on the verge of completing a move to Italian league giants, Inter Milan. The Chelsea FC of England player arrived Milan on the eve of Monday, January 20, 2020, to complete

Nigerian UFC Fighter Sodiq Yusuff Records Fourth Consecutive Win

Nigerian Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter, Sodiq Yusuff, racked up his fourth consecutive UFC win on the night of Saturday, January 18, 2020, in Las Vegas against American fighter, Andre Fili. Until Saturday night’s fight, Yusuff was mostly unknown in

Oshoala Hails NFF’s Bid To Host AWCON

Super Falcons of Nigeria and FC Barcelona Femini forward, Asisat Oshoala, has hailed the interest of Nigeria Football Federation towards hosting the 2020 African Women’s Cup of Nations after initial hosts, Congo Brazaville pulled out from hosting the continental showpiece

2020: OQT: D’Tigress To Resume Camping February 1st

Nigerian national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will officially resume camping for the 2020 FIBA Olympics Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Coach Otis Hugely’s girls will camp for five days in the Serbian capital before starting

Nigerians In Sports: Alex Iwobi Nears Return From Injury

Super Eagles of Nigeria midfielder, Alex Iwobi has given his fans something to cheer about with the message that he will be “back soon’’ from an injury that has affected his playing time this season. The Everton summer signing was

Registration Opens For Lagos City Marathon 2020

Registrations for the 2020 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has fully commenced. With over 105,000 participants set to feature in the race, the event will hold on February 8, 2020 and will see athletes from various parts

CAFCC: Enyimba Wallops Paradou As Rangers End In A Stalemate

Nigerian league giants, Enyimba FC of Aba, boosted their chances of qualifying for the quarter-final stage of the CAF Confederations Cup after beating Algerian side, Paradou, 4-1 at Aba on Sunday, January 12, 2019. A Stanley Dimgba hat trick and

NFF Confirms Nigeria’s Bid To Host 2020 AWCON

The leadership of the Nigerian Football Federation has confirmed Nigeria’s bid to host the 2020 CAF Africa Women Cup of Nations. Read more about NFF Defending champions, Nigeria, have won the tournament thrice as hosts in the 1998, 2002 and

Ese Brumes Charges Government To Support Nigerian Athletes Ahead Of Olympics

Nigerian athlete, Ese Brume, has expressed her aim of winning a medal in this year’s Olympics in Japan. The Nigerian lone medalist at the Doha 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championship has also charged the Nigerian government to take adequate measures

Oshoala Crowned African Female Footballer Of The Year For The Fourth Time

Super Falcons of Nigeria captain, Asisat Oshoala has won the prize for the African Female Footballer of the Year for the fourth time in her illustrious Super Falcons of Nigeria captain, Asisat Oshoala, has won the prize for the African

Nigerians In Sports: Aruna Quadri Climbs To 18th On Global Ranking

Nigeria Table Tennis star, Aruna Quadri, has started this year in a fine mood after going up two places to be ranked 18th in the January 2020 Table Tennis ranking released by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The Nigerian

Oshoala Hits Brace for Barcelona

Super Falcons of Nigeria captain Asisat Oshoala kicked off the new year on a bright note after bagging a brace for her Spanish club, FC Barcelona Femini, on Sunday, January 5, 2019. Oshoala who started the game from the bench

5 Sports Persons To Look Out For In 2020

Victor Osimhen Victor Osimhen made his first competitive debut for the Super Eagles against Tunisia in their third place match at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. After Odion Ighalo’s retirement from the international fold, Osimhen stepped up

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