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Nigeria, Egypt, Others Battle For Volleyball Africa Nations Cup Trophy In Abuja

Seven African countries including host, Nigeria, will battle for the crown at the U-21 Volleyball Africa Nations Cup, currently underway at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Abuja. The draws for the teams will be done on Tuesday

ITTF Salutes Nigeria’s Win Over Egypt

Its only been a few days since the Nigeria men’s team put an end to Egypt’s prolonged reign at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Championships, held in Mauritius, and the victory is yet to grow cold as the

2019 AFCON qualifiers: Why Nigeria Defeated Seychelles – Rohr

The Super Eagles won their first game of the 2019 African Cup of Nation qualifying series against Seychelles in Victoria on Saturday, courtesy an own goal and superb strikes from Chidozie Awaziem and Odion Ighalo. Coach Rohr believes that the

2019 AFCON Qualifiers: “We Will Shock Nigeria” – Seychelles

Seychelles Pirates coach, Gavin Jeanne, is assertive that his boys will pull a stunner on Nigeria in Saturday’s African Cup of Nations qualifier in Victoria. Despite being considered a minority in African football, Jeanne is upbeat about his side meeting

Golden Eaglets Destroy Cote D’Ivoire 5-1

Nigeria U17 men’s football team, the Golden Eaglets, made fried steak out of U17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) opponents, Cote d’Ivoire, defeating them 5-1 in their qualifying series encounter on Thursday evening. Total defeat Goals from Olakunle Olusegun and

Breaking: Team Nigeria To Represent Africa At 2019 ITTF World Team Cup

After a ten-year wait, Team Nigeria regained the Men’s Team title at the 2018 ITTF-African Championships staged in Port Louis, Mauritius on Wednesday 5th September. Aside from winning the gold medal, Nigeria will represent the continent at the ITTF Team

“My Mind Is On Povetkin” – Joshua

Unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua maintains an assured demeanor as his fight with mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin draws close. Joshua will stake his WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO belts against Russian strongman, Povetkin on September 22nd. In the face

Seychelles vs Nigeria: Super Eagles Ready!

Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, is confident that Nigeria can defeat Seychelles on Saturday. He yet believes it would be in the team’s best interests not to look down on their East African opponents. 2019 African Cup of Nations

Golden Moments In Sports: Nigeria’s 100m Win At The 2007 All Africa Games

In the years leading to the 2007 All Africa Games, Nigerian athletes had established themselves as the team to best in Africa, having ended every continental event the country has participated in, in the top-four cluster. The 9th All Africa

2019 Powerlifting World Championships: “Nigeria Will Host And Win” – Feyinsetan

Are Feyinsetan, national coach of the Nigeria Para Powerlifting team, is confident that Nigeria will not only make a great host to the 2019 Powerlifting Championships, but will go on to win the event. According to a report by the

Elite Athlete Grant: DAAR Communications PLC Pledge Full Support

Daar Communications Plc, parent organization of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM, have committed their full support to the Elite Athlete Development Grant initiative by the Nigeria Sports Developments Funds Inc (NSDFI). The General Managing Director of Daar communications,

Lennox Lewis Urges Anthony Joshua To Prove His Superiority

Former world Heavyweight Champion, Lennox Lewis, has called on Anthony Joshua to prove himself the superior warrior amongst the heavyweights in the division. Lewis recalled that he himself also had to walk the career path Joshua is treading right now

Scrabble Readmitted Into 2018 NSF

Scrabble has officially been readmitted into the 2018 National Sports Festival (NSF), scheduled for November in Abuja. The decision came after months of protests and petitions to the sports ministry by Nigerian scrabble pundits over the exclusion of the sport

Did You Know? Nigerian Olympic Gold Medalists

Nigeria made her first Olympic appearance in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland, and the country has participated in every Summer Olympic Games (except for the boycotted 1976 Olympics) ever since. Nojim Maiyegun A total of 25 medals have been won by

UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw

The 2018/2019 UEFA Champions League group stage draw was made in Monaco on Thursday, with highlights set to throw Nigerians agog as match-day one draws near. In one of the more thrilling fixtures of the draw, Juventus will take on

Players and Fans Bemoan Jampacked NPFL Fixtures

In light of the recent developments that have returned calm and normalcy to the nation’s football governing body, football activities that were placed on an indefinite hold pending the resolution of the conflict have been scheduled to begin in earnest.

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