A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday adjourned till 26th September 2019, a case brought against some top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel (SPIP).
Management of Sunshine Queens of Akure has attributed their exit to the poor handling of the match officials to their early and sudden exit of the Akure based outfit.
Management of seven-time Nigeria league champions, Rangers International F.C have concluded plans to retain only twenty-two players that featured for the team in the fast winding-up 2018/2019 season.
Former three-time Olympian and current Technical Director of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, Engr. Chika Chukwumerije has expressed his delight over the successful completion of the National trials for the All African Games in Abuja.
No Apologies just acknowledgement of a “miscued pass” to Ikechukwu Ezenwa that led to a goal, that’s all Leon Balogun has offered after Nigeria’s 2-0 defeat to Madagascar, as he puts on a brave face – plus oh, He’s not a ROBOT.
Barely three days after emerging champion at the All African Games trials in Lagos, Fatimo Bello was once again the cynosure of all eyes after dominating the maiden Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) National Women Singles Open Championship concluded over the weekend at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
Ogun State-born 33-year-old Para Table Tennis player, Isau Ogunkunle over the weekend made a name for himself at the 2019 Africa Para Table Tennis Championships in Alexandria, Egypt, when he caused the biggest upset at the tournament.
Nigeria’s defeat to Madagascar wasn’t soo much a set back – because the team had already booked its passage to the next round of the 2019 AFCON – however, it was a bruise on their ego; and should be if the players don’t already feel so.
The other implication to that loss is the Eagles have potentially put themselves in a fix by finishing as runners up in group B, with the bracket in the knockout stages looking deviously fraught for them.
Former Nigeria and Besiktas goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu have stated that the Nigeria Super Eagles underrated their Madagascar opponents during their last group B match which ended in a loss in the ongoing African Cup of Nations.
Organizers of the 50km International Association of Ultrarunners African Championship, scheduled for Nigeria later in the year say apart from the attractive prize money at stake, it will also boost sports and infrastructural development in the country.
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