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Former Technical director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama rtd has stated that he feels honoured to have been recognised and contacted by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria to join its Technical committee which is one of the two critical committees formed at Thursday’s AFN board meeting in Abuja alongside the Medical and Anti doping committee. 

Secretary General of the Nigeria Olympics committee Olabanji Oladapo  has downplayed the early setbacks with a number of missed tickets already following the latest failure of Nigeria’s table tennis team at the ITTF world team table tennis championship in Portugal yesterday where the table tennis team lost to Poland 3-2 in a competition which serves as qualifiers for the table tennis team event at the Olympic games.

Acting President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Olamide George has stated that talks about initially suspended President of the AFN who has now been impeached is in the past as the Federation now have it sight set on programs before it as well as thoughts on Olympics preparation.

Acting President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Olamide George has stated that the board of the Athletics ruling body in Nigeria has impeached hitherto suspended President of the AFN board Ibrahim Gusau in a unanimous decision yesterday in Abuja.

Inter Milan have signed Victor Moses on loan from Chelsea with an option to make the move permanent, the Serie A side said on Thursday of a deal that reunited the Nigeria winger with his former boss Antonio Conte.

Nigerian football Federation has recovered the stolen Super Eagles Instagram account from a Turkish hacker.

Former Super Eagles forward Emmanuel Amuneke has been appointed head coach of Egyptian side Misr El-Makasa following the sack of Ahmed Hossam Mido.

Super Eagles goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa has given the League Management Company, (LMC) his backing in their bid to make the Nigeria Professional football league the most competitive in Africa.

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu has urged the Nigeria Football Federation to resolve the future of the Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr quickly.

The Nigeria Wrestling Federation President, Daniel Igali has applauded the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare for his timely financial intervention which ensured Team Nigeria participated at the recently-concluded Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series tournament in Rome, Italy. Commonwealth champions Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg) and Blessing Oborududu (68kg) won gold and bronze medals respectively at the tournament, while multiple African champions Aminat Adeniyi (62kg) and Mercy Genesis (50kg) reached the quarter-finals and Round of 16 in that order. However, their participation at the tournament was almost cancelled but for the last minute effort of the Sports Minister. Speaking to…