BENIN CITY – Football enthusiasts in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital have condemned the unruly behavior exhibited by fans of Remo Stars Football club against players and officials of Bendel Insurance FC in a matchday twenty one group B2 game of the …
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Ebonyi State Flags Off School Sports Competitions Second Phase
Following the successful completion of the first phase of the Ebonyi State school sports competitions at the Local Government level, the State Government will flag off the second stage on Monday 24th May, 2021 to further harness the sporting potentials of the students. The State Commissioner for Education, Onyebuchi Chima, stated this while addressing journalists […]
Colombia Loses Copa America Games After Civil Unrest
The 2021 Copa America will no longer feature games in co-host nation Colombia after the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) decided to move games away from the country after a wave of civil unrest. Colombia was set to act as co-hosts for the tournament along with Argentina this summer and was scheduled to stage the […]
Super Eagles Coach Questions Timing Of Nigeria-Mexico Friendly
Nigeria and Mexico have agreed to play a friendly match in July, but Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is uncertain what the fixture at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in California is expected to accomplish, as he will be unable to call on the services of his first-team players. Rohr says he will be able […]
Defence Minister Pledges Support For Sahel Military Games
The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd) has reiterated support for the first edition of the 8th Sahel Countries Military games to hold in Nigeria in October.General Magashi who captained NDA Football team as a Cadet, declared his su…
Sport Minister Dissolves Boards Of 31 Federations
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has Dissolved the boards and constituted Caretaker Committees of the National Olympic Sports Federations In line with the Olympic Charter standard procedure which stipulates a 4-year tenure for all Sports Federations Boards following the expiration of their tenure. The Minister who was represented by the […]
Obaseki congratulates Kamaru Usman for retaining UFC title
BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has congratulated UFC Welterweight Champion, Kamaru Usman, who hails from Edo State, for retaining the coveted title.Usman, at the weekend defeated his rival, Jorge Masvidal in a rematch with a vi…
COVID-19: Edo govt decontaminates Games Village, other facilities for sports festival
The Edo State Government has commenced the decontamination of the Games Village, the Samuel Ogbemudia Sports complex and other sporting facilities used for the hosting of the National Sports Festival. The exercise, according to the State’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, is to prevent another outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the state after […]
NSF: Rainfall forces suspension of handball final
Benin – Downpour on Sunday disrupted finals of the male and female events of handball game at the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Edo. While Team Edo battled Delta for gold in the female category, Lagos was slugging it out with Kano in the male event. The matches, played one after the […]
National Sports Festival: Obaseki, Shaibu, others tee off golf tourney …assures of plans to maintain sports facilities
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured of plans by the state government to maintain the world-class facilities used in hosting the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged Edo 2020, in the state. Obaseki said this when he teed-off the Edo 2020 golf tournament in Benin City, the state capital. The […]