Abuja: The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Development Committee says no fewer than 200 referees have so far survived the ongoing pre-season fitness test ahead of the 2026/27 football season. Faith Irabor, Chairman of the committee, disclosed this i…
Abuja: Justin Ezeude, Head Coach of Jay One Football Academy, has urged football academies and clubs to prioritize continuous camping, discipline, and close monitoring in the development of young players nationwide. Ezeude made the call in an intervie…
Abuja: The Nigeria Aquatics Federation (NAqF) has unveiled a 15-member junior team set to compete in the 2026 Africa Aquatics Zone 2 Junior Swimming Championship in Dakar, Senegal. The event is scheduled to commence on Friday and will feature young sw…
Abuja: Euromatch, a European sports entertainment brand, has committed 7.5 million dollars to sponsor the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) over the next three years. The sponsorship deal, which will see the company provide 2.5 million dollars an…
Lagos: The President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Habu Gumel, has congratulated the senior female national volleyball team for qualifying for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Tony Nezianya, Public Relations Officer (PRO), NOC, said in a …
Lagos: President of the Lekki Scrabble Club, Samuel Anikoh, has described reigning Lekki Scrabble Classics champion Abdulmumeen Jimoh as an inspiration to young players. Anikoh expressed these sentiments in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NA…
Nigeria: Nigeria’s men’s beach volleyball team lost 2-0 to Algeria in the opening day of the 2026 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup in Alexandria, Egypt, on Tuesday.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the Nigerian pair were defeated in both se…
Lagos: Television used to dictate when people watched something. A show aired at a set time, and if you missed it, you waited for a repeat. That world barely exists anymore, and smartphones are the main reason why. Across Africa, mobile devices have b…