FIFA Club World Cup 2025: FIFA unveils adidas as official match ball supplier , uniforms for match officials, volunteers FIFA has announced adidas as the Official Supplier of the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup in truly eye-catching fashion, with the long-standing FIFA partner unveiling the tournament’s Official Match Ball, which features an iconic design and cutting-edge technology. The ball’s design pays homage to the host nation, the United States, incorporating bold graphics and emblems that celebrate and reflect the country’s heritage. Set against a pearlescent background, the match ball showcases striking jagged-edged block patterns and deconstructed stars and stripes in…
Author: Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Abdulgafar Oladimeji is a sports writer with over two decades experience in the industry. As a reporter , he has worked with top major Nigerian newspapers, freelancer with newspaper and broadcast media organizations in Africa, Europe and America. He is a well travelled sports journalists reporting major sports events across the globe.
In a groundbreaking event for Afghan women’s cricket, the Afghanistan Women’s XI played a 20-over exhibition match against Cricket Without Borders at Melbourne’s Junction Oval on Thursday, January 30, 2025. This match was more than just a game—it was a symbol of resilience, hope, and the unyielding spirit of Afghan female cricketers who have continued to pursue their passion despite immense challenges. A Long-Awaited Return to the Field For the 21 Afghan women who played in this match, cricket has always been more than just a sport. Once part of Afghanistan’s national women’s team, they were forced to flee their…
Lineup confirmed for FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 , dunks off June 28 in Lausanne The path to the trophy for the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 has been determined as the groups for the seventeenth edition of the event were confirmed in Friday’s draw. The 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams each. The results of the draw are as follows: Group A: Argentina, Mali, Serbia, New Zealand Group B: China, Slovenia, Germany, Canada Group C: Jordan, Switzerland, Israel, Dominican Republic Group D: Cameroon, USA, Australia, France All 16 teams participating in the event…
Tragedy: Athletes, coaches killed in US airport plane collision Abdulgafar Oladimeji with agency reports Figure skaters and their coaches were amongst of the 60 passengers aboard the plane involved in the late night collision between an US army helicopter and American Airlines jet. The athletes and their coaches were returning from an engagement, when the incidence occurred. New York Daily reported that “ The athletes were among 60 passengers and four crewmembers aboard American Eagle Flight 5342 when the crash happened in Washington, D.C. just after 9 p.m. Wednesday. Adding that “Traveling at a height of around 400 feet and…
Football star, Brown Ideye says Nigeria professional football league system is “bad” Nigerian born soccer star , Brown Ideye, who returned from abroad to ply his trade in the NPFL has cried foul over the situation in the league. In a video that went viral on social media handles, Ideye described the operational system in the Nigerian league as “bad”. Ideye after sojourning various foreign football leagues , he had returned to Nigerian league, where he pitched his tent with Eyimba football club of Aba, in the ongoing NPFL season. Speaking with sports writers, after an NPFL game in the…
African sports ministers reinforce commitment to sport integrity at Inter-regional Ministerial Meeting in Banjul The Gambia hosted the crucial Inter-regional African Ministerial Meeting on Tuesday, 21 January 2025, galvanizing joint efforts to strengthen the integrity of sport in Africa. This important intergovernmental forum, organised in collaboration with UNESCO, was held under the theme: Enhancing Africa’s Sports Governance: Fostering Inter-Regional Cooperation and Convergence for Sport Values, Ethics, and Integrity. The event brought together the continent’s ministers of sports, the Bureau of the ninth session of the Conference of Parties (COP9) to the International Convention against Doping in Sport, representatives of African…
El Hadary, Mathlouthi and Gervinho among Legends at TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 Final DrawPublished: Friday, 24 January 2025 Several African Legends will attend the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 Final draw, including Essam El Hadary, Patrick Mboma, Aymen Mathlouthi and Gervinho, when the event is staged at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat on Monday, 27 January. The Legends have written their names into the history books as great ambassadors for their countries and African football as a whole, and will bring added gravitas to the star-studded event that gets…
8th African Nations Championship: Nigeria to tackle Senegal, Congo, Sudan in group stage 2018 silver-medallists Nigeria will be up against Senegal, Sudan and the Republic of Congo in group D of the 8th African Nations Championship, which has now been moved to August 2025, but with Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda still to jointly host. At the draw held inside the famous Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on Wednesday evening, joint-hosts Kenya head group A that also includes Morocco, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. Kenya and 2018 winners Morocco will clash in the opening match of the tournament. Tanzania, another…
FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2025 inductees unveiled Spanish legend Pau Gasol, multi-time champion Dawn Staley of the USA and venerable coach Mike Krzyzewski headline the nine inductees to the FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Every member of the Class of 2025 will be honored at an enshrinement ceremony on May 17 that will take place alongside the FIBA Mid-Term Congress in Bahrain. A total of eight players and one coach are being recognized for their stellar individual contributions to the sport. Gasol was a colossus on the floor for Spain, inspiring unprecedented success with his towering…
Nigerian football coaches declares sugar daddy support for new Super Eagles coach, Eric Sekou Chelle, NFF leadership By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Nigerian football coaches under the aegis of Nigeria Football Coaches Association, NFCA have declared their support for the newly recruited Super Eagles coach, Eric Sekou Chelle. The coaches also declared their sugar daddy support to the national football federation leadership under Ibrahim Gusau. The declared support is coming on the heels of mass call for indigenous coaches to be handed the task to pilot the affairs of the national team of Africa’s most populous nation. The recruitment of Mr Chelle…
