CAF records huge investments growth Record financial investment by CAF fuels growth, commercial value and visibility for African Club Football with Investment of over USD 48 Million per season on African Clubs The winner of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Final between AS FAR and Mamelodi Sundowns will receive USD 6 million – this is a jump from almost USD 4 Million to the prize money five years ago. Such has been the significant increase by the Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) in its investment in African football over the last five years. The funding for CAF Interclubs has increased…
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.
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2026 Concacaf Caribbean Cup Groups Confirmed Following Draw Concacaf has conducted the official draw for the 2026 Concacaf Caribbean Cup. The fourth edition of this regional tournament, which determines the Caribbean’s club champion and serves as a qualifier for the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup, will feature 10 clubs and take place from August to December 2026. The made-for-TV draw event, live from Miami, FL, was hosted by Mariah Ramharack and featured appearances by Concacaf General Secretary Philippe Moggio, as well as former standout players Gilberto Eind of Suriname and Densill Theobald of Trinidad and Tobago. During Tuesday’s official draw, the…
Unity cup: Nigeria beat Zimbabwe 2-0 to reach final A remarkably under-strength Super Eagles took full command of the Charlton Athletic Stadium (The Valley) on Tuesday and handed a stinging 2-0 defeat to the Warriors of Zimbabwe in the first semi-final of this year’s Unity Cup Football Tournament. Coach Eric Chelle sent out a barely-recognizable squad in the first game in his defence of the trophy that he won with the three-time African champions a year ago, with goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo, defender Chibueze Oputa and forward Femi Azeez earning their first caps for the country. Azeez, who plays for Millwall…
Nigerian sports journalists go to polls, full council grants extension to Benjamin Isaiah’s Leadership By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Sports journalists under the aegis of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN has rolled out the machinery to elect its next national leadership. In a communique issued at the end of its full council meeting held on Thursday , May 14th 2026 , which had in attendance members of the National Executive Committee (NEC), State Chapter Chairmen and Secretaries , the organ has granted one month extension approval to the Banjamin Isaiah leadership of the association. The communique signed by the national…
NSF Road Accident Tragedy: Finally, Kano Gov’t To Give N5 Million, Plot of Land ,To Families Of Each Victim Kano State Government has approved the release of financial support and related welfare interventions to the families of the 22 deceased athletes and officials who lost their lives in the tragic incident of 31st May 2025. The deceased were part of the Team Kano contingent to the last edition of the National Sports Festival hosted in Abeokuta, Ogun state, who lost their lives on their way back to the ancient city. Special Adviser to Kano state government on youths and sports,…
Nigeria qualify for FIFA U20 women’s world cup in Poland By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets, have officially punched their ticket to the 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Poland, after surviving a difficult afternoon in Lilongwe to emerge 3-2 aggregate winners over Malawi’s Young Scorchers. Despite a narrow 1-2 defeat in the second leg on that last Saturday, the foundation laid in Ikenne earlier seven days ago where an own goal by visiting defender Maureen Kenneth and a superb strike by Kindness Ifeanyi secured a 2-0 cushion, proved enough to sustain Nigeria’s proud record of never missing…
FIFA Announces Draw Procedures For FIFA U-17 Men’s and Women’s World Cup FIFA has confirmed the draw procedures for this year’s editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The draws for both tournaments will take place at FIFA’s Zurich headquarters from 15:00 local time (CET) this Thursday, 21 May 2026, and will be live-streamed on FIFA+, TikTok and YouTube. This will be the second year in a row in which these now annual U-17 showpiece events will be staged in Qatar and Morocco, which will host the competitions up until the 2029 instalments…
FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Poland 2026: Everything you need to know The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026 will be the twelfth edition of the competition. Five nations have been crowned U-20 champions to date, with Korea DPR the current holders after lifting the trophy for a third time at Colombia 2024. Dates The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026 will take place from 5 to 27 September 2026. Host country Poland will host the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026. Host cities Four cities will host the tournament: Bielsko-Biala, Katowice, Lodz and Sosnowiec. Slot allocation AFC: 4…
Nigeria unveils Unity Cup squad , friendlies against Poland, Portugal Head Coach Eric Chelle has picked his Super Eagles’ squad that will battle to retain the Unity Cup Mini-Tournament that it won last year, as well as the team that will take on Poland and Portugal in high-profile friendly matches scheduled for Europe next month. For the Unity Cup that will have a semi-final and Final at the Charlton Athletic Stadium (The Valley) between 26th and 30th May, Chelle has selected team captain Wilfred Ndidi, goalkeeper Francis Uzoho, defenders Bruno Onyemaeachi and Igoh Ogbu, forwards Moses Simon, Akor Adams and Terem Moffi,…
World Taekwondo Federation Hails Nigeria President of the World Taekwondo Master Union and World Taekwondo Federation , WTF representative, Grand Master Kim Lee, has praised the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation for its immense efforts in discovering and developing the sport in the country. Speaking with journalists after being decorated by the federation at the National Open Trials, Grand Master Kim Lee urged stakeholders to continue to support the President and board members of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation. NTF. “Nigeria is very important because of its large population and the number of people actively involved in sports. The country…
