AFCON Final Crisis: Moroccan court sends 18 Senegalese football fans to jail A court sitting in Morocco has sentenced 18 Senegalese football fans to jail for offences bordering on football hooliganism. The convicts wee arrainged before the court for committing acts of hooliganism, during the AFCON 2025 final match between Morocco and Senegal. Solacesbase.com reports that “After a hearing that lasted more than five hours, on Thursday, the presiding judge ruled that the fans — 18 Senegalese and a French national — were guilty of more than half a dozen charges, including damaging sporting facilities and committing violence during a…
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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Morocco 2026: Super Falcons to face Indomitable Lionesses in two games As part of their preparations for this year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Morocco, Cup holders and 10-time champions Nigeria will face off with Cameroon in two friendly matches in Yaounde within the FIFA Women’s International Window of 24th February – 7th March 2026. Specifically, the Super Falcons and the Indomitable Lionesses will clash in the Cameroonian capital on Saturday, 28th February, and then again on Tuesday, 3rd March 2026. It will be recalled that both teams clashed in a friendly match prior to last year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations…
AN OPEN LETTER TO COACH EUGENE AGAGBE To: Eugene AgagbeHead Coach, Barau FC ByAminu Abba Kwaruaminukwaru@gmail.comTuesday 17th February,2026 Sir, I write this open letter in defense of professionalism, dignity, and the integrity of journalism, following your recent conduct toward a respected journalist, Aminu Halilu Tudunwada of Freedom Radio. Let it be clearly stated who Aminu Tudunwada is, before anyone attempts to belittle his standing. Aminu Tudunwada holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mass Communication. He has been actively practicing journalism since 2010 to date. From 2017 to 2021, he served as the Kano State Government House Correspondent, a position…
Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 Playoff Verdict, Fear Grips Nigerian By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Millions of Nigerian football fans in the past 24 hours have lived under the grip of the fear of the possible outcome of FIFA’s decision on the petition filed by their authorities against DR Congo. Nigeria had filed a formal complaint to FIFA alleging that , DR Congo used ineligible players to prosecute their world cup qualifiers campaign against Nigeria , during the qualifiers held last November in Morocco. Our checks revealed that hundreds thousand of Nigerians in the past 24 hours have laid ambush on…
Moses Andsihu Becomes SWAN National Patron, task sports journalists on national unity through sports United Kingdom, UK business mogul, Moses Andishu has joined the league of the national patrons of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN. The decoration ceremony was held last Saturday in Kaduna affirming his elevation to the rank of prominent Nigerians that were elevated to the status , since the establishment of the association over 60 years ago. Speaking during the occasion, Moses said that , Sports is the best tool that can be used to make Nigeria better, hence has task sports writers summon e…
Gambia Football Federation Commission’s, Saudi Arabian funded New Regional Stadium By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has officially commissioned the Nyakoi Mini Stadium, The newly commissioned football facility has been handed over to the Upper River Regional Football Association. According to the federation’s media sources, the newly constructed facility was funded by Saudi Arabia Football Federation , SFF. GFF has handed over the keys to the brand new football pitch and dressing rooms to the regional football governing body at a handing over ceremony held at Nyakoi Kerewan. The President , GFF, Lamin Kaba Bajo, conducted the official…
30 Nigerian referees receives FIFA badge, NFF pledges to impose severe sanctions for bad conduct A total of thirty Nigerian referees were on Monday in FCT Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city were decorated with FIFA badges. NFF disclosed that , among the 30 referees who received badges, four are futsal referees, four are beach soccer referees, eleven are assistant referees, while eleven are referees. The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Musa Gusau have urged the referees to uphold integrity in their officiating duties, especially since most matches will now be broadcast live on television. “Our league matches are now…
We Must Operate in Line with Our NLO Statues, League COO, Shola Ogunnowo Insists Abdulgafar Oladimeji The Chief Operating Officer, Nationwide League One, NLO, Shola Ogunnowo has insisted that the activities of the third tier league would only be conducted in compliance with the provisions of its regulatory statues. Ogunnowo responding to the complaints raised by the group identified as the NLO Progressives Club Owners Chairmen , which formally appealed to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to reconsider the reintroduction of the home and away format to the 2026 Nationwide League One (NLO) season. The chairmen under the aegis of…
Commonwealth launches Impact Report on Sport and the SDG , Says Women and Children Remain Inactive in Sports The Commonwealth and partners unveiled the first ever Global Sport and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Baseline and Initial Impact Report, a landmark event for the sector. The report, launched on 4 February 2026 at Canada House in London, establishes a baseline for measuring how physical education, physical activity and sport (PEPAS) contribute to achieving the SDGs globally and across the Commonwealth. Drawing on data from 210 countries, the Global Sport and SDGs Baseline and Initial Impact Report spearheaded by the Commonwealth Secretariat…
CAF TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup draws holds next Tuesday in Cairo The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) will conduct the Quarter-final Draws for the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2025/26 and the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2025/26 at the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) on Tuesday, 17 February 2026, in Cairo. The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-final Draw is scheduled for 13:00 Cairo time (11:00 GMT), followed by the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Quarter-final Draw at 14:00 Cairo time (12:00 GMT). The draw will also be live on CAF’s official YouTube Channel, CAF TV. CAF said the draws…
