World Athletics president, Coe, hails Kenya over moves to tackle gender-based violence. Aftermath of the tragic death of high profile Kenyan women athletes On a trip to Kenya this week, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe met with leaders to assess and discuss the progress being made in tackling gender-based violence and femicide. The tragic and high-profile deaths of athletes including former world record-holder Agnes Tirop and former world mountain running champion Rebecca Cheptegei highlighted that gender-based violence and femicide was a critical public health issue in Kenya and many other nations. These incidents, occurring against a backdrop of rising femicide…
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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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Arsenal gets’ new sporting director Andrea Berta have accepted the offer to take over as the new sporting director of Arsenal in the English Premier League. EPL. The 53 years old accepted the offer even when there were major interests for his services from Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and other top clubs. The Italian, would be joining Arsenal after spending 12 years with La Liga side, Atletico Madrid. He is reported to be taking English classes preparatory to resuming in his new assignment at the Emirates stadium. Edu has left his position as Arsenal sporting director last November to pave…
Prof Elizabeth Pike named Global Winner of the 2024 IOC Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions Award Professor Elizabeth Pike PhD, a leading expert in sport and gender from the University of Hertfordshire (Great Britain), is the Global Winner of the 2024 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Champions Award. On the eve of International Women’s Day, the IOC is celebrating Pike, alongside five continental winners who are all breaking barriers in #SportForAllWomenAndGirls. A Professor in Sport, Health and Exercise, Pike has dedicated her career to creating life-changing opportunities for women in sport and empowering female…
FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking USA still No 1, Japan jumps . As Djibouti , Tanzania climb the ladder, Libya, Chad in host chase The latest installment of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking marks a number of milestones. The first release of 2025 features more teams than ever before: 196. Djibouti make their debut, entering the global pecking order in 195th place. This is just one of the ranking-related storylines served up the last couple of months, during which 127 internationals have been contested, including African qualifiers for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027. The USA still lead the table…
World Athletics Road Running Championships 2025 to be moved from San Diego Following detailed discussions between World Athletics and the Local Organising Committee of the World Athletics Road Running Championships San Diego 25, it has been agreed that the World Athletics Road Running Championships will no longer be held in San Diego in September as planned. World Athletics is currently talking to other potential hosts and expects to announce another location shortly. We would like to thank the San Diego 25 team for their work over the last few months and hope we are able to find another opportunity to…
FIFA Talent Development Scheme: Jibril says Nigeria’s on the right path to greater glory The coordinator of the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS) in Nigeria, Nasiru Jibril, has stated that the establishment of the talent development pathway has had a positive impact in Nigeria since its introduction in 2023. Following the December 2023 workshop which had a representative from each State of the Federation in attendance, the NFF swung into action last year with a scouting program across ten different states of the country to unearth potential superstars of the game. Jibril told thenff.com that the scheme, which seeks to…
World Athletics: Indoor 4x400m mixed relay added to rule book as official discipline The initial indoor 4x400m mixed relay world record standard and designated running order have been confirmed following the event’s inclusion in the rule book as an official discipline. Following the decision of the World Athletics Council in August 2023 to introduce the 4x400m mixed relay at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, starting in 2026, further steps have been taken to ensure the event’s recognition and the processing of results. Specifically, the event needed to be coded into the World Athletics Competition and Technical Rules and several amendments…
Big money: Winner of FIFA club world cup 2025 to pocket 1 billion dollars targets USD 13 billion revenue in three years FIFA’s robust financial foundation to develop football around the world took centre stage at the meeting of the FIFA Council, which unanimously approved the Annual Report 2024 , including the revised budget revenue target of USD 13 billion for the 2023-2026 cycle that will see nearly 90% invested back in the game to significantly boost global football development. The revised budget incorporates USD 2 billion in revenues from the much-anticipated FIFA Club World Cup 2025, which will set…
FIFA World Cup 26 International Broadcast Centre to be hosted in Dallas The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center will serve as the official hub for global broadcast media operations The IBC will be operated by FIFA’s appointed Host Broadcaster, Host Broadcast Services (HBS) Approximately 2,000 broadcast media representatives will have access to state‑of‑the‑art facilities FIFA is pleased to announce that the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas has been selected as the official hub for the FIFA World Cup 26 International Broadcast Centre (IBC). The state-of-the-art facility will serve as the global broadcast operations centre for the game-changing…
AFC announces Kerta food delivery service as global partner for Asian Qualifiers The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced a new partnership with global food delivery service, Keeta, for the AFC Asian Qualifiers– Road to 26. Keeta will become an Official Global Supporter of the captivating qualifying competition, which resumes with Matchday Seven on March 20, 2025. As a key brand of Meituan, a leader in food delivery services within China PR, Keeta has quickly expanded in recent years to include even more Asian markets such as Hong Kong, China and Saudi Arabia. Through this partnership with the AFC, Keeta…
