Kaduna: ABS to host YSFON challenge cup finale holds January 30 Ahmadu Bello stadium will play host to the grand finale of the maiden edition of the Youths Sports Federation of Nigeria, YSFON challenge cup, The federation in a statement issued via social media handles said “All is now set for the Grand Finale of the Maiden Edition of YSFON CHALLENGE CUP on Thursday 30 January 2025 at the Mainbowl of Ahmadu Bello Stadium Kaduna. “The Grand Finale ill kick off with the 3rd/4th place play off between Celtic Football Academy and Titilola Football Academy by 1:00pm. Thereafter, Milton Football…
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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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Torino 2025 FISU World University Games Opening Press Conference concludes at Music Conservatory Today, in the wonderful hall of the Music Conservatory of Turin, the Opening Press Conference of the XXXII FISU Games has taken place, officially starting the Games of Torino 2025. Francesco Pennarola, Director of Conservatory of Music “Giuseppe Verdi” welcomed the public with these words: “It will be music to kick off today’s press conference: the magical music of the marimba, featuring a composition by Csaba Zoltan Marjan and the talent of young musician Cesare Fornasiero The “Giuseppe Verdi” Conservatory of Turin ideally welcomes student-athletes from around…
NFF to unveil Éric Chelle as Super Eagles’ Head Coach on Monday The Nigeria Football Federation will on Monday in the Federal Capital, Abuja present to the public the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Mr. Mr. Éric Sékou Chelle. The event has been scheduled for the Media Conference Room of the MKO Abiola National Stadium, by 11am. Chelle’s appointment was confirmed last Tuesday by the NFF Executive Committee, following a recommendation by the football ruling body’s Technical and Development Committee. The 47-year-old will mount one of the hottest seats in world football, but President of the NFF, Alhaji…
73 schools to run for glory at the Gombe Inter-Schools Athletics Championships. Andrew Uwe, others to witness curtain raiser The Gombe State Inter-Secondary Schools Athletics Competition 2025 has received a boost with 73 schools across from 11 Local Government Areas have officially registered to participate in the championship. This highly anticipated event, scheduled to take place from 19th to 25th January 2025, will be held at the prestigious Pantami Township Stadium situated in Gombe Metropolis. The competition, which includes public and private schools such as GDSS Dukku West, GSS Bolari East, Emerald International Academy, and Diocesan High School, aims…
World Games Athlete of the Year 2024 -Voting starts The voting period for The Athlete of the Year 2024 Award officially opens today at 12:00 GMT, inviting sports fans from around the world to celebrate and honour the year’s most exceptional athletes. The profile of the 22 nominees, including individual athletes, pairs and teams, representing a wide range of sports, are as follows: Archery – Sara Lopez (COL) Baseball Softball – Women’s Softball Team (JPN) Beach Handball – Lucie Marie Kretzschmar (GER) Canoe – Mads Brandt Pedersen (DEN) Cheerleading – Allison Hoeft & Sydney Martin (USA) DanceSport – Phil Wizard (CAN) Flag Football –…
World Athletics Indoor Tour marks 10th year anniversary, raises prize money to USD$7000 The World Athletics Indoor Tour, now in its 10th year, has once again expanded with a packed 2025 calendar featuring more than 60 meetings across all levels. The series will feature nine Gold level meetings, more than any season in the past, kicking off in Astana on 25 January and culminating in Madrid on 28 February. The scoring disciplines on the World Athletics Indoor Tour rotate each year. For 2025 the Gold level scoring disciplines are: Women: 60m, 800m, 3000m/5000m, pole vault, triple jump, shot put…
NLO Drops Abdulgafar Oladimeji Names Muzammil Dalha Yola As North West Media Representative The Nationwide League One (NLO) has appointed Muzammil Dalha Yola as its new Media Representative for North-West Nigeria. He replaces Abdulgafar Oladimeji, who has held the position since 2023. Yola, who is the Assistant Secretary of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Kano State Chapter, was announced as the new representative through a correspondence issued by the NLO Secretariat on its media channels. Olushola Ogunnowo, the Chief Operating Officer of the NLO, confirmed the decision to appoint Muzammil Dalha Yola. In his role, Yola will be…
IOC set to storm Greece March 16, hosts 144th Session at Costa Navarino The 144th IOC Session will be held from 19 to 21 March at Costa Navarino in Greece (the “IOC Session”), with the opening ceremony taking place on 18 March. It will be preceded by a meeting of the IOC Executive Board (EB) on 17 March. IOC media said. The IOC Session and the EB meetings will take place at the House of Events building, in the Romanos Resort in Costa Navarino, in the Peloponnese region of Greece. The Romanos Resort is joined to the Westin Resort, where…
Southeast Asian boost as FIFA Forward support helps launch Cambodia’s generation next The ASEAN Championship is one of the most popular regional international competitions in the world. The biennial tournament is followed widely across Southeast Asia’s massive population drawing some very large crowds in the process. FIFA provides various types of funding to all eleven competing nations through its many development programmes. Two of those participating in the 2024 edition – Cambodia and Myanmar – have sought customised funding on specific areas to benefit the respective national teams. In the case of Cambodia, a youth development programme that is now…
Lebanese football star Celine Haidar awakes from coma two months after Israeli airstrike Celine Haidar, a 19-year-old standout in Lebanese women’s football, has woke up from a coma nearly two months after sustaining a critical head injury during a brutal Israeli airstrike in Beirut. On November 16, 2024, Haidar was at her home in the Al-Chiyyah neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs when an Israeli airstrike targeted the area. She was struck by shrapnel on the right side of her head, resulting in severe injuries that led to a medically induced coma. Her father said in November, that their neighbourhood had…
