CHAN Eagles qualification aligns with our vision for domestic competition -DIKKO The chairman , Nigeria’s National Sports Commission ,NSC Mallam Shehu Dikko has said that the Super Eagles’ qualification for CHAN 2025 holds no bounds. Reacting to the teams qualification in a statement signed by director information of the NSC, Ajayi Kehinde (Mrs) quoted Dikko saying “This qualification means a lot to us at the NSC. You can see how excited my DG, Hon. Bukola Olapade and I were over the result. “We have set our goals and we know the exact routes to take to achieve those goals. For…
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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PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN set to host elite international players clinic in France Next summer, PSG Academy Pro will host the annual six weeks of high-performance clinics for elite players from all over the world . The programme would welcome players aged 10-18 born between 2006 and 2014 from all over the world to the programme, club sources said. The pro residency programme would serve as full immersion in professional training at state-of-the-art facilities, led by PSG coaches. The players would be undertaken through the application of the renowned Paris Saint-Germain methodology to elevate every aspect of their game. The clinic would…
Asian Football Confederation ushers in 2025 with unveiling of new brand identity The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has heralded 2025 by signalling the start of a brand new era today with the unveiling of a new logo and identity to reflect and reinforce the continued trajectory of the Confederation’s progress and rising standards in the coming years. This latest milestone marks the Confederation’s first logo evolution in more than 23 years and only the second time in history that the AFC corporate brand has transformed following the introduction of its ‘shield’ logo shortly after its formation in 1954, which was…
Nigeria plans to spend N78 billion on sports capital projects in 2025 By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The Federal Government of Nigeria has proposed to spend N78 billion on sports capital project in the year 2025, National Sports Commission, NSC has revealed. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the national budget presented to the National Assembly on December 18, 2024 had proposed that FG would expend N78 billion as capital . The proposed sports spending in 2025 have been described by the commission as “unprecedented”. The budget would be targeted at funding critical infrastructures and the execution of development programs. The budget would…
Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet ended her year on a high by running a stunning 13:54* to shatter the world 5km record at the Cursa dels Nassos, a World Athletics Label road race, in Barcelona on Tuesday (31). In doing so, the 24-year-old Kenyan bettered the previous record by 19 seconds.
3rd edition: Ibrahim Galadima cup kicks off Jan 4. Gusau, Tofa , Dantiye others to grace opener Arrays of football stars would be on parade to showcase their talent , at the 3rd edition of the annual Ibrahim Galadima cup, which kicks off on January 4th 2025 at Sani Abacha stadium, Kofar Mata. Kano by 4pm. The football tourney is organized annually to celebrate the former chairman of the now defunct, Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Ibrahim Galadima , to applaud his sacrifices and contribution towards the development of sports in Africa’s largest footballing nation. The chairman media and publicity committee…
Back home: Former Super Eagles striker Brown Ideye returns to Nigeria to play for Enyimba Nine-time Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions Enyimba FC have bolstered their squad with the signing of former Super Eagles forward Brown Ideye. The 36-year-old, who played for several clubs in Europe, joins the Aba-based club on a short-term deal aimed at strengthening their campaign for the remainder of the season. “We are delighted to officially announce the addition of former Super Eagles striker Brown Ideye to our fold,” the club stated on its official website on Monday. “We are confident in the experience and…
With a 10th TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations place secured for the Sable Antelopes, the Southern African nation has enjoyed an impressive rise in recent years under the stewardship of former youth national team coach, Pedro Gonçalves. CAFOnline takes a look at the recent rise of the 2010 TotalEnergies CAF AFCON hosts and why they are one of the nations to look out for in 2025. Ticket to Morocco secured in style If their impressive form in the qualifiers is anything to go by, Angola will be one of dark horses of the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025. Drawn in…
The New Year will be another busy one for Africa’s top footballers with plenty of action at both national team and club level. The highlight will come at the end of 2025 when the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations gets underway in Morocco but before that there are the annual club competitions, the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the FIFA Club World Cup on the calendar. CAFOnline has selected four young Africans footballers who are sure to enhance their growing reputations in 2025. NGAL’AYEL MUKAUThe 20-year-old Mukau is Belgian-born but always determined to play for the Democratic Republic of…
518 journalists from 111 countries voted: Argentina Men’s Football Team named Best Team of 2024 and Paris 2024 Olympics, Best Press Facilities Back-to-back Copa América champions, Argentina Men’s Football Team, have been voted as the AIPS Best Team of the Year 2024, while the Paris 2024 Olympic Games scooped the AIPS Best Press Facilities accolade. This is the result of the poll by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), where a panel of 518 journalists from 111 countries voted. Football dominated the closely contested Best Team category, which saw La Albiceleste receive 579 points to win the award for a…
