Author: Abdulgafar Oladimeji

US, Canada Gold Cup 2025 : Concacaf announces host cities and stadiums Concacaf has announced key details about the 2025 Gold Cup, the Confederation’s flagship men’s national team championship, including the date for the tournament draw, match dates and the identity of the 14 stadiums in the United States and Canada that will host the competition’s matches. The 18th edition of the competition will be played next summer, between June 14 and July 6, and will feature 16 men’s national teams. Just one year out from the FIFA World Cup 2026, the Gold Cup will provide a highly competitive tournament…

Eguavoen still in- charge of Super Eagles – NFF The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the Federation’s Technical Director, Coach Augustine Eguavoen to continue in his role as Head Coach of the Super Eagles, and lead the team in its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Libya next month. The 58-year-old, in temporary charge of the squad he had led three times previously, steered the three-time African champions to a 3-0 defeat of Benin Republic and scoreless draw with Rwanda in Matchdays 1 and 2…

UEFA shop for venue  to host  2027 champions league final UEFA is looking for a new host for the 2027 Champions League final after a new twist in the saga over the redevelopment of the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza at San Siro. A UEFA statement said: “As the municipality of Milano could not guarantee that the San Siro stadium and its surroundings would not be affected by refurbishment works in the period of the 2027 UEFA Champions League final, it was decided not to assign the final to Milan.” The bidding process is being reopened with a decision expected next May…

SWAN president , Galadima task sports writers on factual reporting By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The president, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria , SWAN , Benjamin Isaiah has urged sports journalism practitioners to stand up to the task of factual reporting to protect their trade from deteriorating. He said factual reporting is the bedrock of credible practice of sports journalism, adding that, sports journalists must posses integrity to be able to excel in the trade. Speaking at the opening ceremony at the one day capacity building programme, on Effective practice of sports journalism organized by SWAN Kano chapter held at the premises…

Former African best right winger, Baba Otu says Nigerian sports veterans are dying in regrets , applauds Odegbami, Onyema, Air Peace By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Former African best winger, Baba Otu Mohammed has cried out that athletes that sacrificed their active years serving Nigeria are been left to die in regrets. He lamented that, Nigeria has failed to create the culture of giving honour to their sports heroes, who had brought national pride to the nation in their sports hey days. Baba Otu in a telephone chat with our correspondent said that giving honour to sports heroes is fundamental to national…

Nigeria: Football can take criminals away from the street says IGP Egbetokun Nigeria’s Inspector General of police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun , Wednesday said that the game of football posses the potency to dissipate crime and serve as a tool for the reform of criminal elements. Speaking during a courtesy visit by a team of NFF chieftains led by the President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, Egbetokun admitted that crime rate does decline around the country whenever any National Team or Club of choice of football adherents are on duty. “The Nigeria Police Force recognizes and appreciates the potential of football to…

African football giants, Egypt face world cup ban African football power house, Pharoahs of Egypt risk been barred from competing at the 2026 world cup. The looming ban may arise as a result of the financial dispute between the Egyptian football Association, EFA versus a Swiss based company. The Swiss company arranges international matches for the Egyptians . In December 5, 2023, FIFA tribunal on the matter had issued a ruling in favor of the Swiss company. In February 2024, FIFA disciplinary committee increased additional penalties on EFA with conditions that the penalties be offset within 30 days. The failure…

Kaduna 2024: Nigeria Armed Forces Games reaches zenith, closing ceremony fix for 27 September By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The battle for laurels at the Nigeria Armed Forces Games 2024 ongoing in Kaduna north west Nigeria has heighted, our correspondent reports. Officers and men of the Nigerian armed forces from the army, air force and navy are sweating out in Kaduna in the quest to make their emblem proud in various choice sports. The four venues hosting the games, namely , Ahmadu Bello stadium , ABS, NAF Base, Muritala square and Arewa House is a beehive of sporting activities. The armed force…

NATIONAL YOUTH GAMES: Nigeria’s sports writers task sport minister, John Enoh to halt age cheating Journalists under the aegis of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN has urged the minister of sports development , senator John Enoh to develop effective strategies to stem the rampant cases of age cheating that are now prevalent at the annual National Youths Games.NYG The NYG event is the largest youth sports singular event staged annually in Nigeria. The body is a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting held on the side lines of the 2024 edition of the NYG held in Asaba,…

Popular Moroccan sports journalist, Belaid Bouimid dies, aged 66 Moroccan star journalists and the pioneer of press cartoons, Belaïd Bouimid has passed away. The highly revered Journalist was an expert on sports, poet and press cartoons in Morocco. Belaid passed away last Monday, September 23, 2024 aged 66. He is fondly referred to as the Father of the sports press in Morocco and Africa. A graduate of Sciences Po Paris, he hails from El Jadida . He started his career at Al Bayane with Ali Yata, hosted on Radio Mars where he officiated every morning with Lino Baco in Mars…