FIBA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WORLD CUP GERMANY 2026 QUALIFICATION DUNKS There will be four global FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments in March 2026. Prior to this, the newly introduced FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournaments took place in August 2024. These tournaments included the four nations that had not advanced from the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024, plus the 12 next best-placed teams from the FIBA Women’s Continental Cups 2023 – with four nations represented per region. The 16 participating teams, eight per tournament, were divided into two groups of four. The top two teams…
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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Kano : Chinese lady golfer, Angel Xing win’s the maiden PSN ladies tournament 2025 Kano based Chinese golfer, Angel Xing Huiyao has emerged as the winner of the maiden edition of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) President’s Cup Golf tournament 2025. Over 100 lady golfers from across Nigeria last weekend had competed for laurels at the Kano Club golf section , where the tee took place. The winners in various categories were handed with trophies, certificates and decorated with tournament memorabilia Reacting to her victory, Angel Xing Huiyao, dedicated the trophy to all the members of Kano club golf…
Gambia Football Federation Sets Up Annual Football Excellence Awards Committee The Gambia Football Federation GFF has set up the GFF Awards Night Committee to recognize excellence performance in Gambian football . The inaugural ceremony which was staged at the Football House located in Kanifing had GFF President, Lamin Kaba Bajo, presiding over the inauguration ceremony saying “I extend my sincere congratulations and profound gratitude to each member for accepting this crucial national assignment,” He further said “This committee embodies a remarkable diversity of talent and expertise, with every individual bringing invaluable skills to the table. I particularly commend our First…
FIFA sanctions Football Association of Malaysia and seven players for forgery The FIFA Appeal Committee has rendered its decision on the appeals lodged by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and seven players – Gabriel Felipe Arrocha, Facundo Tomás Garcés, Rodrigo Julián Holgado, Imanol Javier Machuca, João Vitor Brandão Figueiredo, Jon Irazábal Iraurgui and Hector Alejandro Hevel Serrano – against the decision issued by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for breaches of article 22 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) concerning forgery and falsification. After analysing the submissions and conducting a hearing, the Appeal Committee decided to dismiss the appeals, and…
Nigeria Boxing Federation, NBF Appoints New Technical Director The Nigeria Boxing Federation NBF has appointed Adura Olaleyin as its new Technical Director. Alaleyin is an ex international boxer, an Commonwealth Games silver medalist, he led Nigeria as head coach of team Nigeria to the Paris 2024 Olympics. He served as the Southwest representative on the NBF board from 2021 to 2025.
FIFA unveils BOMA as Official Mascot of FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 in hnur of Bora Milultinovic BOMA the owl honours the legendary Bora Milutinović, who coached five FIFA World Cup sides before moving to Qatar to work as a consultant and advisor The desert owl represents the often-overlooked role of the football scout in the development of future stars Tickets are on sale for the first 48-team FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will be contested in a festival setting at the state-of-the-art Aspire Zone from 3 to 27 November BOMA the desert owl has swooped in as the…
First FIBA 3×3 World Tour Win in Macau A new name joined the ranks of FIBA 3×3 World Tour winners as Switzerland’s Lugano captured their first-ever WT title with a thrilling 21-20 victory over Miami at the Wynn Palace in Macau. It was a night to remember for the Swiss squad, who battled through adversity and found their hero in Adris De León, the electric veteran who powered them all the way to glory. Entering Macau as one of the dark horses, Lugano had plenty to prove, and they delivered in style. After going sweeping pool play thanks to a…
2026 WAFCON Qualifiers: Ghana Black Queens protest over unpaid wages, boycotts training Abdulgafar Oladimeji The Black Queens of Ghana has boycotted training sessions ahead of their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers match against the Cleopatras of Egypt , in protest over alleged unpaid wages . The players are alleging that they are yet to be paid the sum of $9,500 each being their bonus for clinching the bronze-medal in their campaign at the 2024 WAFCON hosted in Morocco in July 2025. The players had threatened to boycott the first leg played in Ismailia in Egypt but succumbed…
SWAN to honour MKO Abiola, Iwuayanwu , Chukwu, Yekini, Keshi , Assisat , Ajunwa, Galadima, Ogunnowo, others By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN would confer its diamond award on Nigerians that have contributed to national sports development. The awards is part of activities to mark its 60 diamond jubilee celebrations, since the creation of the umbrella body of Nigerian sports writers. Activities marking the celebrations kicked off on 24th October with Friday mosque prayers and Su nday26th October with church services hosted across the country. The awardees would be presented with their awards on the 31st of…
Nigeria’s Football: Lip Service, Lost Passion, and the Way Forward – Kdo “I stayed in the same hotel with the boys in Uyo, and honestly, I thought they were in town for a league match. There was no single sign anywhere in Uyo that a game of this magnitude was being played. No posters, no radio jingles, no social-media buzz, no excitement in the air. Little wonder the stadium was empty. This absence of publicity is one of the greatest silent killers of our domestic football. A sport that once united communities, filled stadiums, and built national heroes has been…
