How Warm Up Sessions Can Help Players , Coaches To Avoid Sports Injuries By Chinwendu B Ekwem. In the high-stakes world of competitive athletics, one of the most powerful weapons against injury is also one of the most neglected: the warm-up. Despite overwhelming evidence that structured warm-up routines can reduce sports injuries by 30 to 50 percent, countless athletes and teams still take the field without properly preparing their bodies. Experts warn that this oversight places unnecessary strain on muscles, joints, and connective tissues and the consequences can be career altering. What Is a Warm-Up, and Why Does It Matter?…
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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14th Women AFCON: The Battle of Casablanca: Super Falcons vs Lionesses of Cameroon With a ticket to next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup finals at stake, champions Nigeria will take no prisoners when they confront neighbours and rivals Cameroon in a potentially-explosive Women Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final duel in Casablanca on Sunday. Both teams clash again in this most crucial stage four years after the Super Falcons pipped the Lionesses 1-0 to book their ticket to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Down Under, courtesy of a second-half decisive header by Rasheedat Ajibade. Cameroon’s Lionesses have been…
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Moves From Singapore To Beijing After three successful years in Singapore, the FIBA Intercontinental Cup is now starting a new chapter in its 60-year long history, with the event moving to Beijing, China for the first time in September 2026. The format remains the same in terms of the number of teams represented, with six teams split into two groups of three teams. The top two teams from each group will move to the Semi-Finals, with the winners facing off in the Championship Game on September 27. Group A will see Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania), the winners of…
Kaduna to host 2nd Moses Andishu YSFON U-18 Boys Football Championship Kaduna state would host the second edition of the Moses Andishu YSFON U-18 Boys football championship schedule to kick off in late August, organizers of the event have disclosed. The finals of the inaugural edition of the annual football development and scouting competition won by Katsina state was held at Muritala Square football ground. The chairman, Main Organizing Committee, MOC, Joeseph Andishu confirmed that preparations to host this year’s edition has reached advanced stages. According to him, the state teams have been mobilized, all relevant authorities have been duly…
WAFU B U20 Tourney: Nigeria qualifiy for final Nigeria’s U20 team, Flying Eagles, on Wednesday evening booked their place in the final of the 2026 WAFU B U20 Championship after a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout victory over host nation Côte d’Ivoire. The pulsating semi final encounter ended 2-2 after extra time, making the penalty shootout inevitable. The hosts started on the front foot and controlled the tempo from kickoff. They came close to an early opener twice in the 12th and 14th minutes, but Flying Eagles goalkeeper Clinton Lawani was alert and kept Nigeria in the game. The pressure eventually told in the 16th minute when Côte d’Ivoire’s…
WAFU B U17 Tourney: See the list of 62 players Nigeria invited to camp Head Coach Uwejamomere Eboboritse has called up a total of 62 players to the camp of Nigeria’s U17 team, Golden Eaglets, as the team commences its screening and training programmes ahead of this year’s WAFU B U17 Championship. The list is made up of five goalkeepers, 18 defenders, 20 midfielders and 19 forwards. The players have been advised to report to camp in Abuja as Eboboritse and his assistants Kalli Mohammed Kachalla and Abdullahi Isa, begin the arduous task of building another world-champion squad, with Nigeria having…
FIFA apologizes over attempt to sell football , promises to protect integrity By Abdulgafar Oladimeji FIFA has said it will not tolerate any attacks on its integrity and will take all necessary measures to defend its reputation. The world football governing body announced its position in the aftermath of a meeting attended by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström and members of the FIFA Management Board At the august gathering , discussions had centred around the need for improved processes after the withdrawn FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal A statement by FIFA said “Following a meeting in Rabat,…
14th Women AFCON: Nigeria’s Super Falcons melts Egypt 6-2 in eights goals feast, to reach quarter finals Defending champions , Super Falcons of Nigeria last Wednesday at the Stade Moulay Hassan humiliated the Cleopatra of Egypt 6–2 to berth at the WAFCON 2026 quarter-final Asisat Oshoala started the goals party in the 21st minute, substitute Gift Monday doubled the tally before half time, Egypt pulled one back shortly . Substitute Uchenna Kanu in the 57th minute further pushed the game away from the Egyptians, Christy Ucheibe and captain Rasheedat Ajibade in the 80th and 88th minutes converted from the spot…
European Week of Sport 2026 Flags Off 23 September , 50 Nations To Take Part By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The 2026 edition of the annual EU week of sports will be staged from September 23 to 30th. The popular event will feature locally, regionally, nationally, across borders, in schools, workplaces, parks, clubs, and public spaces all over Europe, where people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities will converge to mark the week. This years event is tagged “#BeActive your way in 2026: no pressure, no judgment. The organizers said “It’s the movement you can join by taking small steps yourself, or…
14th Women AFCON: Super Falcons seek quarter-final ticket against Egypt Cup-holders Nigeria have their eyes trained hard on a ticket to the quarter-finals as they confront Egypt in Wednesday’s final match of Group C of the Women Africa Cup of Nations finals. Defeat by debutants Malawi in their opening match, shocking as it was, has been forgotten and replaced by the determination to push aside all before them to earn a FIFA World Cup ticket and retain the trophy. The champions showed grit and incredible energy in pipping Zambia 1-0 in their second game, to put their campaign back on track…
