Weekend of victory galore, for Nigeria fans. As Super Eagles humble Gernot Rohr, Falconet book FIFA U-20 world up round of 16 spot By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Nigeria’s senior national team, Super Eagles Saturday evening spank neighbors, Cheetahs of Benin republic 3-0 in the AFCON 2025 qualifying match played at the Uyo international stadium. The Super Eagles had suffered victory drought in a qualifying match in seven games. Ballon d’Or nominee and Europa League final hat-trickster Ademola Lookman beat three defenders on the trot and gently placed the ball beyond the reach of goalkeeper Marcel Dandjinou for Nigeria’s first goal. Nigeria…
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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.
NPFL: Lobi Stars sack Dominic Iorfa, appoints new management Benue state government the owners of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL top campaigners, Lobi Stars has exit the Dominic Iorfa led management of the club. The state government in an official statement issued Saturday night confirmed the immediate removal of the club CEO, Nigeria’s ex-international, Mr Dominic Iorfa. The statement issued said “The executive governor of Benue state, his Excellency Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia has directed that with immediate effect, the Lobi Stars FC be under Benue Sports Council. “A new Board of Lobi Stars FC has also…
2025 AFCON qualifier match: Fans to pay less than one US dollars to watch Super Eagles vs Cheetahs of Benin republic Nigeria Football Federation , Wednesday disclosed that, football fans will pay less than one USD to watch the 2025 AFCON qualifiers between Super Eagles and neighbors , Cheetahs of Benin republic. NFF official media sources said “ Tickets for Saturday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between the Super Eagles and the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo will go on sale on Friday. “While the VIP tickets will go for N3,000 each, fans…
Don’t compromise your integrity, NFF President , Ibrahim Gusau tells organizers of Pitch awards President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau on Wednesday implored organizers of the annual Nigeria Pitch Awards to ensure that nothing ever happens to compel them to compromise the integrity of the project or lower the high standards for which the awards are known. Speaking in his office while receiving Mr. Shina Phillips, President of Nigeria Pitch Awards and Pastor Nelson Olafisoye, Chief Operating Officer, Gusau underscored that the NFF has continued to endorse the awards because of the integrity of the process and…
Nigeria Premier League reigning champions, Rangers Int’l FC appoints new youth coach Nigeria’s premier league defending champions Rangers Int’l FC has paraded Felix Ifeanyi Nwosu as it’s new youth coach. Nwosu is a former player of the reigning league champions with an outstanding performance record in youths football development. He is expected to deploy his vast experience in youth football development towards the discovery and nurturing of fresh legs for one of Nigeria’s oldest and famous Enugu based league side. Rangers Int’l FC said his appointment is strategic in the building of the future stronghold of the club. In the…
African Schools Football Championship:NFF, UBEC moves to conquer Africa The Nigeria Football Federation and the Universal Basic Education Commission have agreed to a meaningful and fruitful collaboration that will see Nigeria challenging strongly for honours in the annual African Schools Football Championship and also compel sporting infrastructure renewal in Nigeria’s pre-tertiary educational institutions. During a courtesy call on the Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi on Monday, President of NFF Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau explained that the annual competition can spur infrastructural upgrade in Nigeria’s primary and secondary schools, lead to discovery of talents even beyond the imaginable…
South African authorities deny Nigerian junior basketball team travelling visa South African embassy in Nigeria has denied Nigerian U-18 boys basketball team the required visas to travel to that country to compete in an international basketball competition. Sources attributed to officials of the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) told reporter that, they were unable to travel to South Africa for the FIBA U-18 competition, owing to visa denials by the South African embassy officials in Nigeria. The Nigerian boys were scheduled to travel to South Africa for the 2024 FIBA U18 Afrobasket tournament slated to hold in Cape Town . The…
Nigeria football federation announce new U-20 coach Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Tuesday announced Aliyu Zubairu as the new Flying Eagles coach. NFF media handlers said “The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Mr. Aliyu Zubairu as Head Coach of the National U20 Boys, Flying Eagles. “The appointment of Zubairu, who led El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri to win the President Federation Cup at the expense of Abia Warriors FC in Lagos in June, takes immediate effect. “Zubairu’s immediate task is to put together and prepare a team…
Women’s Basketball : Zenith bank league dunks off in Nigeria The indoor sports hall of the Ondo state sports complex Akure is playing host to the Zenith Basketball League ( Atlantic Conference) which dunked off last Monday . The league dunk off with First bank basketball club showing superior fire power against Delta force with 51-23 win . Mountain of Fire and Miracles basketball club humiliated First Deep Waters basketball club with 55-16. Further in the opening day hostilities, home women Sunshine Angels lost 35-29 to their counterparts from Bayelsa .
17 Nigerians completes Binary Sports Football Performance Analysis Course 17 Nigerians have complete the Binary Sports performance analysis course held in Nigeria. The organizers of the course said that , the 17 participants had successfully completed the first phase of Binary Sports’ Performance Analysis Level 1 course! Saying that the intensive program, which featured both in-person and online,has equipped the graduates with cutting-edge knowledge to enhance their capacity in the art of performance analysis. The graduate were tutored and armed with the skills to excel in modern football, in performance analysis, match analysis, data analysis and interpretation and opposition analysis,…
