Author: 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.

Federico Redondo  joins Elche  from Inter Miami CF Inter Miami CF midfielder Federico Redondo has moved  to LaLiga side Elche. T he transfer deal was  confirmed on Thursday. Redondo will be at the new side  until the end of the 2029/30 season.  Deal sources disclosed. Inter Miami sealed the deal at  €2.15 million with  10% from   future permanent transfer deal . Miami in a statement  said “The Club would like to thank Federico for his contributions on and off the pitch throughout his time with Inter Miami, and wish him well in the future,” a club statement by Inter Miami…

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Franco Mastantuono  arrives Real Madirid for  €45m deal  from River Plate 17 years old Franco Mastantuono has arrived Madrid for an agreed a €45 million  deal  with River Plate in July.  Mastantuono has been presented to the sporting media today 14th August, 2025. The Right Winger has arrived Madrid  to team up with Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen.  Madrid beat PSG sign him.

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Shehu Dikko’s NSC,  now working against Nigeria’s Sports Development?- Mike Ndidi There are now growing fears that the National Sports Commission (NSC) may miss out on achieving the objectives set out by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by establishing  the commission, this is  going by the manner the sports body is now running the affairs of Nigeria’s apex sport governing body. President Tinubu had late last year scrapped the Ministry of Sports Development and established the NSC in accordance with the NSC Act passed by the National Assembly. The move was aimed at re-energising sports administration in Nigeria and get more…

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Concacaf Hosts Youth Summit to Strengthen Pathways to Excellence for Young Footballers Concacaf successfully hosted the fourth edition of the Concacaf Youth Football Summit from August 6–8, 2025, in Curaçao, bringing together technical leaders, coaches, and youth development stakeholders from across the region and the international football scene.  Guided by the theme “Bridging Potential and Performance: Pathways to Excellence,” the summit focused on strengthening the development structures that shape the next generation of youth elite footballers. Over the course of three days, participants explored global best practices and regional strategies for building high-performance environments, improving talent identification, and expanding access…

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Nigerian Sports journalists advocates for the inauguration  NSC governing board The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has urged the National Sports Commission (NSC) to immediately inaugurate its 17-member governing board. Established in 1964, SWAN, the umbrella body for all Sports Editors, Reporters, Producers, and Presenters, warned that the Commission is operating in gross violation of its establishing law with the delay of a properly constituted NSC board. SWAN President, Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, in a statement through Secretary-General Amb. Ikenna Okonkwo, on Sunday, said the Commission has been functioning without a statutory board since its creation in October 2024, contrary…

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WTN powers 2025 ITA Summer Series Collegiate Tennis The ITF World Tennis Number (WTN) is the exclusive rating system for the ongoing 2025 ITA Summer Series, a nationwide collegiate tennis circuit. Running from June 13 until July 27, the Series features over 50 tournaments across US college campuses, culminating in the ITA National Summer Championships in Memphis, Tennessee, from August 9 – 12. The ITA Summer Series provides competitive match play opportunities primarily for college athletes, high-level juniors, and former collegiate players. All tournament results are integrated into the WTN system, which serves as the basis for seeding and entry…

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FIFA World Cup 26  Volunteer  work  recruitment  Starts The  FIFA World Cup 26 Volunteer Programme starting June 11, 2026 in Canada, Mexico, and the USA recruitment exercise has commenced. FIFA Volunteer news  said “ We’re inviting passionate football fans like YOU to join us as we welcome the world to Canada, Mexico, and the USA. If you’ve got the passion, team spirit, and energy to bring this historic event to life, we want you on the squad. Adding that prospective volunteers  must be “ Aged 18 or older at the time of application .Eligible to volunteer in your chosen Host…

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Nigeria to host 2nd African School’s Games  The president of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Mustapha Berraf has communicated the decision to award the hosting rights of the second Africa School’s Games to Nigeria. Tony Nezianya , NOC public relations officer, said,  according to a statement sent  to Engr Habu Ahmed Gumel, president of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), the historic decision was made during the Extraordinary of the Executive Committee of ANOCA. ”We are pleased to  officially award the hosting rights for the 2nd African School Games in 2027 to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ”ANOCA has…

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All set for FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments 2026  in Germany With the successful conclusion of all the Women’s Continental Cups – the Women’s AfroBasket, Women’s AmeriCup, Women’s Asia Cup and Women’s EuroBasket – the 24 teams that will participate in the four FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments in March 2026 are now known. Africa Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Sudan qualified as the Top 4 teams at FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2025. Americas Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Puerto Rico and USA qualified as the Top 6 teams at FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2025. Asia and Oceania Australia,…

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World Athletics announces Hisamitsu as official supplier for WCH Tokyo 25 Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical has been announced as an official World Athletics supplier for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. The Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company specialises in topical pain relief and cooling therapy products, such as the Salonpas® pain relief patches – which has been named the world’s leading over-the-counter topical analgesic patch brand* for nine consecutive years. The WCH Tokyo 25 will see more than 2000 athletes from some 200 countries head to Japan from 13-21 September to compete in one of the world’s biggest sporting events. Through Hisamitsu’s activities…

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