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.

2025:  World Athletics get’s set for a busy year It’s the start of a new year and there are so many things to look forward to in the sport of athletics in 2025. World Athletics , WA has said. WA said Four World Athletics Series events will take place in 2025 , kicking off with the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March. It said for many athletes the road to Nanjing will include meetings on the World Indoor Tour, which starts this month. “Then there’s the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou in May, before the World Athletics Championships in…

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The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has a packed 12 months ahead with continental finals across club and national team football that will make 2025 one of the busiest years ever for the governing body. CAF’s investment in youth and women’s football has added significantly to the calendar and a packed schedule awaits fans, with the start of both the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 and TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2024 this year. Interclub competitions, junior tournaments and schools football are all also on the agenda as CAF schedules a diverse range…

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2025: US to  host 32 teams, new  FIFA club world cup, Inter Miami  vs Al Ahly schedule for curtain raiser, on June 14 32 teams will be on parade at the 2025 FIFA club world cup tournament that would be hosted by the United States. The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will grace the world stage in June and July 2025, when 32 of the globe’s leading teams gather in the USA for the inaugural edition. The global event will bring together the most successful club sides from each of the six international confederations: AFC, CAF, Concacaf, CONMEBOL, OFC and…

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CHAN 25: Ogunmodede invites 26 players as Eagles commence camping in Ikenne-Remo Stand-in Head Coach, Daniel Ogunmodede has called up captain Nduka Harrison Junior, goalkeeper Henry Ozoemena, defenders Sadiq Ismail and Ifeanyi Onyebuchi, midfielder Saviour Isaac, and forward Sikiru Alimi among a list of 26 players to begin closed-camping exercise at the Remo Stars Sports Institute, Ikenne-Remo on Monday, 6th January ahead of the 8th African Nations Championship finals. Goalkeeper Kayode Bankole, defenders Imo Obot and Stephen Manyo, midfielders Musa Zayyad, Rabiu Ali and Papa Daniel Mustapha, and forwards Adamu Abubakar and Emmanuel Ogbole have also been invited. The Super…

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CAFCC : Eyimba  loses key players to injury History makers, Eyimba football club of Aba would be without the services of major key players, as they file out against visitors  Black Bulls of Mozambique , in the CAF Confederation cup group match, Sunday evening at the Godswill Akpabio stadium, Uyo. The newly contracted gaffer of the club, Stanley Eguma in a podcast shared on major sports play forms confirmed that the club is faced with injury worries. He said most of the key players on the payroll of the two times back to back African club side champions would not…

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Ágnes Keleti, the world’s oldest ever Olympic champion, passes away aged 103 She seemed eternal to me…, not only because she was approaching her 104th birthday, but also because she filled these century-plus years with such vitality. Ágnes Keleti started her gymnastics career relatively late, as a tiny and fragile angel. She won her first Hungarian championship title at the age of nearly twenty, then another forty-six, followed by seven team championship golds in the country. BORN TO BE A GYMNAST It seemed Keleti was born to be a gymnast, although she had long wanted to be a cellist and…

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Nigerian government moves to foster, 15 years old Tennis star, Khadijat Eleojo Mohammed Nigeria’s National Sports Commission, NSC has announced its decision to adopt top Africa’s rising Tennis Star, Khadija Mohammed. Khadijat coached by her father, is the first West or Central African player to win the ITF J30 World Tour. Aged 14 in 2023, she is the first teenager to win the Dala Tennis, a title she retained this year. Way above her peers, she has even cracked it professionally with back-to-back Dala Hard Court titles. NSC said. The commission noted that “ The challenge now, is how to…

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Calabar Carnival, Sports Co Sponsors, Moses Andsihu Foundation applauds the introduction of sports events by Abdulgafar Oladimeji Moses Andishu Foundation has marched forward in its support for grass root sports development in Nigeria through the offering of co sponsorship for the sports events held at the 2024 edition of the annual Calabar Carnival. The founder of the foundation, Moses Ted Andishu commend the organizers of the yuletide fiesta over what he described as the handsome decision to henceforth have sports been featured at the event. Speaking on the motive behind the co sponsorship of the sports segment of the fiesta…

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Asante Kotoko’s vice captain, Justice Blay signs new deal By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Asante Kotoko vice captain, Justice Blay has sealed a new one-and-a-half-year deal with the Ghanaian side. The Ghana premier League club side confirmed that Blay has committed for another one and half year stay with the club.The player was unveiled on Thursday. Blay joined the famous Asante side from Medeama during the 2019/2020 season to seal his permanent move in the 2021/2022 season. Blay has to his credit 56 league appearances. Speaking on the new deal , Blay said “Kotoko is my home. I’m grateful for the trust…

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54 years old, Yukako Fukushima: A powerlifting legend eyeing her 7th appearance at TWG in 2025 At 54 years old, Yukako Fukushima of Japan continues to dominate the world of powerlifting, a sport typically associated with athletes in their prime physical years. A pioneer in the sport, Fukushima has achieved extraordinary success, with 8 World Open Powerlifting titles under her belt, and a career spanning more than two decades. As she prepares for her 7th appearance at The World Games in Chengdu 2025, the Japanese powerlifter is an embodiment of resilience, longevity, and an example of to us all. Fukushima’s…

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