Nigeria: Oyo set to host world schools sports athletics trials The ancient city of Ibadan , north west Nigeria will be agog as hundreds of primary and secondary school students will be arriving the city to compete for tickets to the International School Sports Federation World athletics trials. The event is scheduled to select Nigeria’s representatives at the World schools athletics championship 2024 that will be held in Bahrain. The trials will features young athletes in the U12(for primary school pupils) U15( for junior secondary school students)and U18( for senior secondary school students). The chairman of Oyo state Athletics Association…
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.
Welcome to Sports Parliament with Kdo Let me thank you for your time and investment on this write up. It’s not reinventing the wheels here, but reinforcing the ideal that interactions and engagement are key in getting results in sports just as in other realms of life . Putting Sports parliament in perspective therefore is unique here for all our readers who would want to push harder in a world full of stress, and sports come to save lives and enhance livelihood as well as humanity. Sports Parliament is simply defined as a forum for dialogue and resolution, with…
Beach Soccer AFCON: Victorious Supersand Eagles return to Nigeria, set for return leg Nigeria’s Supersand Eagles, who stunned hosts Mauritania 5-4 in a Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match on Saturday, are scheduled to return to the country by midnight, a few minutes into Tuesday. In their first international game in five years, the Coach Abdullahi Isa-led squad came from behind to defeat the hosts in an action-packed encounter in Nouakchott on Saturday evening. Highly-experienced Emeka Ogbonna scored after only two minutes and 14 seconds to set the Supersand Eagles in the right spirit and mood for victory, and…
Nigerian women coaches conclude first module of CAF C-License course A total of 30 women coaches have concluded the first of a three-module CAF C-License program in the Federal Capital, Abuja and are expected to commence a two-week internship with different teams in a few days. Peopled largely by former Nigerian internationals and other serving coaches, the group was taken through a full week of rigorous classroom and practical sessions by a team of coach educators and resource persons, in a baptism of what the next two modules are likely to entail, NFF Technical Director, Coach Augustine Eguavoen, told thenff.com that the…
FIFA Council: President Tinubu endorse Amaju Pinnick re-election race By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has endorsed the bid by former president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick’s re-election bid to return as a member of the FIFA Council. The FIFA council is the main decision making body of the world football governing body. The special adviser to Nigeria’s president on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale announced the presidential backing for Amaju’s pursuit for a return to the council. The presidential spokesman stressed that, Nigeria needs to retain the seat. Reacting to the endorsement by Nigeria’s…
Gov Abba Gida Gida affirms sacking of Kano Pillars management, board members By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Kano state governor, Abba Kabiru Yusuf has affirmed the sacking of the interim management and governing board of the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL side , Kano Pillars. The governor have affirmed the marching orders issued by the commissioner for youths and sports , Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso to the Babangida Little led KPFC management . The chief of staff to the governor, Shehu Wada Sagagi, speaking to sports writers, Sunday evening in Kano, said concerning the sacking of the club management , commissioner Mustapha Kwankwaso…
45 football clubs will file out in former president Muhammadu Buhari football tournament
Paris, Olympic Games 2024: Sinead 47 , Kaniwete 17 will line up as the oldest and youngest athletes By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The World Athletics, WA has released the names of athletes enlisted for the 2024 Olympic games that will hold in the French capital city , Paris. The world athletics governing body disclosed that the youngest athlete entered is Kenaz Kaniwete of Kiribati, saying he will be 16 years, 4 months and 6 days when he lines up for the first round of the 100m.The body said “Australia’s Sinead Diver is the oldest athlete entered. She will be 47 years,…
Grassroot is the foundation of Nigerian football- Gusau President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has declared that it is the responsibility of the current governors of the game in the country to do their very best to protect the game, and ensure its sustainability through necessary developmental projects that will eventually empower everyone in the game’s ecosystem. On a visit to Osun State at the weekend, the NFF boss stated that the game of football is for all – men and women, young and old – and expressed delight that the Osun State Football Association led by…
Athletics : Saudi Arabia appoints Nigerian Olympic gold medalist, Udo Obong as technical development Advisor The Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Athletics Federation has appointed Nigerian Olympic gold medalist, Emefiok Udo Obong as its technical development advisor. Enee as he is fondly called, is a former sprinter, who won an Olympic gold medal at the Sydney Olympics, 2000. He went ahead to clinch a bronze medal at the 20024 Olympic games. He holds the record as the only Nigerian to have won two Olympic gold medals.
