Author: Abdulgafar Oladimeji

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,…

Nigeria’s third tier league: NLO signs five years sponsorship deal with scouting giant Afriskaut By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Nationwide League One, NLO has sealed a fresh five years NLO Super cup sponsorship deal with football scouting giants, Afriskaut. Nigeria’s third tier league, Tuesday said “We’re proud to announce @afriskaut as the official sponsor of the NLO Cup “The partnership is a perfect blend of our rich history of player development and Afriskaut’s cutting-edge expertise in data-driven football scouting & players analytics “The sponsorship will run for 5 yrs.”

I am ready to say good bye to Liverpool says Sallah Mo Salah, after helping Liverpool administer an emphatic 3-0 victory at Manchester United, revealed that this would be his last season at Anfield. The Egyptian, who is the highest scoring visiting player to Old Trafford in Premier League history with seven goals, netted and provided two assists for Luis Diaz as Liverpool continued life under new boss Arne Slot in perfect fashion this season. United were no match for their arch rivals from start to finish, and could have suffered greater humiliation had Salah and his teammates finished off…

Seven months pregnant British athlete makes history winning Paralympics medal British archer Jodie Grinham, who is seven months pregnant, needed to have a heart-to-heart conversation with her unborn baby as she aimed her bow at bronze in the women’s individual compound open on Saturday. “The baby’s kicking which is great – we got to the third end and I was like, ‘Not right now, mommy loves you but we’ll do kickies in a minute,” she said afterwards, per paralympic.org. “The baby hasn’t stopped, it’s like the baby is going, ‘What’s going on, it’s really loud, mommy, what are you doing?’…

Germany grab five, Acosta arrives and Spain survive, Nigeria strike late and Acosta dazzles. Germany pummel Venezuela in Bogota Spain see off USA in sweltering Cali heat Acosta stars as Paraguay down debutants Morocco The opening day of Group C action at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup featured three nations who have gathered seven of the ten titles contested in the tournament’s history and they put on a show in the cities of Bogota and Cali. Germany dazzled in the capital as they plundered five in a hefty win over Venezuela while Spain were forced to work hard in…

By Abdulgafar Oladimeji with agency reports Controversy: Nigeria’s new coach, Bruno Labbadia “rejects” job offer “decides against a contract” The new gaffer for the Super Eagles that was announced by the Nigeria football Federation,( NFF) Bruno Labbadia may not resume his assignments as Nigeria’s senior national team head coach. The German born tactician and the federation is reported to have failed to reached a conclusive agreement with his potential employers on issues bordering around grey areas. German reputed publication, Kicker.de, Friday evening reported that talks between NFF and Bruno may have collapsed. The publication stated that , Bruno “decided against…

Harris , Trump, Paris 24 fiasco , and the Super Eagles of Nigeria  Welcome back to Sports Parliament with Kdo President Biden performed poorly in an early debate against Donald Trump just before the 2024 Paris Olympics went full blast . The cost was deadly for him , and his party. His loss, Kamila Harris’s gain. Following ? Trump was almost taken out by a disgruntled member of agitating generation. Almost defiant with a bloody ear that almost made into a sieve , now has a sharp minded and organized Harris to contend with . She is said “to full…