The German sportswear company will continue supplying the official match ball for UEFA Champions League matches for the next three seasons. UEFA has announced that adidas will continue its partnership as the official match ball supplier for the UEFA Champions League for a further three years, until 2027, extending its relationship with the German sportswear company which began in 2001. The three-year agreement covers the right to supply the official match balls for the UEFA Champions League fixtures from the play-offs onwards, with new official match ball designs for each season, reaffirming the manufacturer’s commitment as a key supporter of…
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.
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Gov Dikko, Gawuna, Andishu, Nimrod receives YSFON awards The Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria, YSFON has conferred the executive governor of Katsina state governor, Dikko Umaru Radda with merit award in recognition of the immense contribution by his led state administration to sports development. The well attended award conferment ceremony took place last Saturday at Ahmadu Bello stadium Kaduna. Katsina state commissioner for sports, Aliyu Lawal Zakari received the award on behalf of the state governor. Gov Dikko applaud YSFON for its over four decades of sacrifices and investments in youths development in Nigeria through sports. He reassured of his…
Germany (men) and Team USA (women) get wins over reigning champs USA and Netherlands respectively to win FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup 2024 on September 15. Germany (men) had their crowning moment in Ulaanbaatar as they won their first-ever Gold in tournament history. The core of Denzel Agyeman, Sidi Beikame, Leon Fertig joined by the mercurial Fabian Giessmann came into the tournament with experience and heaps of talent. They clicked right away and went unbeaten on their way to the final where they took on the high-flying Americans. A game touted to be blockbuster delivered fireworks as both teams put…
Over 2000 athletes to compete for laurels at Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championship By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Over 2000 athletes from 200 countries will compete for glory at the 2025 edition of the World Athletics championship in Tokyo. Actions at the event will take place at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, where athletes will compete in 49 events over a nine-day span.Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka) has signed a global supporter agreement with World Athletics to sponsor the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. Under their key message of ‘Believe in your potential. The World Athletics Championships is the world’s largest sporting…
Permit me to inform you all that this edition of Sports Parliament will be a compendium of many issues, and those issues will all be tied to Global Sports developments generally in a conducive environment. ……… Welcome to Sports Parliament with Kdo . The United States’s Vice President and Democratic Party’s Flag bearer for the Nov 2024 Presidential Election, Kamila Harris, floored Former president Donald Trump, in what could be the only Presidential Debate as the world waits for the outcome of the US presidential election in Nov 2024. D day is Nov 6th, 2024, and it will not take…
Nigerian powerlifting sensation Folashade Oluwafemiayo claimed gold in the women’s over 86kg category at the Paris Paralympics, setting two new world records in a dominant performance at La Chapelle Arena. The 39-year-old lifted 166kg in her third attempt to break her world record of 165kg which she set earlier this year, on June 25 at the World Para Powerlifting Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia. Then having already secured gold, she shattered the record again with a fourth lift of 167kg. Oluwafemiayo, who previously won gold in the under 86kg category at the Tokyo Paralympics, added to her legacy with Sunday’s triumph.…
Nigeria National League board restructure league format Nigeria National League , NNL has passed the resolution that in the 2024/2025 season, the clubs that will be on parade in the duo league conferences would be of equal numbers. The league board disclosed the resolution passed in a communiqué issued at the end of its NNL virtual Board Meeting held on the 4th of September, 2024. The communiqué said “ The board appreciated the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) under the leadership of Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau for providing a level playing ground for the league to thrive. “The board expressed…
CAF coaches seminar holds 12 September in Abidjan Top African coaches and tacticians will attend the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 Coaches Symposium in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on 12 and 13 September 2024. The two-day event organised by CAF in partnership with FIF Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (“FIF”) will kick-off on Thursday, 12 September 2024 with a Legacy discussion by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe, Ivorian Government and FIF President Yacine Idriss Diallo. Between Thursday and Friday, 12-13 September, Coaches from 42 African Member Associations and global experts including from FIFA and EUFA will reflect on…
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…
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…
