Author: Abdulgafar Oladimeji

38 Teams will spike for glory . As 6th Edition of the President’s Beach Volleyball Serves Off in Kaduna An unprecedented number of 38 Teams have registered their presence as the sixth edition of President Beach Volleyball Tournament Served off in Kaduna on Tuesday February 17, 2025. The teams featuring in senior and U-17 male and female categories, came in from all parts of Nigeria in the highly competitive tournament, which will boost Nigeria’s chances ahead of the continental piece coming up later this year. The teams arrived Kaduna on February 16, ahead of the technical session held on 17th…

NWFL MD 6 : Heartland Queens vowed  to slay Nassarawa Amazons Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL campaigners , Heartland Queens have boasted of their preparedness to roast their host, Nassarawa Amazons in their Match Day 6 clash at Lafia stadium, Nassarawa. The south east Queens have expressed the confidence that they posses the lethal weapon to submerge their host, who wer crowned the 2024 Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) champions . The clubs media sources quoted the Heartland Queens’ left full back, Chisom Henry saying “ everyone one should expect victory in the crunch game against Nasarawa Amazons. “Nobody…

Kwara FA boss, Thuraya inspects Offa Sports Centre , thumbs up Gov AbdulRazaq, Senator Ashiru By Abdulgafar Oladimeji with agency reports The Chairman , Kwara state Football Association, KSFA Mallam Idris Abdullahi Musa Thuraya has carried out an routine inspection of Offa sports complex. The state FA honcho inspected the Offa Sports Centre, which parades facilities comprising of a 5-a-side Football Pitch, Handball , Basketball Court and Swimming Pool. Sportsbash.com.ng reports that the celebrated sports facility was facilitated by Senator Ashiru, as part of his Constituency Project. Thuraya, last Sunday, during the inspection visit was accompanied by Ahmed Abdullah, Bayour…

CAF U-20 Afcon : Nigeria in the group of death, to face Egypt, Morocco, South Africa , coach Zubairu says it’s a “ blessing “ Nigeria’s U-20 , Flying Eagles coach, Aliyu Zubairu has dismissed the threats of Nigeria been paired with Egypt , South Africa and Morocco in the forth coming CAF U-20 Afcon , describing the development as a blessing Reacting after the draws were conducted by the continental football governing body he said “It’s a very good draw. “If a team truly aspire to reach the FIFA World Cup, there is no need to shy away from…

Concacaf announces schedule for the 2025 Gold Cup Prelims Home-and-away series will be played across the region during the FIFA Match Window of March 2025 Seven series winners will qualify for this summer’s Gold Cup Prelims matchups were determined based on Concacaf Rankings after the FIFA Match Window of November 2024 Miami, FL (Thursday, February 13, 2025) – Concacaf has announced the match schedule for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Prelims matches taking place during the FIFA Match Window of March 2025. The Gold Cup Prelims include 14 men’s national teams competing for the final seven berths in the 2025…

Nigerian police gets new sports sheriff The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM., has graciously appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Osifo Tony Emefile, as the new Director of Sports for the Nigeria Police Force. It will be recalled that the outgoing Force Director of Sports – Commissioner of Police Patrick A. Atayero, was appointed on 26th March 2020, shortly after the successful conclusion of the 12th Biennial Police Games (BIPOGA) tagged Anambra 2020. Nigeria police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said “The CP with the unflinching support of the IGP and Management of the Force,…

Nigeria football family mourns midfield pearl, Ayo Ogunlana The Nigeria Football Federation has condoled the family of former Nigeria international midfielder Ayo Ogunlana, who died in Kaduna on Friday after observing his early-morning walk. NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, showered tributes on the departed midfield pearl, who was a star attraction during a number of important Nigeria FA Cup battles in the 1980s and held sway in the middle for the Super Eagles in the late 1980s, and at the 1990 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Algeria. “We are very sad to learn of the sudden passing of…

Chengdu to host 2nd World Games in March , 128 athletes to gun for glory The International World Games Association (IWGA) is thrilled to announce that the 2nd edition of The World Games Series (TWGS) will take place in Chengdu, China, from 28 -30 March 2025 at the Chengdu Sport University Sancha Lake Campus. After the successful inaugural event, in Hong Kong, China, in October 2024, TWG Series continues to bring world-class athletes together, offering them additional international exposure. This event will serve as one of the qualifiers for The World Games 2025, offering coveted spots in three featured sports.…

Ingebrigtsen smashes world indoor 1500m and mile records in Lievin  Just five days after his US rival Yared Nuguse set a world indoor mile record in New York, Jakob Ingebrigtsen went one better at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF – not only smashing the mile mark*, but also taking down the world indoor 1500m record along the way at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Lievin last Thursday . The two-time Olympic gold medallist was paced through the first 1000m in 2:20.49, then was out alone in front for the remainder of the race. He passed through…

Japan’s Yamanishi breaks world 20km race walk record in Kobe  Japan’s Toshikazu Yamanishi clocked 1:16:10 to break the men’s world 20km race walk record at the Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships, a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Bronze event, in Kobe on Sunday (16). With that performance the two-time world champion improved the previous world record of 1:16:36 set by his compatriot Yusuke Suzuki in Nomi in 2015 by 26 seconds. On his own from 13km, Yamanishi – who had a previous best of 1:17:15 set in 2019 – sped up slightly over the second half of the race, with…