NWFL Slam Osun Babes with ₦2.5M Fine Over Jersey Violation The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) has sanctioned Osun Babes FC following breaches of its regulatory framework that led to the non-commencement of their 2025/2026 NWFL Premiership fixture against FC Robo Queens in Lagos. The match, scheduled for Wednesday, 18 February 2026, at Onikan Stadium, Lagos, could not proceed after Osun Babes, designated as the away team, failed to provide an alternative set of jerseys with clearly printed player names and numbers, despite a confirmed colour clash with the home side. Consequently, the match officials declared a walkover in favour…
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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Pre-WAFCON Friendlies: Madugu invites Ajibade, Nnadozie, 23 others for Cameroon Head Coach Justine Madugu has listed captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and forwards Esther Okoronkwo and Chinwendu Ihezuo in a 25-player Super Falcons’ roster for the upcoming friendly matches against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in Yaounde. Canada-based midfielder Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene makes a return to the squad after a couple of years, and forward Gift Monday, now based in the United States of America, also returns after missing out on last year’s Women AFCON triumph in Morocco. England-based goalkeeper Comfort Erhabor has been called for the first time, as…
Kwara United Queens Gets New Chairman Alhaji AbdulRazaq has been appointed Chairman as the new chairman Kwara United Queens* Abdulrazaq who is fondly known as Wopa, within the soccer fraternity has received his appointment letter from Kwara State Sports Commission.
Kipyegon to return to Monaco for Herculis 3000m Faith Kipyegon will race the 3000m when she returns to the scene of her world mile record – the Meeting Herculis EBS in Monaco – on 10 July. Kenya’s three-time Olympic 1500m champion ran 4:07.64 to set her world mile record at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Monaco in 2023 and more recently made her 10km debut on the roads of Monaco, running 29:46. Her mile mark is one of five world records the 32-year-old has set at Diamond League meetings in the past three years. Her most recent was achieved…
Sheila Chepkirui will face Aynalem Desta and Honami Maeda when she defends her title at the Nagoya Women’s Marathon – a World Athletics Platinum Label road race – on 8 March. A total of 10 athletes with sub-2:22 PBs feature in the entry list announced by organisers, including Eunice Chumba and Selly Chepyego Kaptich. Kenya’s Chepkirui, the 2024 New York City Marathon champion who finished third in New York in November, won last year’s race in 2:20:40 ahead of Japan’s Sayaka Sato and Bahrain’s Chumba. Chepkirui, who ran her PB of 2:17:29 in Valencia in 2022, now prepares to return…
Dylan Sendgraff: Champion of Inclusion at Special Olympics Nebraska By Haley Waggoner Dylan Sendgraff isn’t just a coach or a mentor; he’s a driving force behind inclusion at Special Olympics Nebraska. What began as volunteer coaching has grown into a full-time mission. Now serving as the director of regional field services for the East Central region, Sendgraff works every day to ensure athletes of all abilities have opportunities to grow, connect and lead. His day-to-day shifts from organizing events to growing awareness in Lincoln to working directly with athletes; his schedule changes a lot, but his motivation never wavers. “It’s…
Longtime Special Olympics Athlete Shows Passion Through Soccer By Christian Holleman It was a sunny day at the Bill Hughes Park in Rocklin, California, where long-time Special Olympics Northern California athlete Bud Hawley sat, ready to be interviewed. Despite the relaxed atmosphere, time was short as other athletes trickled into the park for soccer practice. Hawley has only been with the team for a short period, but he has already left an impression. With his friendly smile and focused work-ethic, he’s set up for the most success. A Special Olympics athlete wearing a yellow goalie jersey stands in the soccer…
AFCON Final Crisis: Moroccan court sends 18 Senegalese football fans to jail A court sitting in Morocco has sentenced 18 Senegalese football fans to jail for offences bordering on football hooliganism. The convicts wee arrainged before the court for committing acts of hooliganism, during the AFCON 2025 final match between Morocco and Senegal. Solacesbase.com reports that “After a hearing that lasted more than five hours, on Thursday, the presiding judge ruled that the fans — 18 Senegalese and a French national — were guilty of more than half a dozen charges, including damaging sporting facilities and committing violence during a…
Morocco 2026: Super Falcons to face Indomitable Lionesses in two games As part of their preparations for this year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Morocco, Cup holders and 10-time champions Nigeria will face off with Cameroon in two friendly matches in Yaounde within the FIFA Women’s International Window of 24th February – 7th March 2026. Specifically, the Super Falcons and the Indomitable Lionesses will clash in the Cameroonian capital on Saturday, 28th February, and then again on Tuesday, 3rd March 2026. It will be recalled that both teams clashed in a friendly match prior to last year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations…
AN OPEN LETTER TO COACH EUGENE AGAGBE To: Eugene AgagbeHead Coach, Barau FC ByAminu Abba Kwaruaminukwaru@gmail.comTuesday 17th February,2026 Sir, I write this open letter in defense of professionalism, dignity, and the integrity of journalism, following your recent conduct toward a respected journalist, Aminu Halilu Tudunwada of Freedom Radio. Let it be clearly stated who Aminu Tudunwada is, before anyone attempts to belittle his standing. Aminu Tudunwada holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mass Communication. He has been actively practicing journalism since 2010 to date. From 2017 to 2021, he served as the Kano State Government House Correspondent, a position…
