NEWLY appointed Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Shaibu Amodu says the FIFA Confederations Cup should not be used as a yardstick to rate or determine the standard of the Super Eagles.

The NFF technical director, who...

NIGERIA’S Super Eagles will host the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire between July 6 and 7 in the first of a two-leg qualifying fixture for next year’s African Nations Championship, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided.

In a...

KANO Pillars Basketball Club, Markmentors and Plateau Peaks won their two games this weekend at the Savannah Conference of the DSTV Basketball League, While Bauchi Nets and Nigeria Immigration shared the spoils.

Playing in front of home fans...

 

BRITISH media report that Everton wants to lure Super Eagles’ midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi, to the English Premiership as they rebuild their team following the departure of Manager, David Moyes to Manchester United.

Moyes is expected top take...

AMADOU Gallo Fall is the vice president of the NBA with the responsibility of overseeing the development of basketball in Africa. With his office in South Africa, Fall traverses the length and breadth of the continent in search of ways to grow the...

IN its five seasons, the yearly under-13 football tournament is taking a large outlook with 12 states across the country joining the host– Lagos for the 2013 Channels National Kids’ Cup tournament.

States like Delta, Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti, Osun...

AS part of its continued support of the Cashless Nigeria initiative, MasterCard, one of the official sponsors of the UEFA Champions League, is running a spectacular consumer promotion that will bring all the action and excitement of the UEFA...

PZ Cussons made up in Table Tennis what their football team found tasking to achieve as the Hot Robb chaps grabbed two gold medals in the single and double categories of the ping pong event of the FMCG Games, which entered Match Day 2 last...

• Heartland on top of NPFL table

Enugu Rangers could only muster a 1-0 victory over Tunisia’s CS Sfaxien in the first leg of their Confederation Cup tie Sunday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium.

The ‘Flying Antelopes,’ who were eliminated...

THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it is not bordered by Kenya’s threat to deal with Nigerians when the Super Eagles arrive in Nairobi for the second leg of their 2014 World Cup qualifier.

The Harambee Stars accused the NFF of...

NIGERIA Football Federation President, Aminu Maigari and former Chairman of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL), Oyuiki Obaseki, has thrown their weight behind the newly appointed Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Gbenga...

HUNDREDS of young men at the weekend thronged the Rangers training pitch in Enugu and Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt to participate in the trials for this year’s MTN Football Scholar.

The trials, which started the series of auditioning for...

BEIJING 2008 Olympics medallist and Team Nigeria captain to the 2012 London Olympics, Chika Chukwumerije, has appealed to the Germany Embassy following the refusal of the mission to grant visas to the national taekwondo team.

The athletes, who...

AFTER the conclusion of the Europe/Africa Zone Group III held in Cairo, Morocco and Egypt have been promoted to Group II for 2014, while Team Nigeria managed to escape being relegated to remain in same group for next year.

Morocco and Egypt won...

HEAD Office at the weekend wrestled the title from the Northern Territory to lift the trophy at the third Total Managing Director’s (MD’s) Cup held in Onikan Stadium, Lagos.

The defending champion, Northern Territory failed to retain the cup...

THE people of the Ondo towns of Akure, Owo and Ikare Akoko have started cleaning up their cities in the anticipation of the visit of the next general of world football stars expected to hit the towns from June 4 for the Mimiko International Soccer...

PEPSI has congratulated Super Eagles’ Victor Moses and John Mikel Obi for winning the UEFA Europa Cup with their English Club, Chelsea.

Chelsea beat Benfica of Portugal 2-1 in the final play at Amsterdam Arena last Wednesday.

Head of...

UCHE Kalu has confirmed that he will remain with Rizespor of Turkey for next season in spite of offers coming from other clubs in Europe.

Kalu, who scored nine goals from 12 matches before he got injured in January year, has concluded all...

Court Stops Inauguration Of Handball Board

THE men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force were mobilized Friday to ensure that law and order prevailed at the National Stadium, Abuja, where the Minister of Sports/Chairman, National Sports...

ANOTHER attempt by Team Nigeria to return to the elite group of the Europe/Africa Zone of the Davis Cup tournament was thwarted Friday, as the Benson Ishicheli-captained side lost to Egypt in their last group match of Group III played at the Smash...