THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has fixed June 11 as the date for the commencement of the 2013 edition of the Federations Cup round of 64 matches.

The federation, which conducted the draws for the round of 64 matches last week in Abuja...

Insists Federation needs restructuring

FORMER Chairman of the Gombe State Football Association, Shuaib Gara Gombe, made a stunning revelation, disclosing that the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) spends over N1 billion yearly to offset the...

THE IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja, will soon cease to be the exclusive club in the FCT following the emergence of a new club, the Goodluck Jonathan Golf Club, located at the Nigeria Airforce (NAF) base along the Nnamdi Azikiwe...

THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, will today come alive as President Goodluck Jonathan officially launches Rhythm N’ Play, an initiative of the Nigeria Academicals Sports Committee (NASCOM), which was inaugurated by the Minister of...

OVER 65 players are contesting for the ultimate diadem at the fourth Prime Atlantic Closed Squash tournament, which kicked off on Monday at the Ikoyi Club 1938 squash section. The tournament is a collaboration between Ikoyi Club 1938 and Prime...

THE Super Eagles of Nigeria Wednesday afternoon beat the Harambee Stars of Kenya  1 – 0 in Nairobi in a crucial 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match to top Group F.

The goal only goal of the match was scored by Ahmed Musa.

The other...

IT is one of the most important games of his Nigerian coaching career, but Super Eagles gaffer, Stephen Keshi, is calm ahead of the date with Harambee Stars.

Keshi, who is leading his African champions to a crucial World Cup qualifier today in...

THERE was drama at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Tuesday morning after Football Kenya Federation’s (FKF) CEO, Micheal Esakwa, instructed security details to detain the visiting Nigerian national team.

According to the Daily Nation of...

FOR the third time in three seasons, Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has berthed in the final of the Portuguese table tennis league after inspiring G. D. Toledos to victory over GDSR Juncal in the semi-final tie.

Quadri has played in every final of the...

CAPTAIN Femi Solebo’s half century led the Chairman’s 11 to a six-wicket defeat of a team selected by the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) president in a memorial match in honour of the Late Efere Ozako at the Tafawa Balewa Cricket Oval...

VICTOR Wanyama, who is set to captain the Harambee Stars for the first time when the Kenyans meet with the Super Eagles in Nairobi in a Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifier, says the East Africans have all it takes to shock Nigeria Wednesday.

Wanyama...

SUPER Eagles’ hero at the South Africa 2013 CAF Nations Cup, Sunday Mba, says it would be an aberration if Nigeria failed to qualify for the Brazil 2014 World Cup.

Mba, who told FIFA.com that he hopes to shine on the bigger stages that the FIFA...

TOP athletes from Great Britain, Jamaica and the United States of America (U.S.A) are set for the 2013 Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Golden Grand Prix scheduled for Warri, Delta State on June 14.

Among the names of athletes made...

THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has assured Super Eagles’ supporters that the team’s trip to the U.S. would not affect Nigeria’s performance in Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Kenya.

Coach Stephen Keshi on Sunday raised the...

NIGERIA’S Georgia Oboh missed by the skin of her teeth, the chance to shine on the world stage at the recently concluded U.S. Kids European Golf Championships in Gullane, Scotland.

Her compatriot and club-mate at Ikoyi Club 1938 (golf section)...

FORMER Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Fatai Amoo, has returned to Nigeria Premier League side, Sunshine Stars of Akure, as the technical adviser of the Ondo State team.

The Guardian learnt that the management of the teamMonday unveiled the 3SC...

ORGANISER of the prestigious Access Bank UNICEF Charity Shield Polo Tournament, Fifth Chukker Polo and Country Club, has appointed Nigerian international and former Super Eagles skipper, Nwankwo Kanu, as the competition’s ambassador.

The...

THE trials for the MTN Football Scholar Season 3, will reach the climax this week, as international coaches from the United States and Canada storm the National Stadium, Lagos from Thursday to Monday next week.

They are saddled with the...

SUPER Eagles stars, Mikel Obi, Fegor Ogude and Ahmed Musa, who were not part of the team that faced Mexico in an international friendly on Friday night, are expected in the team’s camp Monday ahead of their flight to Kenya this night.

The team...

A NEW national record of 63.79 metres in the Women’s Hammer event was set by Queen Obisesan over the weekend at the fourth leg of the SolidWorks/AFN Golden League Meet held at the Sports Complex of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State.

The...