Africa is a continent united in its culture, diversity, identity and history. But come 19th January 2013, it’s every country for itself in the battle to see whose flag will fly highest. The Africa Cup of

Nations is here.

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IT is one week to the start of the 2013 Orange African Cup of Nations, AFCON 2013.

The D-day draws near. As the general picture of the championship becomes clearer, the mystery of the national team of the Cape Verde islands deepens.

The friendly...

THE Management of Warri Wolves have congratulated three of its players who made Super Eagles final list to the African Cup of Nations and urged them to be a good ambassador of the club. The players are goalkeeper Chigozie Agbim, defender Azubuike...

THE Oba of Ijora Kingdom in Lagos State, Oba Abdulfatai Aromire Ojora has advised youths to invest their energies into sporting activities that would bring glory to the country rather than indulging in venal practices like crime and violence.

Oba...

TO ensure that the facilities expected to be used for the National Schools Sports Festival are in good shape, the Nigeria Schools Sports Federation (NSSF) will be ascertained this next week in Port Harcourt.

According to NSSF President, Ibrahim...

SIXTEEN schools drawn from Lagos, Oyo, Kwara, Ondo and Ekiti will take part in the maiden U-13 tournament organised by the Lagos State Baseball and Softball Association.

According to the chairperson of the association, Onyeka Onuorah, the...

Not many would have believed that becoming a schoolboy champion in primary school was enough fillip to propel Mutiu Adepoju to the height of sporting glory, but that is the truth.  From that humble beginning, he laced booths for Prospect High...

SPORTS Promoter, Martin Osaile, shook his head repeatedly on hearing the news of the death of Deacon Ayo Ositelu, who was arguably one of the best tennis writers Africa had produced.

As he mourned, Osaile, a boxing promoter, recalled some of the...

CONSCIOUS of what might happened when the team is not doing well, Super Eagles skipper, Joseph Yobo and his assistant Vincent Enyeama, have spoken of the need for Nigerian football supporters not to fret anytime the team falls short of their...

Onigbinde laments outing against Cape Verde

A Few days to the kick off of  the South Africa 2013 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), former Super Eagles midfielder, Ademola Adeshina has cautioned the Coach Stephen Keshi-tutored side not to...

THE Lagos State government in conjunction with MTN Nigeria, the sponsors of the Lagos MTN Street Soccer Championship have fulfilled the promise made to the 1st runner up team, Ajao Jimoh Street of touring South Africa with the arrival of the team...

DOLPHINS’ Egyptian goalkeeper, Awgad Magd has said that war and crises are two factors that brought him to Nigeria and Dolphins.

Magd. who holds dual nationality, Egyptian and Syrian, said he played in Syria until the war started and he knew he...

THE President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) Sanni Ndanusa has described the move by the National Sports Commission (NSC) to grant more autonomy to the Sporting Federations as a welcomed development and in fact long over-due.

He stated...

DELTA State is set to commence the implementation of the Sports Summit reports it held last year by staging the Awoturo Eleya Athletics competition at the newly completed Sapele Stadium. It will hold next month.

To compete in the athletics fiesta...