Kogi handball stakeholders call for overhaul in leadership structure
Handball stakeholders in Kogi State are calling for a comprehensive leadership reform within the state’s handball association to restore the sport’s prominence.
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NPFL restores licenses for Enyimba, six other clubs’ players
Abia Warriors, Katsina, Kwara United’s players still suspended The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL), yesterday, certified Enyimba Football Club of Aba and six other clubs fit to field their newly acquired players in matches of the 2024/25 season following their compliance with the arbitration decisions of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Players Status Committee.
How coaches, media officers can change face of Nigeria league, by Soname
Proprietor of Remo Stars and Beyond Limits Football Clubs, Kunle Soname, has charged coaches and media officers, who participated in the just-concluded Nigerian National League (NNL) workshop/seminar for coaches and media officers of clubs in the league to be good ambassadors of the league by discharging their duties in the best possible ways.
Lagos National Stadium in death throes, gasps for elixir of life
When the immediate past Sports Minister, Senator John Owan Enoh, assumed office last year, he promised to do everything within his powers to resuscitate the National Stadium, Lagos, which was once acknowledged as the best sporting facility in Sub-Saharan Africa. He said that if it meant bringing down the whole structure to rebuild it, he would do that to ensure that Nigeria has a befitting sports facility like most developed countries of the world. However, a year after that pronouncement, CHRISTIAN OKPARA writes that the facility has deteriorated such that some of the revamped parts have started disintegrating again.
Lagos pledges support for Dolphin Swimming League
Impressed by the consistency and the talent emerging from Nigeria’s premier school swimming tournament, the Dolphin Swimming League, the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) has pledged continuous support for the event.
Nigeria’s journey towards viable sports economy has started, says Dikko
The newly-appointed Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, yesterday, said that the country has started a journey towards a sustainable Sports Economy.
Delta boss challenges CAF to tap from UEFA’s injection of £830m into women’s football
The Director General of Delta Sports Commission, Festus Ohwojero, wants the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) to borrow a leaf from its European counterpart, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which has promised to commit one billion euros (£830m) to women’s football over the next six years to make it the most played team sport by women in Europe.