WESIE Basketball league will revolutionise women’s basketball in Nigeria-Founder
The Founder of Women’s Elite Sports Empowerment Initiative(WESIE), Funke Adeniji,said the initiative would revolusionise Women’s basketball in Nigeria.
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Nasarawa United coach Kabiru Dogo praises ‘visionary’ governor
Nasarawa United FC coach, Kabiru Dogo, has heaped praise on Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, for his remarkable commitment to sports and youth empowerment across the state.
At seventh PTDOS, group, students canvass support for special athletes
The Rotaract Club, College of Medicine, University of Lagos (MEDILAG), Disability Advocacy Initiative and the Paralympic Institute of Nigeria have called on Nigerians to rally round special athletes by helping them to hone their talents in the least stressful manner.
Nigerian girls’ basketball team battles Kenya, Algeria, two others in test games
Excited by the development, the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) said the invitation came from the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
Simon sure Nigeria will qualify for 2026 world cup despite poor start
Nigeria are on the brink of booking a place at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), but winger Moses Simon is refusing to consider the prospect of the Super Eagles failing to reach the 2026 Fifa World Cup despite a poor start to qualifying, reports BBC.
Super Eagles need ‘clear goal’
The familiarity of working under Kombouare at Nantes is in sharp contrast to Simon’s experience with Nigeria. Since his debut in 2015, he has witnessed numerous coaches come and go, with only Gernot Rohr and Jose Peseiro having any semblance of longevity. The latter’s departure earlier this year has left a void that has yet to be filled permanently.
Dominant Iraq on top as Lagos Valuejet Para Table Tennis Open ends today
The Iraqi team at the ongoing Valuejet Para Table Tennis Open Championship have been the cynosure of all eyes as they bestrode the Molade Okoya Thomas Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, shoving all opposition aside.
Nigerian sports development… Between Sokoto and Sokoto
As a writer of a weekly column, sometimes I run out of subject to write about. The mind goes into ‘idle’ mode, blanketed by the innumerable moving parts of life. Scanning through my mind for the ‘bigger’ stories often obscures the smaller and, sometimes, more significant ones that could turn the tide of events and even history.