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To avoid a repeat of the past failures at the Olympic Games, the Federal Government has started moves to ensure that Nigerian athletes are better prepared to vie for laurels at the Los Angeles 2028 edition of the Games, chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, has said.
Arguably the most successful football club in the history of Nigerian football is Enyimba FC. The Aba-based club has won the Nigerian Premier League more times than any other club (nine times). It is the only club to have won the CAF Champions League trophy (twice). The club’s records and fixture at the top half of the Premier League have remained consistent and unblemished for over two decades.
Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olopade, is confident of victory as Nigeria U19 Cricket team tackles England on Saturday at the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup holding in Malaysia.
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At the last Olympic Games in Paris, France, over 1,000 former, current, and incoming student-athletes represented the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s schools (NCAA) in 100 countries, and 272 won 330 medals for 26 countries. The United States, a global model in collegiate sports, which finished in the first position with 126 medals, got over 70 per cent of medals through collegiate sportsmen and women. Nigeria, a serial underperformer returned home empty-handed despite being home to 274 universities, 179 registered polytechnics, 205 accredited colleges of education, etc. As always, political leaders and sports administrators are again promising heaven on earth, stressing that Nigeria will never again return empty-handed from the Olympic Games. But ENO-ABASI SUNDAY writes that beyond the Federal Government’s declaration, empirical evidence confirms that paying lip service to sports development will always return similar results and that the giant in Nigeria can be awoken by turning tertiary institutions into breeding grounds for Olympic champions, a foundational base for future athletes, and a vital feeder system for professional sports.
• Dismisses West Ham rumours Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, has dismissed reports linking him with a move to Premier League rival, West Ham following his indifferent start to the 2024/25 Premier League season.
Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, has revealed that Nigeria may submit a formal bid to host the 2031 African Games.
The son of former Nigeria international and Super Eagles defender Mike Emenalo, Landon Emenalo, has signed his first professional contract with Chelsea FC.