‘Sports investment summit marks new dawn for African sports’
The just-concluded Sports Africa Investment Summit has marked a pivotal moment in Africa’s journey toward sports industrialisation and economic transformation, stakeholders have said.
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Brou wins bronze at 2025 African Junior Fencing Championships
Teenage fencing sensation Inkosi Brou has secured Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing 2025 African Junior Fencing Championships in Luanda, Angola. Brou, a US-based athlete, won the only medal for a Sub-Saharan African nation on March 1.
Team Yellow Wins Rotary Sports Festival volleyball tournament
The Rotary Sports Festival 2025 (ROSFEST’25) volleyball finals took place on March 1, 2025, at the National Institute of Sports mini sports complex, National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. Organized by Rotary District 9112 Nigeria under pioneer District Governor Rotarian Olufemi Sonekan, the festival features multiple sports, culminating in a grand finale on March 7.
Peter Lim's son named as new president of Valencia football club
SINGAPORE: Spanish football club Valencia will have a new face at the helm, after the owner's son was appointed as its new president.
U.S.-based Nathaniel sets African 400m indoor record
Umukoro wins 60m silver medal United States-based Nigeria 400m runner, Ezekiel Nathaniel, has hinted at what is expected of him at the fast-approaching World Indoor Championships, in China.
Facilities’ upgrade in Akwa Ibom at advanced stage, says Igbigbisie
Organisers of the maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) have said that they have made reasonable progress in the upgrade of some sporting facilities identified for the festival. They said that the turning point in the ongoing facelift of the facilities has been the effective deployment of engineers and other support workers.
Rivers Hoopers draw Moroccan, Egyptian, Malian teams in BAL’s Kalahari Conference
Nigeria’s representatives in the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL), Rivers Hoopers, have been drawn in the Kalahari Conference of the competition, where they will meet Moroccan, Egyptian, and Malian champions.
Man City travel to Bournemouth in FA Cup quarters
Manchester City were handed a tough trip to Bournemouth in Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final draw, while Aston Villa travel to second-tier Preston.