Maro Itoje has become the fourth successive England player to be named European player of the year but the Saracens lock claims that no aspect of his game is perfect. The 21-year-old was awarded the honour ahead of Saracens team-mates Owen Farrell, George Kruis and Billy Vunipola, as well as Harlequins flanker Jack Clifford, Northampton […]
via 21-Year-Old Nigerian, Maro Itoje, Named European Rugby Player Of The Year — newfanzoneblog
ICC announces squads and match officials The International Cricket Council today announced the six squads and match officials for the ICC World Cricket League Division 5, which gets under way in Jersey on Saturday, 21 May. Apart from the home side, Guernsey, Nigeria, Oman, Tanzania and Vanuatu will take part in the weeklong tournament during […]
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A Brazil- based hospitality project CASA da Africa has been presented to the Honourable Minister for Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung. CASA da Africa is to cater to Nigeria and all the 54 participating African countries at the Olympic Games in Rio in business cooperation through a partnership by the Association of National Olympic […]
World Sailing, the governing body of the sport, has joined forces with the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation, offering official support and promotion to Bart’s Bash. Launched in 2014, Bart’s Bash is the world’s largest sailing event that is run by sailing clubs, community sailing programmes, sail training centres, yacht clubs, scout groups, sea cadets and […]
They were not recognized players at national level but with their performance at the maiden Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) U-16 Super League, Lagos’ Emmanuel Augustine and Kwara’s Iyanuoluwa Falana have endeared themselves into the heart of the national handlers after emerging winners at the one-day championship. The tournament held at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall […]
via Augustine, Falana Are Champions Of NTTF U-16 Super League — newfanzoneblog
A powerful video demonstrating the unique and extraordinary bond between the Olympics’ most muscular athlete – the horse – and their courageous riders has been released today, less than three months before the start of the Rio 2016 Games. Around the world in 80 days – or just a bit over! – #TwoHearts will spread […]
via Olympic Equestrian #TwoHearts Campaign Captures Hearts Around The World — newfanzoneblog
Spurred by the need to give women a bigger platform and an avenue to network and create a common front, Popular sports Journalist Tega Onojaife has put together the first edition of a sports conference for women tagged “Ladies In Sports” or LIS for short. The LIS is a conference that will be a platform […]
via Ladies In Sports Conference Holds In Lagos In June 2016 (LIS 2016) — newfanzoneblog
Former Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo is giving away hundreds of signed football items and tickets as part of preparations for is testimonial game later this month. Yobo, who played 100 games for Nigeria, will give away signed shirts, boots, balls and tickets in the 10-day period leading up to the games “I know a lot […]
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With the end of the 2015/2016 season, Newfanzone.com takes a look at the top 10 ten African footballers who stood out in the English Premier League. 10. Lamine Kone (Sunderland/ Ivory Coast) – The Ivorian centre back who signed from Lorient in January proved to be a shining light for the black cats in their […]
via Top 10 African Players In The 2015/2016 EPL Season — newfanzoneblog
The FIVB’s development programme featured seven Volleyball Your Way (VBYW) courses and 10 coaches courses and technical seminars in April. The month included six VBYW courses in African countries and one in Armenia. FIVB instructors also travelled to 10 different countries to lead coaches courses and technical seminars, including Senegal in Africa, Bahrain, India, Sri […]
via Volleyball Your Way Programme Takes On African Flavour In April — newfanzoneblog
Coach of Rivers Utd Football academy, Sunny Iseokwehma says he is not happy with the display put up by his young side so far at the Brown Ideye Challenge. Rivers Utd Academy lost their second group game of the tournament when they fell 2:0 to Garden City Panthers on Monday. A goal in each half […]
via BROWN IDEYE CHALLENGE: RIVERS UTD ACADEMY YET TO DISPLAY FULL POTENTIAL-COACH — newfanzoneblog
The first day of the TREFLE tournament is now over. 400 children met today on the fields of COC rugby in Casablanca. They played under a blazing sun and took advantage of this moment to meet their neighbors from all over the world !
via CASABLANCA HOSTS “THE TREFLE” 2016 RUGBY TOURNAMENT — newfanzoneblog
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