ABD’ALLAH: ‘MFM GAME WILL BE INTERESTING’

Enyimba technical adviser, Usman Abd’Allah, is looking forward to an exciting outing when the former champions engage MFM in the Nigeria Professional Football League at the Agege stadium on Sunday(today). The game offers the People’s Elephant a chance to pull ahead of their hosts who currently lead group A with twenty-two points, three ahead of […]

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Dennerby: Our ttarget Is To Be Best Nigerian Squad ever At The World Cup

Head Coach of the Super Falcons, Thomas Dennerby has revealed that the target for the Super Falcons at the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in France this summer is to surpass the performance of every Nigerian team that has been at the championship previously. Speaking during a parley with the media at the team’s […]

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WORLD ATHLETICS PLAQUE DESIGN UNVEILED, SIX NEW LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED

At tonight’s IAAF Dinner ahead of tomorrow’s IAAF/Mikkeller World Cross Country Championships Aarhus 2019, IAAF President Sebastian Coe announced the winner of the competition to design the IAAF World Athletics Heritage Plaque. Coe also took the opportunity of an enjoyable evening in Aarhus City Hall to confirm the award of plaques to six more recipients […]

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MFM’s Ilechukwu Eyes First-Ever NPFL Win Over Enyimba

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries FC head coach Fidelis Ilechukwu has said to his team that anything short of victory against Enyimba International FC will amount to failure ahead of this weekend’s game in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Group A leaders, MFM FC will host seven-time NPFL champions on Matchday 13 of […]

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Bet9ja Ekiti Football League Holds May

Coming on the heels of the unveiling of its logo and trophies, the board of Ekiti FA have concluded plans to hold its flagship championship, the Bet9ja Ekiti football league in May, this year. In a statement signed and released by the acting chairman of the FA, Ariyo Amos, it disclosed that about 48 teams […]

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Mohamed Moustahsane Elected AIBA Interim President

AIBA Executive Committee has elected by a vote of 23-0 with 2 abstentions Dr Mohamed Moustasane to serve as the AIBA Interim President. Dr Moustashane replaces Mr Gafur Rahimov who has chosen to step aside pending resolution of some political issues. Dr Moustahsane will assume the position of AIBA Interim President effective immediately.

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Boxers Worldwide Left in Limbo as Their Olympic Future Remains Unclear

Boxers from around the world who have been training for years towards their Olympic dreams continue to be left in the dark about where, when and how they can qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games in a little more than a year. This is the main concern of the International Boxing Association after taking note […]

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World Citizens, Football Superstars, Industry Moguls Storm Lagos for 2nd AITEO-NFF Football Awards

All is now set for the second edition of the AITEO-NFF Football Awards ceremony which will take place at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Monday evening. The AITEO-NFF Football Awards is an annual event that rewards the best performers in the Nigerian Football industry over a period of 12 months, and […]

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IAAF APPROVES THE APPLICATION OF FIVE RUSSIANS TO COMPETE INTERNATIONALLY AS NEUTRAL ATHLETES

The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed that the applications of five Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2019 under competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended. The application process for athletes seeking neutral status in international competitions in 2019 […]

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IAAF APPROVES THE APPLICATION OF FIVE RUSSIANS TO COMPETE INTERNATIONALLY AS NEUTRAL ATHLETES

The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed that the applications of five Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2019 under competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended. The application process for athletes seeking neutral status in international competitions in 2019 […]

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ITF Confident About Future Of Hopman Cup

The International Tennis Federation and Tennis Australia have confirmed an agreement for Tennis Australia to end the licensing agreement for the Hopman Cup, with immediate effect. The highly successful and long-standing mixed men’s and women’s tournament was due to take place in Perth through to 31 January 2022. The ITF strongly believes in the importance […]

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Nigeria’s Wrestling Team Arrive Tunisia For African Championships

The first batch of Nigeria’s contingent to the 2019 African Senior Wrestling Championships on Thursday arrived Hammamet, Tunisia, venue of the tournament. The delegation, which was led by President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali, arrived Tunis at about 11:00hrs local time before proceeding to a 66km road trip to Hammamet. The […]

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