A new dawn appears to have beckoned for sports in Lagos State. The move initiated by the Board of the Lagos State Council led by Hon. Agboola Dabiri was aimed at developing sports at the grassroots across the state. However, one major step directed at achieving the objective was taken penultimate weekend when the council held a three-day retreat with the theme: “Way Forward for Sports Development in Lagos State.”

Hassan Shehata can coach Nigeria at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa if he wishes, according to the Egyptian Football Association.

Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’O Fils has made a come-back to contention for a historic fourth title of the African Footballer of the Year Award as he made the list of top three nominees for the 2009 Glo-CAF Awards with Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba and Ghana’s Michael Essien.

Defending champions, NNPC, yesterday, won gold in table tennis men’s team event at the 13th Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Games going on in Lagos.

By Jacob Ajom Former Nigerian international, Peter Rufai, has called on the Nigeria Football Federation to set the ball rolling on the employment of a substantive coach for the national team before the international friendly against Paraguay in London next month. Reacting to the report credited to the NFF scribe, Bolaji Ojo-Oba, that he would […]