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Nigeria leaves Berlin without medal

Nigeria leaves Berlin without medal

The 12th World Athletics Championships ended here in Berlin yesterday with Nigeria not being able to change their story since 1999 when they last won medals in the greatest athletics championships.

AFN probes dope failures

AFN probes dope failures

The board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria has appointed an eight_man investigation panel to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the recent dope failures by Nigerian athletes.

NFF dangles $10,000 bonus to beat Tunisia

NFF dangles $10,000 bonus to beat Tunisia

ABUJA – Players of the Super Eagles are looking up to pocketing $10,000 each as new match bonus against Tunisia in the September 6 World Cup qualifier at the Abuja National Stadium.

Ekeji wants stiffer sanctions for  ’em

Ekeji wants stiffer sanctions for ’em

The Director General of the National Sports Commission, (NSC), Dr. Patrick Ekeji has called for stiffer sanctions for athletes found to have used performance enhancing substances to boost their careers.

AC wants investigation over U-17 age bouhaha

AC wants investigation over U-17 age bouhaha

The Action Congress (AC) has called for an urgent
investigation into the report that almost all members of the Nigerian Under_17 team preparing for the forthcoming Under_17 World Cup are over aged.