Tributes in a season of death
In the past month, four former international football players, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association and a fine sports journalist have all passed on.
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In the past month, four former international football players, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association and a fine sports journalist have all passed on.
Read MoreThe maiden Sportsville Awards which held at the Ibis Royale Hotel in Lagos on Saturday attracted the Who is Who in Nigerian sports and all the awardees were either physically present or sent their representatives who received their plaques except for the Rivers State Governor, Neysom Nwike who asked that his award presentation should hold in his office in Port Harcourt.
Read MoreGovernor Willie Obiano of Anambra has earmarked N995 million for capital projects and recurrent expenditure in the sports sector during the 2021 fiscal year as against 2020 which was N1.165 billion but was later reviewed to N485 million. A breakdown of the budget shows that Awka Township Stadium will gulp N400 million, while the construction
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Austrian-born Nigerian defender, Osarenren Okungbowa, weekend, netted a goal as his German team, VfB Lübeck, inflicted a 2-0 defeat on FC Viktoria Köln in a 3 Liga match held in Cologne. Okungbowa scored the second goal for his team on 39 minutes, to seal the win for the travelling side. German forward, Tommy Grupe had
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In a one-of-a-kind event of music and football, GUO Transport Company, demonstrated once again their commitment to grassroots talent development in Nigeria. The Aspire FC Egwu Ogene Football/Music Contest provided a unique opportunity for local Ogene groups in Anambra State to showcase their skills to the world.
Read MoreEtim Esin, who in his day was so skillful a footballer he was dubbed African Maradona, has said former Super Eagles players’ children are not following in their fathers’ footsteps because enough had not been done to reward service to the nation.
Read MoreThere are dozens of sites boasting hundreds of “the best” betting tips for making successful sports wagers. However, between people hoping to get you to pay for a tip subscription and people who are simply rehashing things that are common sense to anyone, it can be hard to find any tips or strategies that are
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FA-licensed football agent, Drew Uyi, has applauded the location of the Federation of International Football Associations, FIFA, Goal Project in Ugborodo, Escravos in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFA and FIFA.
Read MoreThe Nigeria School Sports Federation, NSSF, on Friday, said that the essence of its just-concluded seminar on ‘Anti-doping for Schools’ Sports Masters in the country was to curb the menace of doping at the grassroots.
Read MoreFootball fans in Nigeria are excited with the development that pay television network, StarTimes, has acquired the broadcast rights to show live matches of the Spanish La Liga from the 2020-2021 season.
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