He spoke in Abuja after the Nigeria Customs Service women’s team lost 0-3 to Club Féminin de Carthage (CFC) of Tunisia in Pool A.
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The supporters were previously banned from the Lafia Township Stadium due to misconduct during one of the club’s home fixtures.
Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, restated the commitment of his administration to youth engagement and community development through sports.
In a dominant display, the NCS team overpowered their Cameroonian opponents, taking a seven-point lead in the first set (25-18).
The Nigeria Premier Football League side exited the major competition in the hand of a Nigeria National League team on Wednesday.
The graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria is the President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation and Treasurer of the NOC.
The President of the Taekwondo Federation of Nigeria, Saidu Abdullahi, is dead. In a swift response, the President of the…
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, gave the commendation in a statement on Tuesday.
The NBBofC and the boxer’s trainer made their positions known in an interview they granted The PUNCH after the 40-year-old pugillist died.
This followed the provisional hosting right granted to Nigeria a few months ago, making her the first sub-Saharan nation to stage the tournament.
Victory for the teenager meant he denied the former number one, Djokovic, his bid for a milestone 100th.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the former National and West African light-heavyweight champion, was facing Accra-born John Mbanugu, nicknamed “Power” in an undercard bout of Ghana’s Professional Boxing League.
Mofifoluwa was among the players who competed in the annual junior tennis championship sponsored by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) last year.
He was discovered at GOtv Boxing NextGen Search, the talent discovery and nurturing initiative that has produced many top boxers.
GOtv Boxing Night 33 is scheduled for April 26 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos State.
The colourful 2024 ceremony, which is 11th in the series of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, took place in Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday night.
The Super Eagles and Atalanta BC sensation, Lookman, emerged winner of the Striker of the Year and King of the Pitch at the 11th award ceremony of the Nigeria Pitch Awards.
A total prize fund of $1 billion for the event, which runs from June 14 to July 13, had already been made public, but FIFA has now broken down the sums for the 32 participating teams.
Nigeria’s World Cup qualification hopes took another hit after the Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw by Zimbabwe, leaving them fourth in Group C with just seven points—six adrift of table-toppers South Africa.
In the match played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Victor Osimhen scored the opening goal