Joseph said: “We are engaging the services of neutral bodies like the National Sports Commission (NSC), Federal Ministry of Education, and a host of others to handle the screening of athletes for the games and we will be thorough so that nobody will feel cheated during the games. Our appeal to the participating states is for them to ensure that they eschew cheating which might defeat the essence of the games
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The Chairman of Tornadoes Management Committee, Alhaji Dattijo Aliyu, disclosed this in Minna after a meeting of the club’s board members
The Nigeria Shooting Federation was among the Sports Federations the Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, inaugurated at the Abuja National Stadium last Thursday and the Board has commenced programmes that would see it become a popular game in Nigeria very soon
“As we all know, great players like legendary Pele of Brazil, Maradona of Argentina and also Lionel Messi played at the age of 17 for their country in the World Cup at that time
Ochei, an engineer, made the observation in his congratulatory message to the nation’s senior team that secured a berth at the Brazil 2014 soccer mundial through an overwhelming defeat to Ethiopia in the final qualifying match in Calabar, Cross River State
Keshi was quoted by Alaiya as saying: “It’s time to go back and work hard for our various club sides and stay healthy, because that will form the basis for invitation when we resume next year
Angela Taylor, born March 16, 1965, is a scholar in China, a retired American athlete and collegiate coach
Okoya-Thomas, however, used the occasion to emphasise the need to Nigeria to regain its lost glory in table tennis
Amr Zaki and Gedo secured the victory on home soil, where their first-half display gave occasional hints that something special could be in store, but Kevin-Prince Boateng’s late strike sent Ghana to Brazil on the back of a comfortable triumph over two legs
“This is very sad news. We had looked forward to the boy eventually recovering to be part of the team again as the squad progresses to the next level. It is a thing of sorrow to lose such a huge talent this way,” the General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Barrister Musa Amadu, said on Tuesday
According to the Chairman, Lagos State Basketball Association, Babs Ogunade, all is set for the commencement of the $12,000 prize money tournament with teams competing in two events, junior and senior
Reports suggest that Everton were joined by Wolfsburg and Hertha Berlin in bidding for the Nigerian over the summer, only for Lazio to reject the offers
Chelsea and Liverpool have been keeping tabs on the young starlet and were weighing up whether to make a January bid for the FC Heart Academy star
Nigeria went into the contest fresh from qualifying for their fifth World Cup finals and proved worthy opponents
Ouedraogo, who claimed to have deployed a new tactics, had stayed in background, but ensuring a finish among the top five in each stage
Even so, United have had a number of second-tier clubs express interest in Ameobi, who has worked his way to the fringes of the first-team squad again this season
Rumours also have it that Fiorentina’s interest prompts Lazio’s President, Claudio Lotito, to adopt a strategy to stop the talented Nigerian from dumping the club until he sees out his contract in June of 2016
Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State also carted home the award for the Football Friendly Governor of the Year
The team arrived London Heathrow Airport at about 4:10pm London time, which is 5:10 pm Nigerian time, and was promptly checked into the Hilton Hotel in Cobham, by organisers of the friendly
Balotelli is likely to have a new strike partner against the African Champions as Rossi steps in for Dani Osvaldo after flu-like symptoms kept him on the bench at San Siro