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The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has inaugurated the 16-man Local Organising Committee of the 22nd National Sports Festival to be hosted by the state in 2024. Abiodun also noted that, the state is more than prepared to surpass previous editions and the achievements recorded during the last festival that was held by the state in 2006. Governor Dapo Abiodun who made this known during the inauguration of the Organising Committee of the National Sports Festival at the Executive Chambers of the Governor's Office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, noted that, the state is ready to continue to put in place worldclass sporting infrastructures across the length and breadth of the state. Abiodun who stressed that the festival isn't about the competition or the performances, but to showcase the talent, culture, potential and the unique sense of hospitality of the people of the state. "We are determined to put in place a world class sporting infrastructure across the length and brea...

Chairman House Committee on Sports, Honourable Ekene Adams Abubakar will on Thursday August 3rd in Abuja, hold a session with critical stakeholders to pave a way for Nigerian sports. Honourable Ekene, a member representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency in Kaduna State made this known a few days after he was named Chairman House Committee on Sports in the 10th House of Representatives by Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas. The accomplished sports administrator, ex-KADA Stars Chief will meet officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, Presidents of all the 36 Sports Federations, the Nigerian  Olympic Committee, Premier League Club Owners, Nationwide League and other League Boards,  Referees, Ex Internationals, Players Union, The National Institute for Sports, Former Sports Ministers, Coaches, Lottery  Board, EFCC, ICPC and members of Corporate Nigeria in a parley billed for the Reiz Continental Hotel, Abuja. Also expected at the event are the Nigerian Olympians Association, the...

Adetokunbo Adeniyi, a Restaurant Owner in Brisbane has hailed the Super Falcons for the positivity they brought to the game, making all Nigerians in Australia so proud in the process. The owner of 'Lekki By Little Lagos' Restaurant said this during the grand opening of the Brisbane branch of the Restaurant on Friday. Adetokunbo, who is a Lagos State Indigene also has a branch in Sydney, the Capital of Australia. The Nigerian Business man noted that the main objective of the 'Lekki By Little Lagos' Restaurant is to bring the culture, tradition, music and food close to Nigerians in Australia.  "Our priority here is to ensure that Nigerians and their friends come and enjoy the culture, tradition music and our food," He said.  "We are proud of what the Super Falcons have been able to achieve here in Australia. The positivity they bring to the game, they are always dancing, happy, always seem to be in good spirit. "People are inspired by them and their st...

Super Eagles winger Chidera Ejuke has joined Belgian Pro League champions Royal Antwerp on a year deal. Ejuke, according to reports underwent medical tests at the club on Saturday.  The 25-year-old becomes the Reds fifth signing this summer. His arrival increases the number of Nigerians at the club to four. Alhassan Yusuf, Victor Udoh and George Ilenikhena are already part of Antwerp’s first team. Ejuke spent last season on loan at German club, Hertha Berlin from Russian Premier League outfit, CSKA Moscow. Injuries slowed down his performance for the Capital club who were relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of the season.

The two-time Chief Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the first Nigerian coach to take the senior national soccer team to the FIFA World Cup finals at Korea/Japan 2002, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, has declared that, the excellent goal scoring abilities of Nigerian football legend, Teslim ‘Thunder’ Balogun, are just unforgettable, as the family marks his 51st memorial anniversary today, Sunday, July 30, 2023, in Lagos. Onigbinde disclosed that, the best goals he had seen scored by any football player dead or alive were the ones scored by the late Teslim 'Thunder' Balogun. “One of these goals was scored by ‘Thunder’ Balogun at the Olubadan Stadium in 1968 in the match between the Nigerian national team, then known as the UK Tourists and England. “In that match, the English players, haven garnered some vital information about the deadly strikes of Balogun, close marked him each time he gained possession, to prevent him from wreaking havoc on their team. “After not allowing him...

Osun born Female Basketball Player Adenike Olawuyi has made D'Trigress final cut to the 2023 FIBA Afrobasket tournament holding in Kigali, Rwanda later this week.  The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) on Tuesday officially released the names of 13 players who will be making the trip to Kigali for the 2023 Women's Afrobasket tournament. Olawuyi, who plays for Ratgeber Basketball Academy in Hungary, started off her basketball dreams as a kid in the city of Osogbo.  It's indeed a dream come true for the 19-year old, who was discovered, trained and nutured by Osun State Basketball Head Coach, Taiwo Ajibola Eleniyan, who played a significant role in her development and has now grown to become one of the most sought after teenage sensations in the world of Basketball. The young budding talent is in the league of her own and taking huge strides in the brownball game. With immense passion, interest and love for the game of Basketball, Adenike has worked extremely hard to reach ...

Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen have announced the signing of Nigerian striker Victor Boniface from Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise. Leverkusen confirmed Boniface’s signing in a statement on their website on Saturday. The 22-year-old put pen to paper on a five-year contract. “#Bayer04 Leverkusen sign Victor #Boniface,” the club stated. “The striker comes from @UnionStGilloise and has signed a contract until 2028! “Welcome under the cross, Victor!“ Boniface is the latest player to join Leverkusen following the recent acquisition of Granit Xhaka from Arsenal.