Category: Sports

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde yesterday rewarded Nigeria’s U20 Women’s team, the Falconets with the sum of $15,000, after their 4-0 victory over Rwanda in a 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying match at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan. The Rwandan team were also gifted $10,000. The Falconets… Continue reading

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, said on Saturday that his government has been able to develop the state’s sports economy through several policies and programmes in the last six years.Governor Makinde, who declared open the 81st Annual General Assembly of the Nigeria Football Federation held at the Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall,… Continue reading

Lawyer to the late Nigerian highest goal poacher, Rasidi Yekini, Jubril Mohammed Olanrewaju has opined that the Oluyole Warriors will bounce back from their defeat to visiting Bayelsa United football club of Yenogoa. Recalled that Bayelsa United inflicted a 1-0 defeat on the Shooting Stars football club at the main… Continue reading

Proprietor of Adewale football clubs Micheal Adewale Olanrewaju has thumped up President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the life changing reward to the Nigeria female team , the Super Falcons and the nation female basketball team ,D’ Tigress following their conquest of the Women African Cup of Nations ( WAFCON) and… Continue reading

The Technical Director Lagos State Sports Commission Uthman Ola Okunnu has applauded the introduction of the National Youth Games. Okunnu who spoke at the Lekan Salami stadium, Ibadan venue of the Southwest National Youth Games zonal elimination noted that the games is living up to expectations. He explained that the… Continue reading

The duo of Mathias Gofwen and Charity Agbofure from Plateau and Delta states respectively have emerged champions of the 12th edition of the Ibadan city 42 kilometer marathon race organized by Splash Fm sponsored by Oyo state government with technical partnership of Gofwen emerged the male champions with a time… Continue reading

The Chairman of Oyo state Cricket Association Okon Ukpon has begun a ten meter expansion of the cricket oval on every side at the Obafemi Awolowo staduim to increase the pitch by seventy meters diameter on every side in order to bring it to international standard. Speaking at the site… Continue reading

The 12th edition of the annual Ibadan city marathon relay which was put on hold due to Covid 19 among other factors will attract previous winners in game where #4million will be contested for by the competing athletes. Speaking in Ibadan during the press conference held ahead of the race… Continue reading

The Super Falcons made a remarkable comeback to defeat hosts Morocco 3-2 in the Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final on Saturday. The Falcons have now lifted a 10th African Women’s trophy. Justin Madugu’s charges were hoping to avenge the 2024 semi-final defeat by the North Africans. Despite an… Continue reading