Category: Sports

The bubble for the quest of Hosts Atlas Lions to win their second title in 50 years got busted from pressures of a massive home support; the strong desire of a nation to win at all cost and a team that got their confidence late to play their football at… Continue reading

Vice Chairman of Oyo State Amateur Boxing Association (OSABA) Abimbola Adeoye has urged Governor Seyi Makinde to immortalize the Coach of the body Dotun Ashade who died on December 30,2025 in his sleep at his home in Ibadan.Adeoye who is the scion of former Chairman of the Association Late Emmanuel… Continue reading

Lawyer to the late Nigeria prolific goal scorer Rasidi Yekini, Barrister Jubril Mohammed Olanrewaju has frowned at the idea of the Nigeria’s national team the Super Eagles refusal to travel to Marakesh for the Quarter Final match of the on going African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco which begins… Continue reading

Cameroon will face hosts Morocco in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after goals from Junior Tchamadeu and Christian Kofane gave them a 2-1 win over a South Africa side led by their former coach Hugo Broos. After a bright start from the South Africans, it… Continue reading

President General of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club Dr Rafiu Oladipo has criticized the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for not listening to advice on how to successfully navigate the 2026 World Cup scheduled for the United States of America, Canada and Mexico. Speaking in Lagos, Dr Oladipo stated that the… Continue reading

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