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… charges athletes to be ready for African Youth Games The President of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria, Chief Tonobok Okowa, has lifted the spirit of some long-distance runners  with more than N1 million   after meeting with them in Abeokuta on Saturday. Okowa revealed during the meeting that there is need to invest in the athletes so as to make the country proud in international competitions. With the African Youth Games expected to take place in Ethiopia next year, the president urged the coaches to pick the best three U-18 athletes, male and female, with the motive of preparing them for the Games. While agreeing on the date to start camping in Jos, Plateau State, the national team coach, Steve Nuhu, was tasked with the duty of preparing the athletes alongside some of the senior athletes in the team. Emmanuel Gyang, Ismael Sadjo and Rose Akusho, were also drafted into the team to help the junior athletes gain experience. To this effect, the AFN president released th...

The maiden edition of the Ottasolo Pre-season Tournament will be held in Lagos for top football teams in Nigeria. According to the Coordinator of the Tournament, Kola Daniel the event is meant to prepare teams for the 2021/2022 season. The highly respected media practisioner said the competition is aimed at helping to prepare them adequately for the new campaign and give them the opportunity to assess all their new recruits. He said 23rd to 30th October has been proposed for the competition at Agege Stadium. Mr Gabriel Davies is the financier of the Ottasolo Pre-season Tournament. He is the Proprietor of Ottasolo International Football Club, a team that will participate in the Nigeria National League next season. The beauty of Pre-season matches and competitions in Nigeria includes having teams play in superb atmospheres where the players and clubs have a more conducive ambiences to show how good they are. Pre-season games offer fans the opportunity of glimpsing the true quality of pla...

 

  D’Tigers will no longer be playing any part at the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket following their 68-80pts loss to Uganda on a cold Tuesday evening in Kigali. All hopes were centred around a win against Uganda for a guaranteed spot in the quarterfinals after failing to top their group and gain an automatic quarter final place on the back of a loss to Côte d’Ivoire. The number one team in Africa started on the back foot very early in the quarter final playoff clash as they failed to close down rampaging Uganda who shot the lights out from the three point line to open a 12 point advantage heading to the second quarter. Uganda started where they left off in the second quarter as they once again dominated Nigeria to head into half time 44-31pts while Nigeria continued to grapple with the reality on ground. The team failed to deal with Robinson Opong who scored 6 treys from 10 attempts to close out the game with 19pts, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. A disappointed Mike Brown said it was an honour t...

  Lagos’ State Football Association’s quest to develop female football in the state has given birth to a new championship, the Ekofootball Queens Championships with 24 teams set to battle for the giant trophy presented by one of the board members, Prince Ifalade Oyekan. Speaking at the LSFA office on Thursday, the Chairman of the association, who doubles as the 1st Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Seyi Akinwunmi, said the association is doing its best to improve on the height female football already attained in the state. Akinwunmi said he was happy with the decision of the women committee of the board, led by their chairman, Yemisi Cole, to come up with the competition. He added that LSFA has taken football to another height in the state with several innovations including returning the Super Eagles to Lagos while also hosting several national teams in the state. Also speaking at the press conference, the Vice Chairman of LSFA, Tade Azeez, stated that the revoluti...

  … Optimistic of an away win at Vandrezzer FC Kamoru Ogunjobi has aired his ambition to help Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Go Round FC secure promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) this season. The defender has become a talismanic figure at Omoku featuring in his club 14 NNL games with two assists, the former My People FC defender has accumulated 1,260 minutes of action this term. Go Round FC are placed second in Group B1 with 26 points from 14 League games, four points above third-placed team Dynamite FC and 9 points behind Group leaders, Shooting Stars. The top two teams from the four groups will proceed to the NNL Super 8 Championship, while the top four teams in the Championship will pick the four NPFL tickets for the 2021/2022 season. “We have been able to put up a wonderful performance as a team despite our slow start to the season, our consistency in games in the past weeks has helped us to be in a good position on the log. “I am excited about my...

  The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extended financial support to the State’s only representative, FC Robo Queens, at the ongoing Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL) Super 6.   The Director General of Lagos State Sports Commission, Oluwatoyin Gafaar disclosed in interview during the halftime break of the match between FC Robo Queens and Sunshine Queens, that Lagos State is proud of the team hence, the Governor of the State have decided to support them financially. “We are proud of what they have been doing and we will continue to support them. The State Government have also decided to support them and that’s why we are here. “There is a direct instruction from Mr Governor to us at Sport Commission to give FC Robo of Lagos State maximum support. “Financially, the State Government is also supporting them handsomely, handsomely I said and this has shown that our Governor is a Sports loving Governor. He is always ready to assist, reward excellence ...

  In-form Super Eagles defender, Shehu Abdullahi grabbed two assists in Omonoia Nicosia two nil win away over Anorthosis in a Cypriot League tie at the weekend. The Nigerian supplied both passes that led to Thiago Santos and Marko Scepovic’s goals in both halves to sealed victory for the visitors.  Shortly after the encounter, the defender wrote on twitter; “Start your week with positive energy. #OMONOIAShamrockGreen heart “Superb team performance and important away win to keep our top position. The assists.”  Omonoia Nicosia have open up five points lead at the summit with a total of 72 points from 33 league games. The former Bursaspor Turkey flying wing back and teammates are gunning for their 21st league title. Omonoia is the most popular and one of the most successful football clubs in Cyprus, having won 20 national championships, 14 cups and 16 Super Cups. They host title contenders AEL Limassol in their next game of the series.

  The Lagos State Football Association (LSFA) hosted the Silver medalist Team Lagos men's and women's football teams at the just concluded 2020 National Sports Festival in Benin City on Sunday at the Soccer Temple, Agege. LSFA Chairman who also double as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) 1st Vice President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi appreciated Team Lagos Football teams and urged the players to focus on their career and education. "We are here to welcome you back home and to say thank you to the team's contingent, coaches, players, and backroom staff, we are proud of you all. We appreciate your attitude and the kind of football you played. Your progress is our mission, you have got the experience and you all will be stronger. You all have made us proud," emotional Akinwunmi said. Akinwunmi commended the Lagos State government and the Sports Commission for their support despite the challenges the team encountered during the qualifiers and accreditation of player...

  For the first time in their history, Mountain of Fire Miracles Ministries FC beat seven-time Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Enyimba, 1-0 in Matchday 15 rescheduled fixture played on Thursday at the Soccer Temple, Agege Stadium. The Olukoya Boys bounce back to winning ways as they boost their chances of survival with the win over the visitors after three consecutive defeats to Akwa United, Rivers United and Kano Pillars. Before the match, Enyimba were on eight games unbeaten run in the league but they failed to beat the Olukoya Boys as Ebenezer Odeyemi earned his team the crucial win with a 22nd strike. Speaking after the game, MFM FC interim coach Gabriel Olalekan showered praises on his team for the crucial victory over Enyimba. “It was a tough game but I must give kudos to my boys for their performance today. “ I think everyone is excited with this victory and I’m as well too because it’s an important one. We were at 17th position on the league table before the gam...

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Harrogate Railway FC head coach, Nosayaba Iyamu, has reiterated his desire to manage any of the country’s national teams in the nearest future. Despite being an IT Technical Consultant within the private sector, Iyamu decided to pursue his passion for coaching and has bagged UEFA License B coaching badge and other relevant qualifications. However, despite his rich CV and experience managing in England, Iyamu is yet to be considered for the National team role by the Nigeria Football Federation. The 36-year-old tactician said that one of his ambitions is to coach his country, and he believed that the opportunity to serve at any level will come at the right time. Nigeria’s age grade teams have been poor in their recent outings and the coach shared his thoughts on what we thinks should have been done. “In poor outings the main thing to sort out is the organisation of the team. Let’s concede less and build from there. “Most times in life we are placed in positions to try help others. This m...