By Marvelous Ezenwa The draws and distribution of team jerseys and four balls each to the teams for the primary and secondary school students for Academicals Cup 2021 has taken place. Anambra State Sports Development Commission with Anambra State Football Association held the event at the Secretary to the State […]
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Messi to leave Barcelona due to financial, structural obstacles.
When Lionel Messi won an unprecedented sixth Ballon d’Or in December last year, the speculation had already begun over his career at Barcelona after he sought to trigger an exit clause and leave as a free agent. The 34-year-old Argentine footballing genius has countless times over 17 years with the […]
Ese Brume Redeems Nigeria, Wins Medal At the Ongoing Olympics
The visibily elated Ese Brume, holding up the Nigerian flag with tears of joy, thanked God and all Nigerians for their prayers. She also dedicated her Bronze Medal to Bishop Oyedepo of Living Faith Church and her coach…
Updates From Tokyo 2020
Countries have started raking in medals at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. According to the medal table, the top 6 countries are China tops with 24 Gold, 14 Silver and 13 Bronze The United States has 20 Gold, 23 Silver and 16 Bronze Japan has 17 Gold 5 Silver, 9 […]
Nigeria Olympics Committee Hands Branded Samsung Phones to the 10 Disqualified Nigerian Athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
According to the NOC spokesman, Femi Adetula, the terms and conditions for the phones stated that any athlete excluded from the Games would have to return the phone to the IOC, the NOC however said waivers were gotten for the Nigerian athletes to get their phones…
Nigerian Swimming Representative at the Olympics, Abiola Ogunbanwon Smashes Nigerian Women’s 100m freestyle record
Ogunbanwon, who is 17, won her heat with 59.74 seconds, becoming the first Nigerian woman ever to finish the event in less than one minute and surpassed Ngozi Monu’s record of 1:15 m achieved at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney…
Disqualified Nigerian Athletes Protest In Tokyo
Nigerian athletes disqualified from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games for failing to meet the Olympic testing standard took to the streets of Tokyo in protest on Friday…
Olympics Gets Underway With Opening Ceremony
The games will also see a handful of firsts, with sports like Surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing and karate making their Olympic debut…
Tokyo Olympics: Nigerian Athletes Suffer Sleep Disruptions as They Struggle to Acclimatize
Quadri Aruna, table tennis player and Team Nigeria’s captain, who complained of difficulty in sleeping, said: “It’s a good decision to be here early. I came two days ago, still myself and some of the athletes are finding it very difficult to sleep…
FIFA Bans Italian Club for Signing Nigerian Minors
“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee took into account that Spezia Calcio accepted responsibility for its serious regulatory violations, and imposed a registration ban at both national and international level for four registration periods and a fine of CHF 500,000. Spezia Calcio will thus be unable to register any new players for the next four registration periods established by the Italian Football Association…