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Flamingos’ coach Olowookere hails NSC, NFF over team’s participation at Gateway 2024
Head Coach of the national U-17 team, the Flamingos, Bankole Olowookere, has praised the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the opportunity given to the team to participate in the 22nd National Sports Festival ongoing in Ogun State. The Nigerian side represented the Invited Junior Athletes (IJA), an initiative of the NSC. The FIFA U-17…
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Gateway Games: Ogun State athletes’ protest disrupts festival schedule
There was palpable tension at the 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) on Wednesday as athletes representing Ogun State, the host of this year’s competition, staged a protest over unpaid allowances. The demonstration disrupted major events and forced the postponement of key finals scheduled for the day. The protesting athletes, demanding the immediate payment of their entitlements, blocked the main entrance…
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Gateway Games: Nigeria’s U-17 Boys clinch football bronze medals
Nigeria’s U-17 national team, representing Invited Junior Athletes (IJA) at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival, has won the bronze medal in the men’s football event. The Golden Eaglets, as they are called, defeated Kaduna State 2-0 in the third-place match played at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo on Tuesday. Abdulmuiz Adeleke scored the opening goal and later pressured…
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Gateway Games 2024 – through my eyes, by Olusegun Odegbami
Daily Diary – the corn season begins! Day Five I leave for Lagos very early. At 7:00 o’clock I am on the Island within the premises of TVC. The popular television station is owned by the most powerful man in Nigeria today. It is understandable, therefore, that it is located within the most expensive Estate in Africa – The Atlantic…
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Unity Cup: Super Eagles hold first training session in London
The Super Eagles of Nigeria kicked off preparations for the 2025 Unity Cup with their first training session on Monday at Hanwell Town Football Club’s training facility in West London. The Unity Cup is a four-nation invitational tournament featuring Nigeria, Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, and Jamaica. It is scheduled to take place from May 27 to 31, 2025. The tournament…
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Dapo Abiodun lists gains of National Sports Festival, says games draw 12,000 participants
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has highlighted the economic and social benefits of hosting the ongoing National Sports Festival, stating that the event has attracted over 12,000 participants and significantly boosted the state’s economy. Speaking on the sidelines of the festival, Governor Abiodun said the surge in commercial activities—especially in tourism, hospitality, and local industries such as Adire fabric—underscores the…
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Super Eagles, Super Falcons camps bubble ahead of international friendlies
Ahead of various international friendly matches, the camps of Nigeria’s senior teams—the Super Eagles and Super Falcons—are buzzing, with most invited players already present. By Monday evening, 18 of the 23 Super Falcons invited for the friendlies against Cameroon (scheduled for May 31 at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo and June 3 at MKO Abiola Sports Complex in Abeokuta) had…
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Nigeria Weightlifting Federation boss Ibrahim, get IWF role
President of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), Dr. Abdul Ibrahim Aladi, has been elected Chairman of the Gender Equity Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) following the IWF Electoral Congress held on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Ibrahim secured 122 votes to top the list of five elected officials from different countries and will now lead the Gender…
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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles’ group foes to be unveiled Thursday
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will know their group-stage opponents on Thursday when FIFA conducts the official draw for the U-20 World Cup, to be held in Chile. The Nigerian side secured qualification for the tournament after reaching the semi-finals of the recently concluded Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt, where they claimed the bronze medal. The Flying Eagles will hoist…
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Diamond League: Tobi Amusan wins gold in Rabat
Nigerian sprint star Tobi Amusan made a triumphant return to form as she clinched the gold medal at the Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco. The world record holder stunned the crowd as she stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles, clocking a season-best time of 12.45 seconds. Dutch hurdler Nadine Visser finished second with a time of 12.67…
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