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Wheelchair basketball not compulsory at Gateway Games, says Federation
The President of the Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball Federation, Seyi Johnson, has refuted reports claiming that the Ogun State Government has elevated wheelchair basketball to the status of a compulsory sport at the upcoming 2024 National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games. Johnson clarified that the report is false and a misrepresentation of what transpired during the Extraordinary National Council on Sports…
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UCL: Arsenal complete double over Real Madrid to reach semi-final
By Olaolu Joseph Arsenal FC produced a commanding display of determination and quality to eliminate defending champions Real Madrid with a 5-1 aggregate victory, securing their place in the UEFA Champions League semi-final. The Gunners completed the job they started in London last week with a 2-1 win at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday night. Having secured a comfortable 3-0…
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Gateway Games 2025 will test Nigeria’s sports reforms – Dikko
The upcoming Gateway Games 2025 in Abeokuta will serve as a major test of Nigeria’s ongoing sports sector reforms, according to Mallam Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC). Dikko made this assertion on Wednesday while delivering a keynote address virtually from Milan, Italy, at the opening ceremony of the Extraordinary National Council on Sports meeting in Abeokuta.…
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Osun to host 450 athletes at National Table Tennis Festival
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Table Tennis Association, in partnership with the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, is set to host the 5th edition of the Michael and Felicia Alabi Memorial National Table Tennis Festival. The event, scheduled to hold from April 27 to May 3, 2025, at the Idera Multi-Purpose Hall in Otan-Ayegbaju, will feature 450 players from…
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NSC DG Olopade applauds Ogun’s readiness for 2024 National Sports Festival
The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade, has expressed satisfaction with Ogun State’s level of preparedness to host the 22nd edition of the National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games 2024, scheduled to hold from May 16 to 30, 2025. Olopade, who also serves as Chairman of the Main Organising Committee (MOC), gave the commendation during…
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NRFF boss excited over rugby’s readmittance into National Sports Festival
By Olaolu Joseph The President of the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), Dr. Ademola Are, has expressed excitement over the readmittance of rugby into the National Sports Festival, ahead of the Gateway Games scheduled to hold in Ogun State which will take place in Ogun State from May 16 to 30, 2025. This decision follows the approval of the Joint…
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NSC applauds Nigeria for success at ITTF World Para Future Tournament in Jordan
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has lauded the outstanding performance of Team Nigeria at the recently concluded ITTF World Para Future Tournament in Amman, Jordan, where the nation showcased its dominance in para table tennis by finishing among the top three teams globally. Over the three-day championship, Nigeria amassed an impressive haul of five gold, seven silver, and two bronze…
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U-17 World Cup: Flamingos intensify preparations ahead of Algeria showdown
Nigeria’s U-17 girls, the Flamingos, have intensified preparations for this weekend’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round first-leg clash against their Algerian counterparts. The match is scheduled to take place at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo. The 2022 World Cup bronze medallists, under the watchful eye of Head Coach Bankole Olowookere and his assistants, have remained in…
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2025 One Service, One Medal Games hold April 24–29 in Abuja
The 2025 edition of the One Service, One Medal Games is set to officially kick off on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Abuja, bringing together athletes from various security and paramilitary agencies across the country in a celebration of unity, discipline, and athletic excellence. The Games, which will run from April 24 to 29, will be hosted at the Moshood…
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ITTF World Cup: Winning start for Quadri Aruna
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna began his 2025 ITTF World Cup campaign with a gritty 3-1 (11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8) win over Benin’s Abdel-Kader Salifou in one of the headline matches on day one of the tournament in Macao. The tie, a rematch of their ITTF African Cup encounter, was filled with momentum shifts as both players showed flashes of why they…
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