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The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed the Editor-in-Chief of SportsDay Newspapers, Mr. Ben Alaiya as the new Press Officer for the senior national team, Super Eagles. The appointment takes immediate effect. Alaiya replaces Mr. Colin Udoh of KIC...
Legendary defender Paolo Maldini believes Milan are still searching for a worthy successor to Maldini and the man himself does not believe that Taye Taiwo is the heir to his throne. The Rossoneri allegedly beat off competition from Real Madrid to...
In well over 100 years, there have been only 25 men who have tasted the Olympian heights and laid claim to the title “Fastest Man on Earth”. It is elite and also an eclectic club. The stories of these fast men are an extraordinary blend of ...
Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) last weekend showed that the moribund state of the nation’s sports sector can be revived, if every stakeholder in the sector can pull together and function as a team. The body spared no effort in its com...
The board of Nigeria Premier League (NPL) side, Enugu Rangers has been sent packing. A letter emanating from the office of the Enugu State sports commissioner, Chijioke Agu, revealed that the tenure of the Rangers’ board had expired since August ...
Former sole administrator of Kano Pillars Football Club, Alhaji Kabiru Baita has called on the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) to look into the possibility of changing the venue of its AGM to Abuja. He said the call becomes necessary due to the current po...
The Grand finale of the 2011 edition of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) sports and cultural festival has commenced with 22 states taking part in various sporting events, drama, dance and comedy. The event which was declared open by the Chief of...
Nigerian sprinter and former Olympic Silver medallist, Sunday Bada is dead. Bada, who was the current technical director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), is reported to have slumped and died at the National Stadium, Lagos Monday evening, D...
Stephen Keshi wants to pick 10 domestic players to join his Super Eagles A squad, but says that will only happen if they earn it. The Super Eagles coach is expected to name a squad of 30 domestic players this week for a training camp in Abuja thi...
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has slated the men’s Olympic qualifying tournament for Venezuela. The decision was taken at their second and final meeting of 2011 in Madrid, Spain. The Nigerian senior team grabbed the playoffs spot...
Tiger Woods finally got a win at last week’s Chevron World Challenge. He donated the $1.2 m to his charity the Tiger Woods Foundation—not a bad little tax deduction. But what is next for Tiger? I do not think we will see him at the Franklin...
Super Falcons attacking midfielder, Stella Mbachu, has tipped her teammate, Perpetua Nkwocha to emerge the 2011 African women’s footballer of the year. CAF on Wednesday short-listed the reigning player of the year and Super Falcons forward alongs...
Amir Khan believes un-fancied challenger Lamont Peterson poses a bigger threat to him today than two-weight world champion Zab Judah did in their recent light-welterweight unification scrap. Khan defends his WBA and IBF belts when he faces hometown her...
In deciding whether to embark on charity work, perhaps the first question to ask yourself is, “What is my aim?” It is important one asks what the aim of his or her career is going to be. Is it to make money or to assist others who do not ha...
There is no doubt that the year 2011 is fast moving into history as one of the most traumatic years of Nigeria football. The disappointing elimination of Dream Team V in Morocco from the 2012 Olympic Games in London completed a cycle of sorrowful year ...