The Confederation of African Football has appointed Kenyan official, Josephine Wanjiku, as referee for next week’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifier between Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, and their South African counterparts, Bantwana, slated for Pretoria. The first leg of the match between the Flamingos and Bantwana is scheduled for 3pm South Africa time (2pm Nigeria) on Saturday, 8th March, 2025 at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in South Africa’s administrative capital. CAF has also appointed Wanjiku’s compatriots Mary Njoroge, Elizabeth Njoroge and Juma Lucy Awino as assistant 1, assistant 2 and fourth official respectively. Cindy Barbara Dludlu from Eswatini would…
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The Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Football Association (FCT FA), Adam Mohammed, has congratulated Family Worship FC and Naija Ratels FC on their victories in the 2025 edition of the President’s Cup. On Saturday, Family Worship Champions (FWC) FC triumphed over EFCC FC 4-3 via penalties claiming the 2025 FCT President’s Cup title. In the women’s category, Naija Ratels FC defeated N-Youth Ladies Football Academy 6-0 in the final. Both teams earned a ticket to the upcoming National President’s Cup. Family Worship FC and EFCC FC will represent FCT in the men’s category, while Naija Ratels FC and N-Youth…
The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade, has congratulated Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, on securing their qualification for the 2025 FIBA Afrobasket tournament. Nigeria, the 2015 Afrobasket champions, staged a remarkable comeback after starting the qualifiers with three consecutive losses. The team delivered huge performances against Libya and Uganda to secure their ticket to the Angolan capital before another convincing win over Cape Verde 77-62 points in their final game on Sunday. Olopade commended the team’s efforts and resilience throughout the qualifiers, reaffirming the NSC’s commitment to supporting Nigerian basketball. “This qualification is…
On June 12 Annulment: General Babangida obviously had to contend with General Abacha as a counterforce in his government. Many people are too young to remember that Abacha was referred to as Khalifa (successor) after he quashed the April 1990 Orkar coup and felt entitled to succeed Babangida. I actually believe General Babangida when he says that Abacha led the counterforces that pushed through the annulment. In my opinion, there were too many military forces opposed to Chief Abiola, for various reasons, and Babangida had been away from direct control of troops for too long to have effectively countered them.…
National Sports Commission (NSC) has announced that the zonal elimination for team sports ahead of the 22nd National Sports Festival would take place between February 23 and 28, 2025, across all geopolitical zones in the country. The elimination rounds would determine which state secures a place at Nigeria’s premier multi-sport event, with intense competition expected as athletes battle for qualification. NSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Ajayi Kehinde disclosed this on a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. She revealed that team sports to feature in the elimination phase includes: Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey, Cricket, Beach Volleyball, Abula, and…
Nigeria Pitch Award has nominated foremost Abuja Sports journalist, Micheal Obasi as Radio Football Journalist 2024. Obasi who recently got appointed as the Media Aide to the Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon. Bukola Olopade, was nominated alongside China Nnoli of Nigeria Info FM, Olawale Adigun of Mainland FMand Anthony Bekederamo of Brila Fm. Obasi who hails from Abia State has a wealth of experience as a radio broadcast journalist spanning over over 15 years with various awards including the FCT SWAN Best Sports Journalist of the Year. Speaking of the nomination, he said : “It is an…
The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) has named Rena Wakama as the Best Basketball Coach following her impressive performance at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. According to the letter of invitation from the President of ANOCA, Mr. Mustafa Berraf, communicated through Habu Gumel, the President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Wakama would be among the distinguished guests of ANOCA to receive her award. He said: “I therefore have the honor to inform you that on the sidelines of this important assembly, an award ceremony will take place for the most deserving African sports laureates, who have…
The Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has called on the Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State to postpone the local government elections scheduled to take place on Saturday. Fagbemi in a statement issued Thursday urged the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) to shelve the idea of proceeding with any Local Government Election now because it would amount to Nullity. He explained that in light of the Appeal Court’s ruling, the term of office for the elected officials has been reaffirmed and is set to conclude in October 2025. Fagbemi noted: ‘My attention has been drawn to…
The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) has announced lineup of activities for the 2025 calendar year. Part of the activities would be featuring a mix of local and international tournaments, training programs, and developmental initiatives aimed at growing the sport across the country. Kicking off the year on February 10, the Rugby Rising Play Nigeria initiative would be launched across 15 states, marking a significant step in grassroots rugby development. Also, the South East zone will host the National 15s League from March 28-30 in Abia State, setting the stage for competitive regional rugby. The NRFF would organise a World…
Former military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) has admitted that Moshood Abiola of Social Democratic Party (SDP) won the June 12 presidential election. He said the election was annulled in the supreme national interest so that Nigeria could survive. The former military general, however, expressed regret for cancelling the election. Babangida expressed regret on Thursday in Abuja during the unveiling of his book titled, “A Journey in Service” and the launching of his presidential library. He admitted that the June 12 Presidential election was the most credible, free and fair, saying it was unfortunate that the administration that…