India has reportedly won the bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with the city of Ahmedabad chosen ahead of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Afrosport reports. The event will mark the centenary of the Games and the second time in 20 years that India will stage the competition. The Commonwealth Sport evaluation commission selected Ahmedabad as the preferred host, with the decision expected to be approved at...
Abia Warriors and El-Kanemi Warriors will clash in the 2023-24 President Federation Cup final, at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja following their semi-final victories on Thursday. Abia Warriors reached the final for the first time in their history, after beating two-time winners, Kano Pillars 4-3 on penalties in Lafia after a goalless 90 minutes. In the second semi-final, El Kanemi Warriors, Federation Cup champions in...
The leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has paid a condolence visit to former Super Eagles and Ajax star, Tijani Babangida who was involved in a deadly car accident on Thursday. The NFF delegation, led by President Ibrahim Gusau, visited Babangida in an Abuja hospital as he continues his recovery from injuries in the accident. The accident happened along the Kaduna-Zaria road in Kaduna State...
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry promoted the Invictus Games in Nigeria on Saturday, May 11 by playing a sitting volleyball exhibition game with injured soldiers in Abuja. Prince Harry - in company of his spouse, the Duchess of Sussex Meghan - arrived Nigeria on Friday at the invitation of the country’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa. Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games...
Former Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has revealed he avoided an early sack during his time with the Super Eagles because of the interference of former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Sunday Dare during the national team training. Rohr, who turned 70 on Thursday, recalled that the Super Eagles were training for their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone when Mr. Dare...
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