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BetKing partners Lagos Liga to revolutionize grassroots football
BetKing has announced its sponsorship of the 2024 Lagos Liga, a groundbreaking football league that aims to transform grassroots sports in Nigeria. The league, which kicked off on Friday, 6 December 2024, at the historic Campos Stadium, Lagos, brings together 16 teams, non-professional players, and football enthusiasts in an electrifying celebration of talent and community spirit.
Organisers move Louis Edem West Africa Basketball Championship to Lagos | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
ASPAC Basketball Club and Energie Basketball Club of Benin Republic, and two Ghanaian teams, Customs Braves and Spintex Knights, are set to feature in the Louis Edem West Africa Basketball Championship billed to hold at the National Stadium Indoor Hall, Lagos, from March 31 to April 7. The tournament, put together by Louis Edem Foundation, was initially set to hold in Abuja to open up the tournament to the Savannah Conference teams in the Nigeria Premier League in the Northern Region.
Ideal Trybez wins Lekki Christmas Basketball Championship | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Ideal Trybez defeated Hope Alive 41-39 to win the inaugural Lekki Christmas Basketball Championship, which ended at the weekend in Ajah, Lagos. The championship saw six teams of over 50 young players displaying outstanding talents in the dunking game for their various teams throughout the fiesta.
UAE camping to test Peseiro’s competence, say Chukwu, Okpala | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News Original
Former Nigeria’s captains, Christian Chukwu and Sylvanus Okpala, believe Coach Jose Peseiro’s decision to take the Super Eagles to Abu Dhabi, UAE, ahead of the forthcoming African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire will show how competent the Portuguese gaffer is. Peseiro and his men will start their preparations for the African Cup of Nations in UAE, a country outside Africa, just like so many other countries have done.
Ogunsakin, Emmanuel win LSTTA Junior Championships
Okiki Ogunsakin and Joy Emmanuel were crowned champions at this year’s Lagos State Table Tennis Association (LSTTA) organised Junior Championships, tagged Elicris Table Tennis Cup, held recently. According to LSTTA, the Elicris Table Tennis Competition is a developmental programme organised to improve junior athletes, discover young talents, and promote grassroots sports development.
Teenage sensation Kuti wins two table tennis titles in 24 hours
Teenage sensation, Matthew Kuti, claimed two national titles within 24 hours, winning the maiden Daniel Ford Youth Championships as well as the one-day Renewed Hope Top 20 Invitational Challenge held at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium. Kuti, a former African cadet champion, showed class at the First Daniel Ford Tournament by coming from 2-0 down in the U-19 boys final to beat Abdulbasit Abdulfatai of Kwara 4-2 to the admiration of special guest, Nwankwo Kanu.
Paucity of funds stalls NBBF’s preparations for
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has said that its preparations for the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers is being stalled by delay in getting the necessary funds from the Ministry of Sports. Nigeria is drawn against world champions, the United States, Senegal and hosts, Belgium in the qualifying campaign billed for Antwerp, Belgium, in February.
NAFA offers U.S. scholarships to 36 football players
The Nigeria American Football Association (NAFA), in conjunction with Gridiron Imports Foundation, has finalised plans to sponsor 36 players to U.S. high schools, universities and colleges, as part of efforts to develop the sport in the country. NAFA said the selected boys from age 14 to 20 were identified through a national screening programme held at the University of Lagos Sports Complex early this month.
Nigeria’s Africa Handball Cup of Nations camp opens in Abuja | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
There will be no Christmas break for the men’s national handball team, Golden Arrows, who began camping in Abuja during the week ahead of the 23rd African Men’s Handball Cup of Nations, holding in Egypt from January 19 to 29, 2024. The Golden Arrows are grouped alongside 10-time champions, Tunisia, Angola and Kenya and will play in Group D with the hope of qualifying for the World Handball Championship, which will hold in Croatia, Denmark and Norway in 2025 and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Heavens smiled when Samuel Peters, Loveth Ekufu-Patra danced with para-athletes | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
It is not every day that a former world boxing heavyweight champion comes to dine with para-athletes. And when that former champion is Samuel Peters, who ruled the boxing heavyweight world in the early to mid-2000s, then something delirious must be happening. And so it was on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at the second Diamond Superstars Para-powerlifting and wheelchair tennis competition held at the National Stadium gym and tennis courts with close 20 Para athletes in attendance.
AFCON snub shows there’s no reward in NPFL, says Alimi
Remo Stars FC striker, Sikiru Alimi, who is currently the joint top goal scorer in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is saddened by Coach Jose Peseiro’s decision to snub players in the NPFL in his 41-man provisional list for the forthcoming African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. Peseiro recently released a list of 41 players for a training camp billed to hold in Abu Dhabi ahead of the AFCON.
BALL Africa hosts clinic, donates shoes to Warriors Academy
BALL Africa in collaboration with Ball2Thrive California, United States (U.S.) marked the 2023 World Basketball Day yesterday with their ‘One BALL’ campaign at Warriors Academy Basketball Court, Ilupeju, Lagos. The initiative involved the donation of 25 pairs of basketball shoes and a clinic for the Warriors Basketball Academy.
Odusanya wins ninth Okoya-Thomas Cup crown | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
• Adegoke reclaims men’s title Bose Odusanya, yesterday, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, showed why she is the lady to beat in Nigerian women’s table tennis when she beat Anu Anjuwon 4-0 to retain the Molade Okoya-Thomas Cup women’s singles title for the ninth consecutive time. In the men’s singles final, Muiz Adegoke,who won his maiden title in 2021, reclaimed the titleby also beating against Emmanuel Augustine 4-0 (12-10, 11-7, 13-11, 11-3).
Rivers United battle Club Africain for supremacy in Tunis | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Rivers United of Port Harcourt defeated Club Africain of Tunisia 1-0 in Uyo, last week to come within a shouting distance of a quarterfinal ticket in the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup. The ‘Pride of Rivers’, like their opponents and Ghana’s Dream FC, is on six points from three games, but placed third on the log due to an inferior goals’ difference. Today, they will meet the Tunisian side in the reverse fixture of the tie and need at least a draw to retain hope of making the quarterfinals.
Cycling Federation plots for greater achievements in ‘busy’ 2024 | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News Original
The year 2024 is packed with lots of cycling activities, with the Paris 2024 Olympics the biggest of them all. Yet, the Nigeria Cycling Federation (NCF) is ready to confront the challenges head on and end the year more successful that it has been this year. A member of federation, Femi Thomas, told The Guardian that the body has mapped out programmes to consolidate on the successes recorded this year and become better in 2024 as it continues moves to make cycling more popular in the country.
Adegoke, Odusanya win as Molade Okoya-Thomas Cup e
Defending champions, Muiz Adegoke and Bose Odusanya had an easy ride an easy ride to the knockout stage of the on-going Molade Okoya-Thomas Table Tennis Cup, just as former winners, Rilwan Akanbi and David Fayele, also progressed to the crucial stage of the competition. The 55th edition of Nigeria’s oldest sports competition began yesterday with preliminary rounds at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
Poor funding may scuttle Curling Federation’s dreams at
Chairman of Nigeria Curling Sports Federation, Ademola Damilola, has urged the Ministry of Sports to intervene and support his team’s quest to feature at the 2024 Winter Games billed for Guangdong, South Korea from January 19 to February 1. Damilola said with less than 90 days to the Winter Games, the Federation is yet to get funds to take the curling team to the games.
Teslim Balogun Stadium agog as Adegoke, Odusanya begin title defence | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Christmas is around the corner, but for Muiz Adegoke and Bose Odusanya, it is business as usual at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, where they are facing challenges from ambitious players who are eyeing their Molade Okoya Thomas titles. For table tennis buffs, it is another opportunity to celebrate the season with a good dose of actions. Yesterday at the venue, many of the players were seen getting acquainted to the atmosphere, which promises to reach its crescendo today.
‘NFF, clubs agree on early release of players for AFCON’ | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News Original
Peseiro submits 50-man provisional list The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reached an agreement with the European clubs of Super Eagles players to release invited players on time for the final camping in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), ahead of the 2023 African Cup of Nations billed to hold from January 12 to February 11, 2024.
Academy pledges to groom talented youths for int championships, self defence | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
GIL-Do Fitness Consult, a taekwondo/martial arts academy, has pledged to discover and groom talented children in taekwondo from their formative stage to international grade. This, it believes, would encourage children to take part in sports instead of criminal activities.
Sports Minister named SERAS Africa Sustainability Man of the Year | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Sports Minister, Senator John Enoh, on Friday evening received the Africa Sustainability Man of the Year award in a colourful 17th Sustainability, Enterprise, and Responsibility Awards (SERAS). The event, graced by the cream of Lagos society, including captains of industry, acknowledged Senator Enoh’s exceptional contributions to sustainable leadership and transformative initiatives within the sports ministry.
Scrabble in the Jungle King, Lateef, wants to become Original
He may sound too ambitious, but Musa Lateef, who just won the Gen Z edition of the Scrabble in The Jungle Championship believes that he has the qualities to become the world champion soon. Lateef, a 200-level Biochemical Engineering student, deployed great word skills and strategy to keep his score above other top players to be crowned ‘King of the Jungle’ with 20 wins and a cumulative of 654 points.
Organisers roll out drums as 55th Molade Okoya-Thomas Cup begins Monday | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Nigeria’s oldest sports tournament, Molade Okoya-Thomas Table Tennis Cup, marks its 55th edition this year, as players from across Lagos battle for trophies and prize money at the Teslim Balogun Stadium. The three-day tournament, which has produced some of the country’s finest table tennis stars, including the legendary Atanda Musa, was started in 1968 by the late business mogul, Molade Okoya-Thomas, to mark his installation as the then Asoju Oba of Lagos.
NOC worried by Nigeria’s poor performance in Paris 2024 qualifiers
.Urges Sports Ministry to invest in pre-games campaign Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) President, Habu Gumel, has raised the alarm over the low number of Nigerian athletes that have qualified for next year’s Paris Olympic Games. He lamented that Nigerian athletes have not been attending some of the qualifiers for the Games because of inadequate funding.
Onigbinde describes CAF awards as fillip for national devt | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News Original
Former Super Eagles Coach, Adegboye Onigbinde, has said Nigeria’s performance at the recent CAF Awards is a potential catalyst for the discovery of more talents at the grassroots, if the success is managed well. Victor Osimhen, Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie were on Monday named Africa’s best players at the CAF Awards held in Morocco. While Osimhen and Oshoala were named African Footballer of the Year men and women respectively, Nnadozie won the Best Goalkeeper of the Year (women) award.
North Central table tennis tourney debuts Friday | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Shaibu D. Mohamed North Central Table Tennis Tournament will debut at the NIWA Sports Complex/Canteen, Marine Road, beside INEC Head Office, Lokoja on Friday, the organisers have said. The organisers believe the competition would engage youths, help groom talents and provide opportunity for the youths to channel their energy to positive use. The tournament, named after its founder, Shaibu D.
Webber 3x3 championship organisers seek to build courts nationwide | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Organisers of the just-concluded Webber 3×3 Basketball Championship, Webber Hoops and Courts, have disclosed their intention to facilitate the construction of basketball courts across the country. Kingsmen defeated White Fire by 14 to nine points to win the one-day 3×3 Webber Basketball Championship held on Sunday at the 1004 Housing Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Organisers seek more players as Spartans win flag football league
Founder of SFFL Showtime Coed Flag Football league, Azeez Amida, has said that the organisation would push to take the game to all corners of the country following the recognition of the sport by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The final game of the 2023 SFFL Showtime Flag Football League between Spartans and Lagos Rebels at the Meadow Hallway, Alma Beach, Lagos, recently, saw the highest gathering of spectators in a live flag football match in Africa.
Super Eagles’ Abu Dhabi camp opens January 2 | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News Original
• ‘Decision to make Osimhen captain rests with Peseiro’ The Super Eagles will begin their final preparations for the forthcoming Cote d’Ivoire 2024 Africa Cup of Nations on January 2 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said. The African Cup of Nations will hold from January 13 to February11, 2024.
NOC laments poor funding for African Games, Paris 2024 Olympics' preparations | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) is worried that poor finances are affecting national sports federations’ preparations for next year’s African Games and Paris 2024 Olympics. NOC Media Officer, Tony Nezianya, told The Guardian at the weekend that the poor economic situation in the country has put the federations under pressure as they strive to give their athletes adequate training and exposure to excel at the international events next year.
Amasiani brothers, Okon-James, Michael win tennis awards | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Amasiani brothers from Abuja were excellent at the Chevron Junior Tennis Masters, where they swept the top prizes to cement their reputation as among the most promising young tennis talents in the country. The coaching and training clinic that impacted close to 1000 school children in seven locations across the country ended with fanfare on Saturday at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club.
It’s Spartans against Lagos rebels in SFFL Showtime Coed flag football final | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
After 11 weeks of hostilities, Spartans FC and Lagos Rebels will lock horns in an epic final game of the 2023 SFFL Bowl Coed Flag Football season, which has a N2.5 prize money. The final game of the tournament will hold at the Meadow Hall, Alma Beach Estate, Lekki Lagos.
PANASA donates equipment for scrabble in Jungle Championship
The Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA) has donated equipment and other gift items to the organisers of the Scrabble in the Jungle Championship, Season II, which is also known as the ‘Gen Z’ edition. The championship began on Friday in Ikeja, Lagos and will end today. According to PANASA, the shower of gift items is to continue encouraging those individuals and corporate bodies at the forefront of developing scrabble at the grassroots in Nigeria.
Peseiro takes search for Eagles’ goalkeeper to South Africa | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Super Eagles Coach, Jose Peseiro, has taken his search for a quality goalkeeper to South Africa, where forgotten Nigerian star, Daniel Akpeyi plays for Moroka Swallows. Francis Uzoho is currently Super Eagles number one goalkeeper, but the Cyprus-based player has come under severe attack following his unconvincing displays in recent games. Peseiro said recently that he is willing to give everybody, including local goalkeepers, opportunity to stake their claim for the number one spot.
Gun attack on Sunshine Stars | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Shorunmu Wants Tight Security Around Teams As Players, Officials Narrate Ordeal Former Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu, has urged clubs and security agencies to find ways of ensuring the safety of players and officials in their travels across the country to honour league matches, especially in this Christmas season.
Eagles set for three-nation pre-Cote d’Ivoire 2024 tournament in Abu Dhabi | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Super Eagles will camp in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where they will also feature in a three-nation competition in preparation for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said. The African Cup of Nations will hold from January 13 to February 11, 2024.
Invest in top quality, substantive coach, Izilien tells NFF | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Former Super Falcons coach, Godwin Izilien, has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to look beyond the country’s recent defeat of Cape Verde to qualify for the Morocco 2024 African Women’s Cup of Nations and seek ways to make the team better than they were at the Australia/New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Jacob Wins 4th Janet Adowei Scrabble Classics,as championship gets International Status | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Ryan Jacob from Akwa Ibom Stare has won the 4th edition of Janet Adowei Scrabble Classics which was held recently at Chevron Recreation club, Gbagada.Lagos Jacob who had five wins from seven rounds on Day One powered to a massive nine straight wins on the board to finish as the overall winner with 14 wins to confirm his first major victory after he defeated Olufemi Gbadebo from Ogun State in Round 17 of the tourney. Jacob won the cash prize of 500,000 naira as the champion of the championship.
Female Yellow-Green depart for T20 World Cup qualifiers in Uganda | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Nigeria women’s national cricket team, the Female ‘Yellow-Greens,’ will depart the country today for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women T20 World Cup Africa qualifier in Uganda, which will run from December 9 to 17 at Entebbe Cricket Oval. Currently ranked 30th in the world, the female national team is hoping to pick one of the two tickets at stake during the event. The qualifiers will feature eight teams that have been divided into two groups.
NPFL fines Katsina, Gombe United, Tornadoes for dress code violation, rule breaches | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has fined Katsina United, Gombe United and Niger Tornadoes for flouting its code during their recent games. The sanctions are coming just a few days after the NPFL issued a practice directive to clubs on dress codes for their technical crew and players.
NOC assures safety at Paris 2024 amid terrorists’ threat | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) has assured the country’s athletes and officials preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games of safety at the games despite recent concerns in France. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will hold in Paris from July 26 to August 11. France has witnessed terror attacks in recent time, with the latest being the attacks on the streets of Central Paris, leaving a German dead and two others, including a Briton, injured in a knife and hammer attacks.
Eagles need tough, committed players to win AFCON, Lawal says | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Former international, Dimeji Lawal, has said that the Super Eagles need only tough and committed players to win the forthcoming Cote d’Ivoire 2024 Africa Cup of Nations. Speaking with The Guardian, yesterday, Lawal, who expressed concern over Coach Jose Peseiro’s continued experiment with different players in games, said the team cannot survive the Nations Cup fire if the coach builds his team with more overseas-born playersthan those born in the country.
Diya, Banjoko win table tennis tourney | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Jide Diya and Yewande Banjoko have won the men and women’s categories of the Bluechip Technologies Table Tennis Premier Tournament, which ended at the Ikoyi Club at the weekend. Diya beat Gbenga Fetuga to win the crown in the man’s singles class, while Banjoko defeated second-placed Chinwe Igwe to win the women’s title. The winners got trophies and cash prizes in different categories of the championship.
Madugu ready for Falcons’ top job | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Super Falcons interim coach, Justin Madugu, says he is ready to take the job permanently if the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) offers him the opportunity. Madugu, who on Thursday led the Falcons to a 5-0 defeat of Cape Verde in the first leg of the last qualifying round for the Morocco 2024 Africa Women Cup of Nations, has steered the team to victories on all fronts in the absence of substantive coach, Randy Waldrum.
Super Falcons thrash Cape Verde 5-0, inch closer to Morocco 2024 | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Super Falcons, yesterday, at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, moved closer to the 2024 African Women’s Cup of Nations with a 5-0 defeat of final qualifying opponents, Cape Verde. The Super Falcons showed that the absence of some of their superstars was nothing to worry about, with the way they demolished Cape Verdeans. Uchenna Kanu and substitute Esther Okoronkwo scored a brace each as the nine-time African champions gave Nigerians reasons to smile yesterday.
Niger United, Safety Babes win Ardova Handball Premier League | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Niger United and Safety Babes were crowned champions of the male and female categories of the Ardova Handball Premier League at the weekend. Niger United, who are the 2018 champion, led the 2023 male category league leadership right from the first phase of the league in Benin City, Edo State. They held on to the lead to win the second phase of the league, which ended in Lagos on Saturday.
Super Eagles to camp in UAE ahead of AFCON | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Super Eagles will camp in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to prepare for the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) billed to hold in Cote d’Ivoire next year, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said. NFF Media Director, Ademola Olajire, told The Guardian yesterday that the federation is working on Super Eagles’ programme for the Nations Cup, which is less than three months away.
Hoopers win basketball league, promise better outing on continent | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News Original
Rivers Hoopers, who at the weekend won the Nigeria Basketball League, has promised to put up a better outing at its second foray into the Basketball Africa League (BAL) than they did in 2022. Rivers Hoopers defeated Nigeria Customs by 77 to 57 points in the final game of the league played on its court in Port Harcourt, to earn the passage to Africa’s biggest basketball championship in 2024. They ended the competition with an unbeaten record of 13 games.
House of Arewa wins emir of Kano Dambe Championship Original
After two days of intense competition, House of Arewa have emerged champions of the inaugural Emir Ado Bayero Dambe Championship Cup held at Dorayi Palace in Kano. The championship, organised by the African Warriors Fighting Championship (AWFC), the leading promoter of Dambe boxing, was part of events to celebrate the Legacy of Traditions, a yearlong festival showcasing Kano Culture with the Kano Emirate Council.
Wazobia FM OAP in colours of Ratata
Popular On Air radio personality at Wazobia FM, Lagos, Emadomi Wilson Eguakhide, popularly known as Ratata, has opened a unique art studio named Colours of Ratata located on NTA 2 Channel 5 premises, Ahmadu Bello Way, Lagos. Speaking during his first solo show at the facility, Eguakhide said, “drawing is a passion I have sustained from childhood to interpret the everyday life of Nigerians.” He noted that his drawings are directed to the activities at the grassroots level in the country.
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