Category Archives: Grassroots Sports

NNPC/Shell Cup Quarter Finals Set Ibadan Aglow

May 13 Football, Grassroots Sports, School Sports 21 comments

All roads lead to Ibadan this weekend, as the 2015 NNPC/Shell Cup showcases a football festival of the best youth footballers from 10 schools across the country. Shola Akinwale, National Coordinator of the tournament dis...

2015 NNPC/Shell Cup Enters Zonal Prelims

April 27 Corporate Briefs, Football, Grassroots Sports, Players Profiles 1 comment

Reports reaching eyeonthesports.com say the on-going All Nigeria Secondary Schools football Championship has entered the zonal preliminary stage. The state Champions will now converge on 9 cities across the Country to de...

600 Youths Invade Eaglets Screening

December 16 Football, Grassroots Sports 32 comments

No fewer than 600 budding youngsters were screened on Monday at the NFF\ FIFA Goal Project in Abuja as Golden Eaglets’ preparation towards  Niger 2015 CAN Under-17 Championship begins  in earnest. Coach Emmanuel Am...

MFM Primed To Win Church World Cup

December 14 Corporate Briefs, Football, Grassroots Sports 56 comments

.G.O, Olukoya Rallies Team To Beat Colombia In Sunday’s Final     – History beckons as the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, Football Club of Lagos battle Colombia on Sunday in the final of the C...

Embrace Youth Policy, Danagogo Charges States

November 18 Grassroots Sports, Sports Federations 8 comments

Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr. Tammy Danagogo has called on all State Governments and corporate organisations to key into the Transformation Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan, to fis...

Why Sports Festival Was Postponed -Elegbeleye

November 6 Athletics, Grassroots Sports, State Sports 4 comments

Contrary to insinuations that the 19th National Sports Festival earlier scheduled to hold in Calabar, Cross River State later this month was postponed because of impending political campaigns, Director General of the Nat...

President Cup Must Discover Rookies, Says Danagogo

October 17 Football, Grassroots Sports 51 comments

The Minister and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr. Tammy Danagogo  has charged the Committee on the President Cup to organize viable competitions with the aim of  scouting for young Nigerians to beef up the exist...

160 Youths For ARS 4 National Finals

July 28 Corporate Briefs, Football, Grassroots Sports 31 comments

•Match Draws Held In Lagos – About 160 players made up of five zonal male and female teams will be vying for honours when the National Finals of the season four of the annual Airtel Rising Stars U-17 tournament kic...

Fareed Unveil Plans For Nigerian Youngsters

June 15 Corporate Briefs, Football, Grassroots Sports 26 comments

Fareed Football Club have joined hands to support and give back to the community with giants plans for upcoming Nigerian youngsters. Officials of Fareed unveiled the club at their camp in Lagos State on Wednesday 11 June...

Airtel Returns With Rising Stars Season 4

June 4 Corporate Briefs, Football, Grassroots Sports, International Tournament 16 comments

Leading Telecommunications Services provider, Airtel Nigeria, on Wednesday announced the commencement of the 4th edition of Airtel Rising Stars, ARS, U-17 male and female tournament, a grass-root football talent search p...

Union Bank Eye Metro Pro League Summit

April 30 Football, Grassroots Sports 3 comments

.As League Management Offers Fans Giveaway Prizes – Union Bank Football Club of Lagos are in pole position to take over the mantle of leadership of the Metro Pro League with an outright win over their Nath Boys cou...

Racine’s Lasisi Wins Metro Pro League Award

April 25 Football, Grassroots Sports 3 comments

AS Racine’s striker, Gafar Adekunle Lasisi has been named the Metro Pro League Player of the month of March. The young lad, Lasisi, earned himself this honour, as his outstanding displays caught the attention of the Metr...

Remo Stars Claim Metro Pro League Top spot

April 10 Corporate Briefs, Grassroots Sports 14 comments

.Defeat 36 Lions 2-0 – Remo Stars Football Club left no stone unturned in their quest for glory with a 2-0 victory over 36 Lions FC in a Week 8 tie of the Metro Pro League. The Kunle Soname lads compounded the woes...

Metro Pro League: 36 Lions Down Yobo FC

April 3 Grassroots Sports 12 comments

.Pick First Win – Lagos darling team, 36 Lions have finally given their teeming fans something to cheer with a hard-earned 3-2 win over their Yobo FC counterparts in a Metro Pro League Week 7 tie at the Onikan Stad...

Metro Pro League: Bridge Tackle Collins Edwin

April 2 Grassroots Sports 8 comments

League leaders, Bridge Football Club of Lagos will battle Collins Edwin Sports Club in a Metro Pro League Week 7 match slated for magnificent Agege Stadium on Wednesday at 4pm. Bridge FC currently lead the pack with 12 p...

Surulere Grab Lagos Junior League Title

April 1 Football, Grassroots Sports, Lagos Junior League 8 comments

The 2013/2014 Season of the Lagos Junior League, LJL, came to a climax with Surulere Sport City FC sealing the Premier League title with a hard fought 2-0 victory over Onigbongbo Ultimate Strikers at the Epe Stadium on S...

Lagos Junior League Season Ends

March 28 Football, Grassroots Sports, Lagos Junior League 37 comments

The final week of the Lagos Junior League 2013/2014 Season will formally end this weekend, with the winners expected to emerge on last day of the youth development football competition. Although, Surulere FC suffered a f...

Surulere Throw Lagos Junior League Open

March 17 Football, Grassroots Sports, Lagos Junior League 7 comments

Surulere Sport City Football Club achieved an almost impossible task when they defeated Y.M.D Babes of Ojo in their Lagos Junior League, LJL match played at LASU play ground on Sunday. Surulere held on to a single goal s...

Bridge FC Regain Metro Pro League Top Spot

March 14 Football, Grassroots Sports 16 comments

Bridge Football Club are back on top of the Metro Pro League table after defeating their Yobo FC counterparts by 2-1 at the Agege Stadium on Thursday. Yobo FC who were the home team started the tie on a good note, as the...

Metro Pro League: Bolowotan, 36 Lions Renew Rivalry

March 5 Grassroots Sports 15 comments

The age-long rivalry between Bolowotan Football Club of Ikorodu and their 36 Lions counterparts will be renewed at Strong Tower Pitch, Ikorodu in the Week 3 of the Metro Pro League on Wednesday. Bolowotan will go into th...

Egbe Idimu Host ‘Embattled’ Ibeju Lekki

February 13 Football, Grassroots Sports, Lagos Junior League, State Sports 16 comments

.In Lagos Junior League 1 Cracker At Alade Stadium – Last weekend saw Ibeju Lekki slip from their position at the top of the Lagos Junior League, LJL, 1 standing, when they lost at home to Orile Agege, but this wee...

Ibeju-Lekki Beaten At Home!

February 10 Football, Grassroots Sports, Lagos Junior League 6 comments

.Lose To Orile Agege In Lagos Junior League 1 Clash – The Lagos Junior League, LJL, League 1 recorded some interesting results last weekend, while the rescheduled Premier League match again opened the title race am...

Ojo Babes Dare Apapa Golden Stars

February 7 Football, Grassroots Sports, Lagos Junior League 24 comments

.In Lagos Junior League Re-Scheduled Match – With the Premier League currently on break, all focus will move to League 1 albeit the rescheduled match between Ojo Y.M.D Babes and Apapa Golden Stars. Ojo Y.M.D. Babes...