Category Archives: Sports Personality

Jonathan Confirms Yakmut Director General Of Sports Commission

May 15 Athletics, Sports Personality 12 comments

The President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR), has approved the appointment of Al-Hassan Yakmut as the substantive Director General of the National Sports Commission, NSC. The appointment which takes immediate effect...

Pele In Hospital After Prostate Surgery

May 8 Football, Sports Personality 17 comments

Reports on Friday say Brazil legend Pele has had surgery for a prostate condition after he was admitted to hospital for the second time in six months. The 74-year-old three-time World Cup winner was treated in hospital f...

NWWF Honours Danagogo, Welcomes Yakmut

May 8 Sports Federations, Sports Personality 1 comment

Photo: Ambassador Rachel Bakam(2nd r) and other NWWF officials presenting Dr. Tammy Danagogo with the Award plaque in Abuja. – The Nigerian Water Ski & Wakeboard Federation (NWWF), has honoured the Sports Mini...

NFF To Sign MOU With English FA

May 7 Football, National Teams, Sports Personality 3 comments

Following the fruitful meeting between the President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick and his counterpart in England, Greg Dyke, it has been revealed that a formal document cementing and formalizing the...

Nigeria Pitch Awards Moved To 13 June

May 7 Football, National Teams, Players Profiles, Sports Personality 4 comments

Organisers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards have announced a new date and venue for the 2014 Award Ceremony earlier scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 6 May, 2015 in Lagos. Shina Philips, CEO of Matchmakers Consult International...

Yakmut Assures Forum On Sports Development

May 7 Athletics, Sports Federations, Sports Personality 27 comments

Acting Director General of National Sports Commission, NSC, Mallam Alhassan Yakmut has pledged the implementation of the Communiqué for the development of sports read and presented by the Executive Committee of the Direc...

Yakmut Joins Commonwealth Advisory Body

April 30 Athletics, Sports Federations, Sports Personality 20 comments

The newly appoint­ed Acting Direc­tor General of the National Sports Com­mission, Al-Hassan Yakmut has added an­other feather to his cap with his appointment into the Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS) by the Co...

Nigeria Refs Get More International Matches

April 23 CAF Competitions, FIFA Competitions, Football, Sports Personality 13 comments

The efforts of Nigeria Football Federation to enhance the capacity of Nigerian referees and make them more professional and diligent are paying off steadily with the referees receiving greater consideration for internati...

Keshi Returns As Nigeria Coach

April 21 Football, National Teams, Sports Personality 19 comments

Coach Stephen Keshi finally inked a new 2-year contract to continue as Super Eagles Manager. The deal was sealed in Abuja Tuesday afternoon. The 53-year old signed a fresh two-year contract at a simple ceremony inside th...

Nigeria Supporters Club Congratulates Buhari

April 9 Football, Sports Federations, Sports Personality 36 comments

.Praises Sports-Loving Jonathan For Uniting Nigeria – Following his election as next President of the country, the Nigerian Football Supporters Club has congratulated General Muhammadu Buhari over his success in th...

Keshi Gives Out Daughter In Marriage

March 21 Football, Sports Personality 30 comments

.Keshi’s daughter, Ifeyinwa and hubby saying ‘I do” during their wedding ceremony in Benin City, on Saturday, 21 March, 2015. – Super Eagles of Nigeria Head Coach, Stephen Keshi has given out his ...

FIFA Expels Zimbabwe From 2018 W/Cup Qualifiers

March 13 Football, National Teams, Sports Personality 8 comments

.Over Non-Payment Of Outstanding Debt To Coach Georgini – The FIFA Disciplinary Committee on Thursday, 12 March 2015, notified the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) that it was expelled from the preliminary comp...

Egypt Names Cuper Pharaohs’ Coach

March 4 Football, National Teams, Sports Personality 27 comments

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has named Argentine Hector Cuper as head coach of the senior national team. Cuper, 59, replaces Egyptian Shawky Gharib, who was sacked following the Pharaoh’s inability to qualify ...

Coming Soon: The Oneya Interview

March 2 Football, Sports Personality 10 comments

Former Chairman of Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Brigadier General Dominic Oneya retd., who also served as Military Administrator of Kano and Plateau States, spoke with us in his home in Warri, Delta State last week...

Ilaboya Emerges Edo FA Chairman

February 27 Football, Sports Federations, Sports Personality 24 comments

.As Icheen Retains Seat In Benue – Foremost journalist and former chairman of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, Frank Ilaboya is the new Chairman of Edo State Football Association. Ilaboya...

Amuneke Grateful For Eaglets’ Progress

February 23 Football, Interviews, National Teams, Sports Personality 4 comments

Golden Eaglets Chief Coach, Emmanuel Amuneke in this interview moments after his side 3-1 victory over the Junior Chipolopolo of Zambia, shares his feelings with the Team Media Officer, Morakinyo Abodurin in the locker r...

Okocha Elected Delta FA Chairman

February 20 Football, Sports Personality 7 comments

Former Super Eagles’ captain, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has been elected chairman of the Delta State FootballAssociation. At the elections conducted in Asaba on Friday, and supervised by Member of the NFF Executive Committee...

FA Elections: Green, Others Retain Chairmanship Seats

February 19 Football, Sports Federations, Sports Personality 7 comments

Barrister Christopher Green, Alhaji Abubakar Ladan and Alhaji Ganiyu Majekodunmi have retained their seats as chairmen of the Rivers State Football Association, Kebbi State Football Association and Ogun State Football As...

Gusau, Fresh, Others Retain State FA Seats

February 18 Football, Sports Personality 6 comments

Elections into the Football Associations of the 36 States and Abuja has hit full throttle with the exercise already successfully concluded in some States across Nigeria. On Monday, Alhaji Yusuf Ahmed Fresh, Member of the...

NAWIS Abuja Gets First Excecutives

February 16 Sports Federations, Sports Personality 2 comments

By Ebenezer Osamo – The National Association of Women In Sports, NAWIS Federal Capital Territory, FCT Chapter, has elected its first set of excecutives. The Abuja-based sports enthusiasts met in the Federal Capital...

Keshi Opens Up On Burkina Faso Link

February 13 Football, Sports Personality 9 comments

A report monitored on supersport.com says Stephen Keshi has revealed the interest of Burkina Faso Football Federation, FBF, to engage him as coach of the Stallions. The out-of-contract Nigeria manager disclosed on Friday...

Death of Okoya-Thomas A Big Loss To Sports –NOC

February 4 Sports Personality, Table Tennis 6 comments

As Nigerians mourn the demise of billionaire business mogul, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas, President of Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, Engineer Habu Gumel says his death is a big loss to sports. Chief Okoya-Thomas died at ...

NFF Mourns Ex-Nigeria Goalie Agbonavbare

January 27 Football, Sports Personality 10 comments

Acting President of Nigeria Football Federation, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi has expressed deep grief of the Federation and the entire Nigeria football family at the death of former Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Wilfred Agbonavb...