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Praises and commendations from Gombe State football stakeholders, coaches, and enthusiasts was the order of the day as Hon Khamisu Mailantarki unveiled a mega football development program in Gombe, the capital city of Gombe State.  Hon Mailantarki revealed the development when he hosted an interactive session with the leaders and coaches of Nationwide and state leagues football clubs respectively at the Hajiya Amina conference hall in Gombe, while presenting his speech, the CEO of Aqua Gardens and Amazon Kayak stated out the conditions of the program which will be executed under his football academy 'Mailantarki Care Football Academy' under which the franchise deal with the European and domestic partners was sealed.  Similarly he vividly explained to the club owners the nature of any possible deal that will involve teams if their respective players were found worthy of selection to form part of the platform under Mailantarki Care Football Academy.  Meanwhile the platform have s

Nilayo Sports Management Limited, organizers of the Great Abeokuta 10KM Race has announced Rite Foods Limited as the headline sponsor of the race. Mr. Bukola Olopade, the Chief Executive Officer of Nilayo Sports Management Limited said “We are delighted to announce Rite Foods Limited as Headline sponsor of the second edition of Great Abeokuta 10KM Race. This partnership also perfectly coincides with the concept of this edition which is to be run solely by Nigerians”. “All runners will have the ultimate dollar prize to contest for, this event will mark itself as Nilayo Sports will be organizing a road race without foreign runners for the very first time.” “We felt that it is important to push the Nigerian narrative, that is why we also themed this year’s race “Naija, race for the homeland; it’s necessary to showcase the dynamism of our strength as a nation of great people who are committed to excellence in all human endeavors”. Boluwatife Adedugbe, Assistant Brand Manager, Rite Foods LT

  Nigeria’s hope and aspirations of winning the coveted World Cup trophy will become a reality sooner than later only if former Abia State Governor and current senator representing Abia North district at the Red Chambers of the National Assembly, Orji Uzor Kalu, becomes the country’s president in 2023, www.bestchoicesports.com.ng can report.   Nigeria is due to conduct a general election in 2023 to elect new leaders including the country’s president to oversee their affairs at national and regional levels. As the election date draws closer with each pass day, Nigerian Journalists who spoke on the background of the endorsement of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for the 2023 Presidential election in Nigeria by former military head of state, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida IBB said should the Abia State born sports administrator and politician decides to contest for the number one position in the country and emerges victories, Nigeria’s hope of winning the World Cup is a huge possiblity. Enyimba won th

  F.A Victory emerged as the champions of the 13th edition of the Bolowotan Gold Cup after recording a slim penalty win over N-TAB FC in the final on Sunday at the Strong Tower Academy Sports Field, Ikorodu. The keenly contested and entertaining final ended 2-2 for both teams after 90 minutes of exchange. F.A Victory clinched the trophy following a 4-3 penalty triumph. Adebax FC defeated Greater Height    2-0 in the third place match as they emerged as the Bronze winner of the tournament. At the end of the foremost grassroots football event in Ikorodu, the three teams — F.A Victory, N-Tab and Adebax FC were presented with cash prizes respectively, by the organizers of the Bolowotan Cup, which is one of the pet project of the Lagos State Director General of Sports, Mr Oluwatoyin Gafaar. Nigeria Football Federation 1st Vice President Barr, Seyi Akinwunmi who was part of the dignitaries at the grand finale of the event presented, Seun Adepoju of F.A Victory a cash prize for emerging as th

  The much -anticipated Dr Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament which will see six of Africa’s leading women National Teams competing for honours in the City of Lagos is only 30 days to its commencement. Nine-time African champions, Super Falcons of Nigeria, are looking to rekindle rivalry with other top African teams in the women's game at the invitational tourney themed Playing for Good. The tournament is billed for 13th – 21st September 2021 and will also involve the women A teams of Cameroon, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco and Mali. Super Falcons, presently in high spirits after a first-ever participation in the USWNT Summer Series in the United States of America and an 8-day training camp in Austria ahead of this tournament, are largely expected to re-assert their dominance and superiority in Africa, following their inability to make the just-concluded Olympic Games in Tokyo.  The Dr Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament, otherwise known as Aisha

  Ikorodu is agog ahead of the 13th edition of the foremost grassroots football event in Lagos, Bolowotan Gold Cup, which will take center stage tomorrow, August 15, 2021 at the Police Barracks Sports Field Igbogbo. After 62 round of games with exciting and thrilling performances from the participating teams, N-Tab and F.A Victory will trade tackles in final of the annual Bolowotan Cup, while Adebax FC will face Greater Height in the third place match same day. As part of the effort to make this year’s grand finale a memorable and exciting one, the organizers of the grassroots event have concluded plans for a novelty match between Ekofootball Under 15 FCAAN winner, Team Ikorodu DFA and Prince Eletu Queens. In addition, all the matches will be live streamed on Facebook. Followers of the Bolowotan Gold Cup will have the opportunity to watch the games live @BolowotanFC official Facebook fan page starting from 1pm tomorrow. The Bolowotan Gold Cup is powered by the Director General of Sport

By NSM Media Nigeria's contingent to the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games returned to a red carpet reception at the Nnamdi Azikwe international Airport Abuja on Saturday.  The gallant ambassadors were recieved on arrival by the honourable minister of youth and sports development, Sunday Dare who had arrived a few days earlier to prepare the grounds for these heros and heroines of out time who defied all the odds posed by a difficult pre-olympic preparation caused by the Corona Virus Pandemic, to make Nigeria proud in Tokyo.  Dare used the ocassion to salute the team for their gallant performance and informed them that president Mohammadu Buhari is very proud of the team not only for winning medals at the Olympics but for comporting themselves in a manner that is expected of Nigeria sports ambassadors at international sporting events.        "Today, we celebrate you just as millions of Nigerians who stayed glued to their Television set at odd hours of the day to watch and pray for you.

Kwara United on Thursday, August 5, finally picked a continental ticket after beating visiting Katsina United 3-0 in final game of the season in Ilorin. Ayobami Junior scored the first goal for Kwara United in the 20th minute before Michael Ohanu and Stephen Jude sealed the win for the Harmony Boys. Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi were on ground to cheer Kwara United to victory against Katsina United at the Kwara state stadium. Fans were happy after the match at the Kwara state stadium considering the fact that it was 14 years ago that the Harmony Boys last played continental games. While expressing happiness for the continental ticket picked, Kwara United General Manager Bashir Badawiy thanked the Government under His Excellency, Governor Abdulrahman, Kwarans and fans for the support throughout the season. “Today is a memorable day for us and we want to thank everyone for the support from the start of the season till the end.   “Special thanks also