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Nigeria’s flagbearers in continental competition return to action this weekend, with elite division champions Kano Pillars staring down the barrel of a huge task at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Saturday afternoon.  They host Moroccan side, Moghreb Athletic Tetouane with a whole four goals deficit from the first leg at the Stade Saniat Rmel on March 21.  Chairman of the Pillars’ Champions League Campaign Committee, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima has expressed confidence that the Nigerian champions will overcome the huge setback and sail into the next round.  Nigeria’s other CAF Champions League representatives, Enyimba FC will depart the country on Friday for their return leg clash with Smouha FC of Egypt, scheduled for Sunday. They will travel aboard Egypt Air from Lagos.  A letter from the Egyptian Football Association has informed the NFF that the match will be played at the Alexandria Stadium in Egypt’s second city, starting ...

The Nigeria Basketball Federation says it will continue to promote basketball development from the grass root in all the geo-political zones, to this end the Federation will be giving technical support to the forth-coming annual Samuel Oguche youth Basketball Camp which is billed for Abuja in the month of May.   The famed summer basketball camp for youths which has been held in many cities across the world since 2007, is scheduled to commence on May 18th to 22nd in the city of Abuja.   Ex-basketball international Samuel Oguche, Founder and organizer of the yearly event hinted that all arrangements have been made by the foundation to ensure a hitch-free camp.   “This year’s camp will feature exposure to the rudiments of basketball and basketball drilling to be handled by experienced and national team coaches with world class training facilities; motivational speeches by successful individuals and sports icons as well as career talk and mentoring on having s...

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Agege Stadium is one of the standard stadia in Lagos State but it has remained the most unfriendly venue to fans and media men. The refurbished stadium that looks beautiful haven't enjoyed the best of crowd turnout owing to the that the management of the facility have perfected strategies to frustrate fans and most especially the media who are always around to cover sporting event at the stadium. "When I'm going to cover an event at the Agege stadium, I get a bit worried of the stress I'll be put through before gaining access into the stadium," a Journalist told SL10.ng The stadium that is yet to be commissioned has hosted a lot of football event yet fans and Journalists have been messed up by security operatives at the stadium. On so many occasion, Journalist have been forced into the main-bowl bare footed because the securities usually give some flimsy excuses insisting that some particular foot wear isn't good for the tracks beside the pitch but the sa...

Rivers Angels team manager, Mrs Matilda Otuene-Onyiloha was on Tuesday evening given an award by Futball Galore for her outstanding contribution towards the development of women football in Nigeria. Following her undying love for sports especially women football, the hardworking woman was presented with an award during the Nigeria Women Football League Congress held at the Namet Suites in Abuja.The award was to recognize her for her tremendous support and contribution towards the promotion of the Nigeria Women Football League and the various women national teams. ''I feel so privileged receiving this honourable award and I am really grateful to God, Rivers Angels FC, and the women football family because without their support and hard work, I would not have come this far in football. I would also like to congratulate the organizers Futball Galore for their effort and contribution towards promoting women football in Nigeria,'' she said.The award was presented to her ...

By-Bball Naija There is an African saying that if the knife is thrown up a thousand times, the handle will always hit the ground first. We cannot do things he same way over and over again and expect different results. I am beginning to think that this is one of our major problems in Nigeria sports. I was reading The Adobe 2015 Digital Trends Briefing when a paragraph caught my attention. The digital trends briefing is a quarterly digital intelligence briefing which is based on a global survey of more than 6,000 marketing professionals. The report highlights how business development leaders in corporate organisations grow their businesses and stay ahead of competitors. The paragraph says, “It is no secret that customer experience (CX) has emerged as a key priority for many organisations over the last few years. The emphasis on CX coincides with rising consumer expectations, which has led brands to focus on customer satisfaction or even delight at every touch point in ...

Nigeria Booked qualification ticket to the 2015 FIBA Africa Basketball championship in Tunisia and the All African Games in Congo with a 63-50 victory over Burkina Faso in the 2nd Leg of the qualifiers at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National stadium in Surulere, Lagos. The D’Tigers who won the 1st leg by 23 points in Ouagadougou jumped off the starting block in style, in front of the ecstatic Lagos crowd with an 8 points lead in the 1st quarter with the score line at 18-10 points.  Though missing a couple of free throws in the 2nd quarter, the D’Tigers extended their lead 32-17 to go on the half time break with a 15 points lead thanks to good offensive display.  It was a tougher game for the host after the break as the Burkinabes’ gave a tough fight in the 2nd half winning both the 3rd and 4th quarters  15-14 and 18-17 points respectively.  However, a relentless Nigerian side held on for the much needed victory to keep the 2016 Rio Olympics dre...