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With the recent commendable rise in youth Basketball programmes in Nigeria, which has directly influenced success of national U-16 teams and the resurfacing on Nigeria as a powerhouse in Africa.  The ancient city of Ibadan with a rich history of Basketball will on Saturday 30th January,  2016 will add to the conveyor belt of talent production as one of the former of the Oluyole Warriors Basketball club star in the 80's, Barr. Damola Awosika launches the Hoops Dreams Basketball Academy. President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Mr. Tijjani Umar acknowledged and thanked the initiator of the programme,  Barr. Damola Awosika for his proactiveness and drive to build a structure that will sustain youth development and talent discovery in the State and the South West sub-region, adding to the Youth Alive Basketball programmes exsisting in Lagos and recently extended to Ekiti State last year. Mr Umar said "I acknowledge the opening of the Hoops Dreams Academy...

Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Prime Football Club will resume training on Monday February 8, 2016 in preparation for the new season. The spokesperson of the club, Tunde Shamsudeen, confirmed the development after the board meeting of the Management Committee of the team, and said the team will thereafter map out the 2016 programmes. "We are reporting back to training on Monday February 8, to prepare for the new season, we have asked our players to report to camp February 7, which thereafter will strategies on how best we shall approach the season," he told newsmen at the Oshogbo Township Stadium.  Prime finished fourth on the NNL Zone B standings having missed promotion by whisker on the last league day. However, the Omoluabi Giants management has re-activate the existing ‎kit deal with local manufacturers Owu sportswears for the new season.

Popular Nigeria Dancehall, artiste Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie a.k.a Patoranking is the latest celebrity act to sign on for the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. The multi-award winning musician was at the Lagos City Marathon office at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos on Tuesday where he picked a form to register for the first full international marathon in Nigeria in three decades. Patoranking after completing his registration formalities said he was quite excited at the Lagos Marathon project and he hinted that he will be going the whole mile on February 6, 2016 when over 20,000 athletes are expected to participate in the first edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. “Of course, I am happy to sign on for the race, trust me I will run on that day, I know I can go the whole 42km” Patoranking boasted. Patoranking who currently is an accomplished artist said if he was not into music, he would definitely have been into sports as he also has a soft spot for k...

NFF President Amaju Pinnick has reiterated that the country’s football group is one big family, following Wednesday’s meeting with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalung and a group led by Ambassador Chris Giwa.  Pinnick also commended moves by the Minister to solidify the unity of the football family, and called on every member of the family to work assiduously in support of the present NFF administration to take the nation’s football to new heights.  “We want to say a big ‘Thank You’ to the Honourable Minister, the Permanent Secretary (Mr. Christian Ohaa) and the Director General, NSC (Mallam Alhassan Yakmut) for their wonderful efforts in trying to solidify the unity among the football family.  “Wednesday’s meeting was another of such efforts and we praise the attitude of the Minister, Permanent Secretary and Director General all through the meeting.  “The NFF wishes to reiterate that we rem...

President Muhammadu Buhari has rewarded sportsmen and women and their officials who brought honour to the country in the last seven months, as well as the 1985 Class of U-16 boys who won the inaugural FIFA Cadet World Cup title while Buhari was military Head of State.  A brief but impressive ceremony at the Conference Hall of the Presidential Villa on Thursday morning was witnessed by top government functionaries, leading politicians, members of the National Assembly, members of the Diplomatic Corps and top sports administrators.  Rewarded were the aforementioned ’85 Class of U-16 players and their coaches; men and women basketballers; powerlifters; world scrabble champion Wellington Jighere and officials; boxer Olanrewaju Durodola; athletes and officials; the U-17 world champion footballers and; the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations winners.  Various monetary rewards, including N2million for each of the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Cup winners, N1.2million for the 2015 FIFA U-...

The third edition of Gold Cup Pre-Season Tournament scheduled to take place at the Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu Ode from January 31 to February 9, as been rescheduled to hold between Thursday February 4, through Saturday February 13, 2016 at same venue. The tournament was announced to be postponed by the General Coordinator of the tournament, Tunde Shamsudeen, stating that Ogun State Government want to use the stadium from January 27 to February 2, as part of activities marking the 40 years of the state existence.  Shamsudeen stated further that new arrival date for all teams is now Wednesday February 3, and regret any inconveniences the postponement might cause.  The participating teams are Shooting Stars, FC Ebedei, FC Yarmalight, Supreme Court, Ikorodu United, FC Ifeanyi Ubah, Crown FC, Remo stars and Lobi Stars. Sharks FC of Port Harcourt won the last edition and there is a giant befitting trophy for this year winner courtesy of Senator Abdul Fatai Buh...

The secretariat of the Lagos City Marathon was a beehive of activities on Thursday as music star Olamide Adedeji popularly called Olamide, media celebrity Jimi Disu, Rapper Ogunbote aka Jaayglow and national champion in 100m Adeseye Ogunlewe all signed on for the February 6, 2016 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. First to sign was rapper Jaayglow, the son of football coach Gbenga Ogunbote. The rapper said it is was an honour to be associated with Lagos Marathon while he also urged all Lagosians to come and run and for those that are not running, he appealed to them to come in their thousands to support the runners. On his part, Olamide said he was equally proud to be associated with Lagos City Marathon even as he enjoined other celebrities to come on board and be counted with the noble course. The multi-award winning musician together with the other visiting celebrities filled their race forms at the office of Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission and head of the organising comm...