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CAF, together with hosts, Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF), today officially announced ticketing plans and procedures for the much-anticipated 2021-22 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final between Al Ahly SC (Egypt) and Wydad AC (Morocco). CAF has worked closely with both clubs and the host Federation in dividing and allocating a fair and equal distribution of tickets. The maximum safe capacity of the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco, has been set at 45,000 people, in accordance with CAF Safety and Security Regulations.  These seats have been distributed as follows : ·      10,000 seats reserved for each team to enable them to acquire tickets for their supporters from CAF and the host association.  ·      Any tickets not purchased by a team will not be released for public sale. Therefore, these seats will remain vacant.  ·      20,000 tickets will be made available to the general public.  ·  ...

President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), His Excellency, Thomas Bach has sent congratulations to Engineer Habu Ahmed Gumel, Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) President for the honour bestowed on him by the Government of Japan. In the congratulatory message, the IOC President said, "It was with great pleasure that I learnt that you are among the distinguished foreign recipients in the world to be honoured by His Majesty Emperor Naruhito and the Government of Japan with the Most Prestigious Imperial Decoration; The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. "Please, accept my warmest congratulations on this outstanding distinction, which is well deserved for your important contributions to promoting friendship between Japan and Nigeria through sport. This is an acknowledgement of your great service to sport and it has a positive impact on the Olympic Movement" Bach concluded. Engineer Gumel thanked Thomas Bach, the IOC President, for the great gestur...

By: Adewale Ajayi The Minna born president of Nigeria coaches association has shown why he is still one of the best hands around.  On Friday in Niamey, Bosso wrote his name in gold and helped to wipe away the tears following that disastrous loss to Ghana that ended Nigeria's World Cup hopes.  He started the tournament by humbling the lousy West Africans who thought that after picking the World Cup ticket in Abuja, they have all but cemented their bragging rights over Nigeria That victory by the Nigerian Under 20 National team gave the fans some measure of assurance and lifted the spirits of many, in a country that has suffered so much heartbreaks due to the dismal performances of the Super Eagles at the last Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon and the World Cup qualification race.  Coach Augustine Eguaveon raised the hopes of millions of Nigerians in Cameroon but soon left them in tears by being the Eguaveon we have always known.  The Eguaveon that hardly wins, the Egu...

International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), Director of Technical and Development Department, Hitesh Malhotra says Nigeria can host the FIVB World Youth Championships. Malhotra disclosed this during the facility tour with members of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja on Friday. Malhotra expressed satisfaction with indoor hall of package B and the velodrome facilities at the package A of MKO Stadium. He revealed that Nigeria have the human resources as well as manpower to host the age grade championships. He said, "We have visited some of the volleyball facilities in Abuja and our verdict is that Nigeria can host the FIVB World Youth Championships if they apply. We visited the indoor sports hall and velodrome of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) officials also visited the outdoor volleyball courts at the package B Stadium, Life Camp court and Beach Volleyball court at Jabi Lake. "With the leagu...

The Nigeria Football Federation on Sunday announced the appointment of Mr José Santos Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. The appointment is with immediate effect, subject to the signing of agreed terms between the NFF and Mr Peseiro.   José Vitor dos Santos Peseiro, 62 last month, is a Portuguese who played as a striker in his days and has wide and varied experience coaching top Clubs and National Teams across four different continents, namely Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. An educationist with a degree in physical education/sports sciences, Peseiro has top-level coaching qualifications/training, and has coached at Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto, Panathinaikos, Rapid Bucharest, Sporting Braga, Victoria Gumaraes, Al-Hilal, Al-Wahda, Al-Ahly Cairo, Sharjah FC and Real Madrid (assistant coach during the Galacticos era), as well as serving as Head Coach of the Saudi Arabian and Venezuelan National Teams.   Peseiro is expected to lead o...

The official ball for the 2022 NWFL Premiership Super 6 has been unveiled by the NWFL. The unveiling was done by the Chairperson of the NWFL, Aisha Falode, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City. The new ball 'Ivie' was inspired by the Bini word for Corals. Corals, a beautiful ornament of Royalty worn around the neck or adorned on the head by brides and Queens in the Oba's palace for grand occasions or ceremonies.  The artwork used for it's design brings a sense of tradition, which is closely linked with the spirit of the Super 6 tournament.  The 2022 NWFL Premiership Super 6 official ball is predominantly white, with a garish upper graphics that combines blue brush stroke prints with striping in neon pink colours. While the logos of the NWFL and Ivie are black.  The 'Ivie' was comprehensively tested to make sure it is for professional football and was used at the NWFL/Laliga Show Your Other Side Challenge Novelty Match. It has an excellent shape precision,...

Her Excellency, the First Lady of Edo State, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, participated fully in all the programmes of event held yesterday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City to the delight of all the invited female students, migrants from United Nations Migration (IOM) and best NWFL Premiership players for the season.  Mrs. Obaseki was uppermost in the 'Show Your Other Side Challenge' with open free dance with the footballers (Monday Gift and Joy Duru) and the Penalty Shoot-Out Challenge where she converted her own penalty kick at the main bowl of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.  Mrs Betsy Obaseki engaging footballers with open free dance in 'Show Your Other Side Challenge' She also helped presented trophies to Team LaLiga coached by LaLiga Ambassadors, Anair Lomba Alvarez and Mutiu Adepoju, and the Most Valuable Player Award to Monday Gift. 

The President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Engineer Musa Nimrod has confirmed that the Federation is set to receive the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and Confederation of Africa Volleyball (CAVB)  during the 2022  National Division 1 Volleyball League in Abuja Nimrod made this disclosed  after a close door meeting with the technical official, stakeholders and board members of the Federation. According to him, FIVB and CAVB will be visiting the Federation in a courtesy visit to ascertain the level of volleyball development. He said, "The federation is set to receive two governing body, FIVB and CAVB; both will be visiting Nigeria during the 2022 National division 1 League. The President said the visit of the FIVB and CAVB to Nigeria is due to the grassroot development witnessed  in Nigeria during local and international championships. “They will visit Nigeria volleyball and will spent to five days. The governing bodies will be in Nigeria t...

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) is taking a bold step in ensuring an increased participation of women in Sports Administration and Politics by organizing a two-day seminar to address the key challenges they face.  The seminar with the theme- SPORTS POLITICS: WOMEN INCLUSION; is for women at a senior career level and are interested in Sports Politics, it is also for Women representatives on the Board of National Sports Federations and States Sports Associations. It will take place in Lagos on May 13 and 14, 2022; at Golfview Hotel and Suites, 12 Adeyinka Adebayo street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. In a release signed by Phemmy Adetula, the Public Relations Officer, NOC, the objectives include: Understanding and discussing the challenges women face in sport politics. It will also profer new solutions to these challenges by helping the women to connect with other colleagues, sponsors, supporters, and mentors that will support them on their career path. It will help them identify short- and...

 Super Eagles’ First Assistant Coach, Salisu Yusuf has released a list of 30 players, including Captain Ahmed Musa and forward Moses Simon, ahead of the prestigious international friendly matches against the ‘A’ Men National Teams of Mexico and Ecuador in the United States of America. The three –time African champions will clash with CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico at the AT & T Stadium in Dallas, State of Texas on Saturday, 28th May, before flying to New Jersey to tackle Ecuador at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison on Thursday, 2nd June. Yusuf, who is also Head Coach of the CHAN and the U23 teams, has included eight home–based professional players, including goalkeepers Adewale Adeyinka and Ojo Olorunleke, defender Ibrahim Buhari, and forwards Victor Mbaoma and Ishaq Rafiu. Only 25 players will make the final list for the tour, which is preparatory to next month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Sierra Leone in Abuja (9th June) and São Tomé & Príncipe in Marr...

 The 2022/2023 Session of the OS/NOC Advanced Sports Management Course will hold in Nigeria from Tuesday 10th to Thursday 12th May 2022. The Advanced Sports Management Course is an initiative of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through Olympic Solidarity and the National Olympic Committee. The Nigeria Olympic Committee has scheduled the first module of the 6th edition to hold in Lagos. The course is designed to equip sports administrators with knowledge of how to develop, maintain a solid and sustainable administrative structure that can deliver the support needed by athletes and administrators. The course manual is based on Managing Olympic Sports organization and it comprises six chapters. This edition of the course will be a combination of physical and virtual. It will be anchored by the two International Olympic Committee Certified Course Directors, Prof. Clement Fasan and Dr. Dyagas Jonathan, and other invited speakers. The President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, ...

The League Management Company (LMC) have charged MFM FC for breaching the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Framework & Rules in their Matchday 26 fixture against Rangers Int'l last Sunday played at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Amongst other charges leveled against the "Olukoya Boys" was the inability to provide and ensure adequate security which gives  room for MFM officials and Supporters to unleash mayhem on the centre referee.  The official LMC sanction note reads: "Some of MFM supporters & officials encroached onto the field of play & attacked the centre referee.  "MFM also failed to provide & ensure effective security during the game which resulted in breakdown of law & order at the match venue. "MFM further breached the rules as their supporters, players & officials behaved in a way capable of bringing the league into disrepute. "MFM, furthermore, failed to control their players & officials in ensuring the...