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The maiden edition of GS Magna Future Stars scouting program is living up to its pre-tournament billings as young players exhibit exhilarating talent, skills and determinations.   The under-19 and under-16 youths tournament kicked off on Monday at the Lagacy Pitch, National Stadium, Surulere with each category having 8 and 6 participating teams respectively. After two round of group matches played in the under-19 category, Box2box FC sits comfortably at the summit of group A,  while 36 Lion Football Club and Dominion Hotspur FC with 4 points each maintain a joint leadership of group B. Matches played so far Group A MD1 In the opening match of the tournament on Monday, Box2box FC defeated FC Bethel by 2 goals to nill while, Broad City FC outsmarted Smart City FC by 4 goals to one to complete the Group A MD1 fixtures. Group B MD1 In group B, it was a no victory no vanquished battle affairs between the four teams as 36 Lion vs Dominion Hotspur played out a 2 all draw while T...

 St. Pauli midfielder Afeez Aremu has expressed his delight to return from a long-term harmstring injury. Afeez Aremu in action for St. Pauli The 22-year-old suffered the injury problem in December which has since sidelined him from action. Aremu featured in 13 German Bundesliga 2 games for the Millerntor-Stadion outfit in the 2021-22 season, missing seven games at a stretch. The midfielder has been a consistent performer for St. Pauli this term. He made a return against Hannover on Sunday afternoon and has revealed his excitement.  "Not the result we wanted from yesterday game. But we keep our heads up and make things right from the upcoming games. Glad to be back on pitch again ," the Super Eagles hopeful wrote via Social Media. Aremu has been with St. Pauli since 2019 when he teamed up with the Hamburg based club from Norwegian side Ik Start. The midfielder has distinguished himself in the German second tier with his solid defensive displays for the Neighbourhood Kickers.

Nigeria's Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori secured unexpected title on Sunday at the All Africa Individual Badminton Championships in Kampala, Uganda.  Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori ìn action at the just concluded All Africa Individual Badminton Championships in Kampala, Uganda. It is Nigeria’s first major win since the crisis in the administration of badminton ensued late last year. Opeyori was Nigeria’s sole entry as his doubles’ partner; Godwin Olofua failed to show up having travelled unexpectedly to Qatar. Due to lack of funding, Nigeria was to present the three-man team that went for the Olympics comprising of Opeyori and Godwin Olofua in both the singles and doubles men’s event while Dorcas Adesokan had to be excused on account of preparation for her wedding.  That left only Opeyori as the sole competitor and was at the brink of not attending owing to the funding challenge. There is no executive board of the Badminton federation in the country at the moment and the leadership of a c...

In a bid to build a more virile relationship with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr Habu Ahmed Gumel met with His Excellency, Thomas Bach, the President, International Olympic Committee (IOC) to discuss ways in which the IOC can aid in the development of sports in Nigeria. (L-R) Thomas Bach, IOC President and Habu Ahmed Gumel, NOC President. The meeting which took place in Beijing, China during the current 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the instance of the IOC President who discussed the need for mutual understanding, good relationship and further improvement of the Olympic movement in Nigeria. In a release signed by Phemmy Adetula, Public Relations Officer, NOC; which stated that the meeting between both parties went well and quoted the NOC President, Gumel  saying “I met with His Excellency, Thomas Bach, the President, International Olympic Committee (IOC) to discuss the way forward for Olympic movement in Nige...

The Technical Director of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Martin Melandi said the arrival date for the 2022 President Beach Volleyball Cup has been moved to 18th February. The President Beach Volleyball Cup is scheduled for 18th to 23rd February, 2022 at the twin court of Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna state. Melandi said the decision was made after due consultations from critical beach volleyball stakeholders. He maintained that there is no registration fee for the President Beach Volleyball Cup adding that only registered teams with the Federation are permitted to participate. Melandi said, "This is to inform players, coaches and the general public that the arrival date of the 2022 President Beach Volleyball Cup is on 18th of February. "We observed that since the Championship have four categories which including the U19 Boys and U19 Girls as well as the seniors (male and female), three days will not be sufficient.  "For proper documentation, all teams must register with t...

Nigeria have emerged champions of the just concluded Zone 3 U21 Beach Volleyball Championship in the Boys’ and Girls’ category on Sunday. Nigeria defeated host, Benin Republic I 2-0 (21-14, 21-17) in the boys’ final while Nigeria pummeled the first team of Benin Republic 2-0 (21-11, 21-13) in the Girls’ category. The duo of Emenike Ezike and Emmanuel Udah represented Nigeria in the boys’ event while Happy Wushiland and Esther Mbah wore the colours of the country in the girls’ event. An elated Emmanuel Udah said he is looking forward to other international outings after winning his first international medal in 2022. Udah said, “I want to thank God for the victory in Benin Republic and the President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Engineer Musa Nimrod for ensuring the teams participated in Zone 3 despite the late invitation given to the country. It was a good outing and it feels great to win the first international trophy in 2022 for the country. We are looking forward to subseq...

Nigeria U21 teams have qualified for the semifinals of the ongoing Zone 3 U21 Beach Volleyball Championship in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The duo of Emenike Ezike and Emmanuel Udah (Nigeria boys), schooled Benin Republic 2-0 (21-4, 21-6) in their first match before taking Niger Republic to the cleaners 2-0 (21-11, 21-19) in their second match on Friday. The Nigeria girls team, Happy Wushiland and Esther Mbah did not waste time to dispatch Benin Republic 2-0 (21-10, 21-9) in their first match and won their second match convincingly against Ghana 2-0 (21-14, 21-8). The coach of Nigeria U21 beach volleyball team, John Iwerima expressed satisfaction over the performances of the team at the championship. Iwerima said the players exhibited a high level of technicalities in each of their matches. He said, “I am happy over the performances of each of the players; they are hungry for wins and have shown to the world that they want to win the championship. “If you look at the matches, you will see...