Late Nasarawa United Captain To Be Buried Tuesday

Late Idris

Report from the camp of Nigeria Premier League side,Nasarawa United has confirmed that the teams captain ,Baba Idris is no more.

Shekarau Babes Appoints Kola Daniel As Media Officer

MazadoAdd caption

Newly promoted Nigeria National League side, Shekarau Babes FC of Kano,have appointed enterprising journalist Mr.Kola Daniel as their media officer ,the Clubs General Manager Ali Kabiru Mazado told amarignis.blogspot.com.

Inyama Lauds Crediblity In The Nigeria National League

Inyama left ,flanked by Shehu Dikko(Middle) and Ahmed Fresh in blue ,while Solomon Kwande stands

The Nigeria National League (NNL) has taken a sharp review of the recently ended 2014/15 Season and summed it as one to be truly celebrated.

Willy And Osuagwu To Assist Boboye At The Warriors

Newly contracted Abia Warriors Manager,Kennedy Boboye will be assisted by Chijioke Osuagwu and Willy Udube,freshest news emanating from the camp of the Umuahia based premier League side has revealed.

Warriors Flaunt Boboye As New Manager

Kennedy Boboye.

Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia has unveiled the immediate past Chief Coach of Sunshine Stars of Akure, Kennedy Boboye as its new Manager,Clubs media officer Igwe Onuoha told amarignis.blogspot.com.

NNL Side Remo Stars Sign 27 Youth Players

The Nigeria National League side,Remo Stars Football Club, have  signed on 27 players into their youth team from the participating Football academies after a 3 days screening exercise in Ijebu-Ode,Media officer Michael Onikute reveals.

Dalong,Ambode To Grace Governor's Tennis Final

Governor Ambode.

After almost two weeks of top class action, the curtains will fall on the 15^th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship on Saturday with the Chief host and special guest of honour, Lagos State Governor,  Akinwunmi Ambode and Sports Minister; Solomon Dalong scheduled to lead a host of dignitaries to grace the Closing Ceremony at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan.

Twenty Two Top Nigerian Referees Receive FIFA Badges

Col Olawale being decorated

 International referees of Nigerian extraction have been advised to be worthy representatives of the country at all cadres of football, both at local and continental levels.

Nigerian Players Humbled At the Governor's Tennis Tournament

Nigerian players failed in their bid to make it to the quarterfinal of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship on Wednesday as the $80, 000 prize money event reaches   home-stretch at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan.

Nigeria's Sport Minister Orders The Country's Fooball Body To Pay Players And Coaches Before End Of 2015

Nigeria's Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung has urged the Nigeria Football Federation NFF to pay all outstanding allowances and bonuses being owed players and officials from the Golden Eaglets, the Super Falcons and the Falconets.

TENNIS:Governor's Cup-Four Nigerians Make It To Round Two

Ndanusa,Tennis Boss in Nigeria.

Nigerian players salvaged their reputation in the ongoing 15th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan Tuesday with four of the country’s players battling their way to the next stage.

Dalung To Declare 71st NFF AGM Open

The  71^st Annual General Assembly of the Nigeria Football Federation  will hold at the prestigious  Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Wednesday ,with the Minister for Youth and Sports,Solomon Dalung billed to officially declare the seating open.

Amuneke ,Five Nigerian Players For CAF Awards

Amuneke.

Coach of Nigeria's U-17 world cup winning squad,Emmanuel Amuneke and five Nigerian players have been shortlisted by the Confederation of African Football -CAF,for the 2015 GLO-CAF AWARDS.

LEAGUE BOARDS ELECTION: Igbokwe Petitions NFF, Electoral Committee On Zoning

Barr.Igbokwe.

The vice chairman of the  Organizing and Disciplinary Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, Barrister.Iyke  Igbokwe has petitioned the Football ruling body in the country and its Electoral Committee to ensure equitable representation of the six geo-political zones in the NFF Executive Committee during the forthcoming election into the  League Boards.

Ikorodu United And MFM Qualification To Nigeria Elite League,A Big Deal ,Inyama

Chief Inyama.

The qualification of two privately owned clubs from the Nigeria National  League (NNL) to the Nigeria Premier League has been described as a good development for the domestic League in Country.

Governors's Cup:Nigeria Upsets America In First Round

Emmanuel.

Nigerian players taking part in the 15th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship began their quest for honours on a bright note in the first round of the competition with Sylvester Emmanuel making the headlines following his 7-6(3), 6-3 win over American Anderson Reed at the Lord Rummen Centre Court of the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan.

That Thought Provoking Paper Delivered By, Dilichukwu Onydinma On the Way Forward For Women's Football In Nigeria

Dili.

Amarignis.blogspot.com holds very strongly the contents of the paper delivered by the chairman of the Nigeria Women's League board,Dilichukwu Onyedinma on the Abuja, 2015 Sports Writers Association of Nigeria(SWAN) Week Lecture.It  is a vital document and should be a working paraphernalia for the Nigeria Football Federation,to leverage upon in navigating the way forward for the  Women's Football in Nigeria

Nigeria, 22 Other Countries form World Leagues Association in France

Dikko.

The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) was among the world’s leading football leagues that reached a decision in Paris, France on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 to form a new global organization that has been set up to work with FIFA on issues affecting professional football.

Basketball:Hoopers,Potters Sight Premier League Ticket.

Niger Potters of Minna competing in the Savannah Conference of the 2015 Men's National division one Basketball League and hosts Royal Hoopers of Port Harcourt from the Atlantic conference are on the verge of booking the two available slots for qualification to the DSTV Basketball League.

Jordan 2016 U-17 Women's World Cup:Nigeria Invites 30 To Camp

Coach Nikyu.

Nigeria's chief coach for the U-17 Women's team,Bala Nikyu has invited 30 players for camping ahead of the FIFA  Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture in January.

Tennis-Governor'sCup:Melissa Arrives From Russia

Melissa

Russian-born Nigerian Tennis youngster, Mellissa Ifidzhen  arrived Lagos today for the 15^th  Governor’s Cup Tennis Championship in Lagos which will hold from 5^th-19 December at the  Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan.

National Division Two Basketball:Hoopers Ogoh Lashes At his Wards

 

Ogoh stressing some points to his players.

Head Coach of Royal Hoopers basketball club of Port Harcourt, hosts of the 2015 edition of the National Men's division 1 Basketball League, Ogoh Odaudu has berated his players after their Day 2 clash with Raptors of Lagos which they won 72 - 43 on Sunday.

Two Hundred Youngsters For CCSF International Taekwondo Opens

Two hundred kids/students across the country have been confirmed for the Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation (CCSF) International Taekwondo Opens taking place at the BrickHall School, Abuja on Saturday December 5.

Athletics Federation Of Nigeria Fixes July For OlympicTrials

Mr.Kayode

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Monday released a date for the 2016 All Nigeria Athletics Championships which will serves as trial for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Stellar Group Signs Eaglets Quartet Of Nwakali,Chukwueze, ................

Nwakali.

The careers of the Golden Eaglets quartet of , Kelechi Nwakali the Most Valuable Player at the last FIFA U17 World Cup in Chile and his team mates Samuel Chukwueze, David Enogena and Joel Osikel seem destined to soar even higher as the heroes of Nigeria's 5th U17 World Cup win have joined the stable of Stellar Group, arguably the world's leading football agency.

Football Association In Abuja Drums Support For Dilichukwu Onyedinma

Dili Onyedinma.

Board of the Federal Capital Territory Football Association (FCT FA) has thrown its weight for the ambition of the Chairperson of the Nigeria Women's Football League (NWFL) Chief Mrs. Dilichukwu Onyedinma to re-contest for the position in the forth-coming elections into the Boards of the various League bodies in the country.

Farouk Congratulates Enyimba

Yarma

Football Club  YarmaLight President, Mallam Farouk  Yarma has congratulated the Glo - Nigeria Premier League champions Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on their seventh league title feat.

Nigerian Weightlifters Begin Chase For Rio 2016 Olympic Tickets

Two Nigerian top lifters Mariam Usman and Toyin Adesanmi will join their counterparts from 56 other countries as the   Weightlifting qualification event of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games got underway today in Houston Texas,United States of America.

The 2015 Nigeria Division Two Men's Basketball League Enters Final Stage Saturday

The Nigerian Army Zaria will face Pearls Academy Markudi in the first semi final of the 2015 National division two Men's Basketball League in Nigeria,while Zuba confronts All Stars of Abuja in the second semi,at the Indoor Sports Hall ,National Stadium,Abuja.Amarignis.blogspot.com can report.

Five States Emerge For The Finals of Nigeria Women's Cricket Championship

President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation in cap,Onyeama introduces the DG of the NSC to cricketers.

Preliminary games in the 6^th edition of the Nigeria Cricket Federation Women’s Championship were decided over the weekend  across five zones of the country.

Nigeria Basketball Federation Shoots Another Pointer

 The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has continued   re-strategizing with the aim of making major actors and stakeholders, especially the staff of the federation key into the vision of transforming the game to an enviable height.

Legal Practitioner Demands Drastic Change For Women's Football In Nigeria

Barrister Nlemigbo,middle,flanked by foremost Women's Football Broacdaster,Pepsi Adiukwu right,and exSuper Falcons,Lorreta Sado ,at the 2015 SWAN WEEK LECTURE Wednesday in Abuja.

Board member of the Football Association in Nigeria’s Federal capital Territory (FCT) Abuja,Victoria Nlemigbo has advocated the need for drastic change in a drive to better the Women’s Football.

Nigeria Basketball Federation Salutes Clubs For Continental Honours

Tijjani Umar,NBBF Boss.

With Nigerian teams dominating the just concluded, FIBA Africa Zone 3 qualifiers picking all the slots to represent the zone at the FIBA Africa Club champions club in Luanda,  Angola. The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Mr. Tijjani Umar has praised all the clubs including Nigeria female League champions Dolphins and runners up First Bank,  as well as Men champions, Mark Mentors and runners up  Kano Pillars for picking all the tickets at the finals from the zone.

The Duke To Establish Tennis School In Nigeria

The Duke back in the Days.

Nigeria’s most successful Tennis player, Nduka Odizor is set to take the country’s Tennis to a greater hight with the establishment of the " Duke" Odizor Tennis School in the country's capital,Abuja next year.

NNL Postpones Super 4

Katken.

The management of the Nigeria National League, (NNL) has announced a sudden shift in date for the commencement of the Super Four Play offs.

NNL SUPER 4 To Kick Off Tuesday In Abuja

Chief Inyama.

Nigeria National League (NNL) Chieftain,HIGH Chief Emeka Inyama has confirmed that the Much awaited Super 4 Tournament to climax the 2014/15 season in the Nigeria next League in ranking will hold in the country’s capital Abuja.

Nwakali,Osimhen And Two other Eaglets Get Siasia's Call Up

By The NFF:
Head coach of the U-23 National Team, Samson Siasia has invited four members of the FIFA U-17 World Cup - winning Golden Eaglets to his camp in preparation for this month's Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal.

Enyimba Will Not Go Down To Sunshine -Ikhana

Khadiri Ikhana in Celebration Mood.

By Alloy Chukwuemeka:
Enyimba's Technical Director, Kadiri Ikhana says despite having the league title assured, the People’s Elephants’ last league game of the season against Sunshine Stars of Akure in Lagos on Sunday is one he would not like to lose for whatsoever reasons.

Minister Parleys Staff Of the National Sports Commission

Nigeria's Newest Sport Minister,Dalong

Nigeria's new  Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalong has pledged that the rights and privileges of staff would be protected during his tenure in office, while calling on staff to expunge primitive sentiments by eschewing bitterness, rancour and embrace love, dedication and hard work.

SupportTheNPFL Land Partnership Deal With Owu Sports Wear

Nigeria leading kit manufacturer, Owu Sports Wear and SupportTheNPFL are in talks for a partnership deal as the number one distributor of all Owu Sports Wear.

Sports Lawyer Wants Six Points Deduction From Elkanemi Warriors

Barrister Ogbah.

 A sports Lawyer, Johnny Precious Ogbah has urged the League Management Company (LMC) to deduct 6 points from El-KAnemi Warriors Football Club of Maiduguri for missing the 2nd deadline given them to pay their players, and to also enforce their regulations and be stringent with their rules in order to checkmate debtor clubs who arbitrarily owe their players.

Inyama Delighted Over Conclusion Of Cases In The NNL

Chief Inyama.

Chairman of the Nigeria National League,HIGH chief Emeka Inyama has heaved a huge sigh of relief following the conclusion of  prolonged protests and appeals from various clubs in the second tier League that has delayed the conclusion of the 2014/15 season.

Eagles Step Up Preparation Ahead Of Swaziland Tie

BY THE NFF:

As at Tuesday afternoon, Head Coach Sunday Oliseh was expecting only three players in the Super Eagles camp as preparations were intensified for Friday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Swaziland in Lobamba on Friday.

Sunshine, Lobi Stars To Conclude Botched Match In Abuja Wednesday

The yet to be concluded  match day 36 in the Nigeria Glo-Premier League between host Sunshine Stars of Akure and visitors,Lobi Stars of Markudi will be concluded Wednesday at the mainbowl of the National Stadium,Abuja,amarignis.blogspot.com can reveal.

Nigeria Women's League Champions-Rivers Angels,Presents Trophy To Government

Rivers Angels Captain,Lucky Atu

Players and officials of the 2014/15  season winners in the  Nigeria Women's Football , Rivers Angels of Port-Harcourt, today in the Garden City presented the League Trophy which they retained last week at the Super Six Tournament in Umuahia,Abia State, to the Permanent Secretary of the Rivers State Ministry of Sports, Mr Michael Nnodi.

African Champions Cup:First Bank Seal Final Ticket

Peter Ahmedu instructing his wards

Nigeria’s Africa Champions Cup for women hopefuls, First Bank basketball club on Sunday sealed her place in the 2015 Africa biggest women club competition with a 107-24 points dropping of Energie basketball club of Benin Republic in a reverse fixtures at the Palais des Sports, Cotonu.

Attack On Referees Will Scare League Investors -Tade

Tade Azeez,NRA Boss

Against the backdrop of recent physical assault meted to some Nigerian referees as the country's major leagues reached closing stages, the president of the Nigerian Football (Referees) Association, NRA,  Tade Azeez has warned that such indecent trend is capable of  ruining the chances of getting worthy sponsors for the leagues.

Nwakali,Osimhen Gives It To Amuneke

Nwakali and Osihmen.

By the NFF:

FIFA U-17 World Cup record breaker, Victor Osimhen as well as Captain Kelechi Nwakali, have both paid special tribute to Golden Eaglets’ Head Coach, Emmanuel Amuneke following a record fifth title for Nigeria at the global cadet championship at Chile 2015.

Nigeria Rugby Team Off To South Africa For Olympics Qualifier

Line up Nigeria Men's Rugby team

The Nigeria Rugby Senior National team also know as the Black Stallions departed the country , Sunday, for Johannesburg, South Africa for the Rio 2016 Olympics qualifiers.

Delta and Confluence Queens Battle To Knock Off Bayelsa In The Women's Super Six

Osinachi Ohale of Rivers Angels clears the ball away against Sunshine Queens of Akure at the Super Six.

TODAYS MATCHES IN THE WOMEN'S SUPER SIX

VENUE -UMUAHIA TOWNSHIP STADIUM:

SUNSHINE QUEENS  - NASARAWA AMAZONS - 2PM

DELTA QUEENS  - CONFLUENCE QUEENS  - 4PM