Nigeria Women's League Enters Match Day Seven

Emmauel Adesanya Newly appointed secretary of the Nigeria Women's Football League.

By:Patrick Ngwaogu:
Actions will continue this weekend in the Nigeria Women's Premier Football League (NWFL), as teams battle for supremacy in the two groups.

Bala Tips Falcons To Triumph Over Equitorial Guinea In Malabo

Coach Nikyu

Former head coach of the Nigeria Under Seventeen women's Football team,Bala Nikyu has expressed confidence that the Super Falcons of Nigeria can overcome their counterparts from Equatorial Guinea in Malabo ,when both sides meet for the decisive return leg match of the 2016 Rio Olympic qualifier this weekend.

Ogba In Cloud Nine Over Grand Reception

 

Ogba receiving his honorary degree

By Ben Alaiya:

Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), President, Chief (Dr) Solomon Ogba, has declared his joy at plans by his kiths and kin from Edo under the aegis of the Edo Sports Media Practitioner s Forum (ESMPF), to host him to a grand reception this Sunday, July 26 in Lagos.

Rangers Completes Fed Cup Quarter Final List

Rangers Boss Imama

Rangers International of Enugu  sneaked the last Quarter final ticket of the Federation’s Cup,after defeating fellow Premier League side Kwara United of Ilorin in a five goals thriller  at the Area 3 playground Abuja today.

Nigeria will Cross Equatorial Guinea hurdle for Rio Olympic Games,Super Falcons Coach Assures

Danjuma Interim- Falcons handler

Interim coach of the Super Falcons of Nigeria'Christopher Danjuma does not want stakeholders to write off his team even as it appears the team's 1-1 result with Equatorial Guinea in the first leg in Abuja last Saturday has made the second leg pretty difficult.

Nigeria Olympic Committee Closes Ranks With The National Sports Body On Athlete's Presentation Ahead Of The All Africa Games

Secretary Nigeria Olympic Committee,Mr.Popoola

Less than fifty days to the commencement of the 11th Africa Games in Brazzaville,Congo,the Nigeria Olympic Committee whose responsibility it is to showcase Team Nigeria to the rest of Africa,say the body is miles ahead in the discharge of its duties.

Danjuma downplays Oshoala,Onome's Absence In Saturday's Olympics Battle Against Equatorial Guinea

Super Falcons of Nigeria

Interim handler of the  senior Women's soccer team of Nigeria,Christopher Danjuma says his wards are battle ready for the Olympic Games 1st leg qualifier against their counterparts from Equatorial Guinea despite the absence of  reigning African Woman Footballer of the year,Asisat Oshoala and defense trojan Onome Ebi.

Nigeria , Tunisia Tango In FIBA AFRICA Round of Eight Showdown

The Nigeria Women's U-16 side at the ongoing FIBA Africa Under sixteen Championship in Antananarivo, Madagascar will battle their Tunisian counterparts in the Quarter finals on Friday.

Athletics Federation Of Nigeria In a fix Over World Championship,All Africa Games Trials.

Olukayode Thomas ,Nigeria Athletics spokesman 

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and Cross River All Nigeria Athletics Championship, which also serve as Team Nigeria track and field athletes’ trial to major games and championships may not hold this year  Athletics body in Nigeria has declared.

Nigerian Girls Continue To shine At Fibaafrica U-16

Coach Adeka Daudu U-16 Girls have made it three games ,three wins at the ongoing FIBA-AFRICA cadet championship in Antananarivo,Madagascar

FIBA-Africa U-16:Nigeria Walk -Over Zimbabwe

Nigerian Youth coach for Women,Adeka Daudu

Nigeria walked over opponents Zimbabwe  Monday in what was supposed to be her third game in group A of the Fiba-Africa cadet Women's Championship Antananarivo,Madagascar and will Tuesday play Morocco to round off the group games

National Sports Commission Plan more Pre-Games Visit to Congo For the AAG.

DG-National Sports Commission,Yakmut

Even with  his current visit to Congo where he attended the meeting of Chefs de Mission  with eggheads of the  National Sports Commission and technical committee members,Al-Hassan Saleh Yakmut director general of the commission has told amarignis.blogspot.com that more scheduled pre-All Africa Games visit will be embarked upon by select team of experts to enable it tidy logistics for Team Nigeria ahead of the events that will begin in September

ROUND of sixteen Men's Ferederation Cup ,Warriors,Antelopes clash in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja will next week host two of the three all-Professional Football League clashes in the Round of 16 games of the men’s Federation Cup competition.

Tari Preh is Nigeria's new U-16 Boys Basketball coach

  Former International and Ahmadu Bello University basketballer, Tari Preh,has been appointed by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) to be the head coach of the country's U-16  Boys team preparing for the 2015 Afrobasket that will take place in Bamako, Mali from 30 July  to 8 August, 2015.

1 Game Exponent Nominated for 2015 Afrucan Achievers Award

Philip Obaji

Nigerian education and children’s rights activist, Philip Obaji has been nominated for an African Achievers Award, this year.

African Basketball Juniors: Nigeria Shoot down Egypt

Nigeria's U-16 Basketball handler,Adeka

It was a bright start for Nigeria yesterday at  the 2015 FIBA Africa U-16 Women's  Championship holding in Antananarivo, Madagascar  as the team coached by Adeka Daudu beat three times runnesr up Egypt 54-52 in a thrilling  opening game.

Nigeria's Oladapo For African Table Tennis Summit.

 

Above left to right: Dr. Lanre Glover, Dr. Jacques Rogges, Banji Oladapo, former Secretary General of the Nigerian Olympics Committee

The Vice President of African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF), Nigeria's Olabanji Oladapo has been nominated to represent the continental Federation at the seminar organized for secretary generals by the  Association of African Sports Confederation (AASC) ahead of the 11th All Africa Games holding in Congo Brazzaville come September.

Six Nigerian Cyclists for Benin International Tour

Nigerian Cyclists Set for the 2015 Benin Tour

Amarignis.blogspot.com can report that six Cyclists and three officials will depart the country Saturday for Benin Republic ahead of the 12^th International Cycling Tour due to start from 13 through to the 21^st of this month in the West Africa country.

Nigeria Basketball Federation Erect Wooden Floor for Abuja Indoor Sports Hall !

Skambo showing kids  Basketball tricks

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has fixed a wooden floor at the Indoor Sports Hall  of the National Stadium ,Abuja ahead of the last leg of the DSTV Elite Men’s Basketball League.

Women's Federation Cup Result

By Jessica Amadi:

 Defending Champions, Rivers Angels of Port -Harcourt progressed to the quarter finals of the competition defeating COD Ladies of Lagos, 4-1 in the round of 16 encounter.

Ebola "Fears" As Falconents Jet to Liberia !

Falconents head coach Dedevbo

Despite fresh reports of the outbreak of Ebola Virus disease in Liberia, the  contingent of eighteen players and nine officials of the Nigeria  U-20 Women’s soccer Team, “Falconets”, will  fly to Monronvia,the capital city Wednesday for the Papua New Guinea 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup second round, first leg qualifying match against their Liberian counterparts, taking place this weekend.

Nigeria's U-16 Girls basketball team set to hit Antananarivo for FIBA Africa Championships

Basketball Chief in Nigeria,Tijjani Umar

Eighteen players from the 25 invited to camp and six officials are set to depart Nigeria Wednesday for Antananarivo,Madagascar for the FIBA Africa U-16 Championships scheduled to run from 10th to the 19th of this month.

Federation's Cup,Enyimba ,Rivers Angels In title defence

FEDERATION TROPHY

 Defending Champions of the  Federation's Cup Enyimba International Fc of Aba,will begin the defence of their Cup against Remo Stars of Ogun  while  giant-killers, Kukuruku Dragons  of Edo  State will battle Enugu Rangers Internation FC  as the round of 32 matches of this year’s men’s Federation Cup competition kick off on Wednesday.

Falilat Ogunkoya others make LOC list for Nigeria Athletics

Right AFN President Solomon Ogba,middle Nesiama Omatseye technical director.and left Eric Campbell High Performance director

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has just named  a seven man Local Organizing Committee for the 2015  All Nigeria Athletics Championships scheduled to hod in Cross River State ,South South Nigeria.

FIFA Women's World Cup Nigeria Unlucky against Champions USA,Sanusi !

Sanusi Mohammed General Scribe NFF

With Nigeria’s group  D opponents United State of America  eventually carting the coveted Trophy at the  just concluded  7^th FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada at the expense of defending champions Japan who they beat in the final,general secretary of Nigeria Football Federation ,Dr.Sanusi Mohammed told www.amarignis.blogspot.com that the “SuperFalcons” were unlucky not to advance from their group.

Angels Maintain leadership in Nigeria Women's League

Edwin Okon Angels coach in Nigeria's colour

 Report by Jessica Amadi:
A 74^th minute own goal from Emmnuela Unagbu ensured visiting Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt picked all 3 points to extend their unbeaten run to four matches as actions resumed in the Nigeria Women's Football League with match day 4.

Nigeria's kid Wonder keeps hope alive at World Table Tennis Juniors

 Nigeria's Abayomi Animasahun (second left) during the
medal presentation at the 2015 ITTF Hopes Challenge in Shanghai, China at the weekend.

Nigeria’s youngster Abayomi Animasahun finished second at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Hopes Challenge in Shanghai,China to add to his retinue of laurels after defiling the odds  in the boys’ singles of the 2015 rookies event.

Civil Defence sue for harmony in Nigeria Judo

CG -NSCDC

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),Dr.Ade Abolurin ,has urged impeached president of the Nigeria Judo Federation,Prince Timothy Nsirim to join hands with current president Dr.Musa Oshodi to enable Nigeria excel at the All Africa Games .

Nigeria invites 20 Ping-Pongers for All Africa Games Camp

Haruna Quadri invited

Chief coach of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation ,Nosiru Bello has called up 20 players to resume camp for the 11th All Africa Games holding in Congo .

National Sports Commission Set to name Max Air as Official Carrier for The All Africa Games

DG -National Sports Commission

The National Sports Commission (NSC) in its drive to ensure smooth and efficient airlift of athletes to Congo host country for the 11th  All Africa Games (AAG), has solicited the partnership and support of the management of Max Air to be the official carrier for Team Nigeria for the  September Games.

Ekiti United FC gets the big hammer for assault

  

NNL Boss,Emeka Inyama

Ekiti United Football  have been hit by the Nigeria National League (NNL) For allegedly assaulting  match officials during their last home tie against  visiting Go-Round FC, the  League  imposed a fine of Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N200, 000.00)  on Ekiti-state owned football team for the inglorious act.

Women's Premier League resumes in Nigeria

Boss of Women's League in Nigeria,Dilichukwu Onyedinma

WEEK FOUR PREVIEW BY PATRICK NWGAOGU:
As actions resume this weekend in various centres of the elite cadre of the Nigeria Women''s Football League,after a world cup  break, the star match will be in Lokoja where Osun Babes will be guest to Confluence Queens from Kogi.

Wimbledon experience for Musa!

Nigerian referee, Saidu Musa is enjoying his experience at the ongoing Wimbledon Open Champions in England and is now eyeing an elevation by the International Tennis Federation.

Nigeria signs American Voigt for the D'Tigers

Newly appointed interim coach of D'Tigers of Nigeria

The Nigeria Basketball Federation has contracted American born Basketball coach,William B. Voigt ahead of others to lead its campaign at the 2015 Aftobasket Men’s Tournament in Tunisia ,media head of the Federation,Patrick Omorodion stated in a release made available to amarignis.blogspot.com