I Want To Learn More From Gernot Rorh ,Imama Declares

In Glasses,Coach Imama with Rorh in Uyo.

Super Eagles Assistant coach Imama Kwaku Amapakabo,has downplayed reports that the team's technical Adviser,Gernot Rorh may not need his services because of the presence of his three assistants.

Zambia Get New Coach For Super Eagles Ahead of Russia 2018 World Cup Qualifier

Nyirenda ,new Zambia coach.

The Football Association of Zambia (Faz) have just  announced the appointment of Wedson Nyirenda as assistant national team coach with immediate effect.

Taiwo Fails Nigeria At The Paralympics in Rio

Bose Omolayo won Nigeria's 6th gold medal.

Nigeria's powerlifter, Tolulope Taiwo, missed out on a chance at podium after finishing fifth in the men's -80kg Group A, at the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Nigeria Invites Three Foreign Based Professionals Ahead Of African Rugby Sevens

Nigeria Rugby Squad

The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) has finally unveiled a list of 12 players that will represent the country in the Africa Cup Sevens Tournament kicking off in Nairobi, Kenya from the 23rd – 24th of this month.

Super Eagles Camp Bubbles Ahead Of AFCON Qualifier Against Tanzania

SuperEagles line-up

The camp of the Super Eagles of Nigeria came alive Tuesday with  the arrival of London quartet of team captain   ,Mikel Obi ,his vice ,Ahmed Musa,Kelechi Iheancho and Victor Moses  at the Le Meridien Hotel ,in Uyo,Akwa Ibom State,South South Nigeria.

NFF Not Joking With AFCON Qualifier Against Tanzania

Sanusi.Thanks to the Nff.com for the pix

General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation,Dr. Sanusi Mohammed has  underlined the importance of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Tanzania ,despite Nigeria exiting from  Africa biggest soccer show piece.

Azeemah Wants More For The Sport Of Gymnastics

Azeemah Shehu middle with other young gymnast displaying their medals.

Gold medal winner at the recent African Junior Gymnastics Competition at the High Performance centre  in South Africa and captain of team Nigeria to the event,Azeemah  Shehu says the sport needs better encouragement in the country.

Oshoala Grabs A Brace For Aresenal

Oshoala rounding goal keeper  Megan Walsh for second.

A double from Super Falcons attacker  Asisat Oshoala  on Sunday saw the  Arsenal Ladies triumph 2-0 over Notts County Ladies  in the Women’s Super League to boost their chances of securing Champions League football next season, despite having only 10 players for the last half hour.

Nigeria's D'Tigers Leapfrog In The Lataest FIBA Ranking

Nigera's D'Tigers celebrating.

BY PATRICK OMORODION:

The national men's Basketball team,  D'Tigers may not have qualified for the quarter-finals at the just concluded 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil but they have emerged better than they were before the Games following figures released by the sport's world governing body, FIBA .

20 Nigerian Ping-Pongers Set For World Juniors Camp

Twenty Nigerian Youngsters are expected to start open camping in Lagos from Monday  for the International Table Tennis Federation World Junior Championships in Cape Town, South Africa.

No Show For Nigerian Wrestlers At The Olympics

Amas Daniel.

Nigeria’s poor performance in wrestling at the Rio  Olympics continued in the men’s event Sunday with team captain Amas Daniel going down  to Georgia’s Zurabi Iakobishvili.

Nigerian Footballer Dies In Azerbaijan.

Michael In Green and White.Photo By Pulse.

A Nigerian footballer, Michael Umanyika on Monday, August 15 died while training with his club in Azerbaijan.

D'Tigers In Historic Feat At The Olympics

Against the Croates.

Nigeria’s D’Tigers earned their first win at the 2016 Olympics men’s basketball event by pulling off the biggest upset to date in the competition with a 90-76 defeat of Croatia on Saturday.

CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:Don't Rule Us Out,Enyimba ,Coach Paul Declares

Enyimba's coach Paul Aigbogun is upbeat about the chances of his team against homers, El-Zamalek of Egypt when both team clash in the reverse fixture of the group B in CAF champions League.

Sports Ministry Pays Back Mikel .......Dogara Applauds Team

Thank You Father,Mikel seem to be saying

The Nigeria Football Federation,the NFF,has revealed that the Ministry of Youth and Sports has refunded to Captain Mikel Obi the sum of  $4,600 US Dollars,the amount  he paid for the team in São Paulo on their way to Salvador.

Blessing Disappoints in Women's 100m,As Jamaicans Continue to Rule

A Disappointed Blessing.

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare failed to make it to the finals in the women’s 100m.after returning in a time of 11.09s behind eventual winners Elaine Thompson of Jamaica and English Gardner of Great Britain in heat three, Sunday.

RIO 2016: Chierika Rowers Into Second Place In The Women's Final

Chierika.

Nigeria's emerging Force in Rowing Chierika Ukogo ended her chase for honours at the 2016 Olympics on a high when she finished 2nd in the Women's Singles Sculls in the Rowing event.

Okagbare In Olympics 100m Semi Final

Blessing.

Nigeria's sprint sensation,Blessing Okagbare made it to the semi finals of the women's 100m dash in a time of 11:16s which placed her second in heat 3 behind America's Tori Bowie who braised the tape in 11:13s.

Nigeria Women's League Body Raise Alarm Over Growing Match Boycott

The Nigeria Women’ Professional Football League, the NWFL ,is still in shock over the recent huge walk over of matches recorded in both the Women’s elite and Professional Leagues in the second stanza of the  2015/16 season.

Paudits Pour In For Historic Aruna Quadri

Gumel

Rio 2016 history maker ,Aruna Quadri has continued to  received  plaudits for his exploits at the 31st Olympiad Table Tennis event where became the first Nigeria and African to reach the quarter final in the men's singles event.

Sports Ministry's Half A Loaf For Igali !

Igali managing half a loaf

President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation,Daniel Igali is making do with what he called "half a loaf" following the delayed decision by the sports Ministry in Nigeria to approve partly  the  Sparing partners for his wrestling contingent for the Rio Olympics.

World Number One Ping Ponger Tips Aruna To Rule The World

 

The man who ended the fairy tale run of Africa's numero uno ping ponger,Aruna Quadri in the quarter final showpiece that produced the longest rally strokes,Ma Long of China,has labelled Aruna an emerging force in Table Tennis.

Abimbola Labels Nigeria's Dream Team Unruffled

Sina.

The  Nigeria's Dream Team VI,have settled down  after unpleasant tales of late arrival  to Rio and ordeals they went through  from their pre camp base in  Georgia,Atalanta,the USA,head of Sports and Outside broadcasts of Radio Nigeria,Sina Abimbola has stated.

Aruna Romps Into Round Four At The Olympics

Aruna with astonishing performance

Nigeria and Africa's top Table Tennis player,Aruna Quadri earlier today stunned 5th seed,Chuang Chil-Yuang of Chinese Tapei  4-0 to zoom to the 4th  round (sixteen) in the men;s singles of the Rio 2016 Table Tennis event.

Rio 2016:Quadri Makes It To Round Three In Table Tennis

Nigeria’s last man standing in the Men’s Table Tennis Singles event at the ongoing Olympic Games in Brazil, Aruna Quadri secured a well-deserved 4-1 victory over Slovakia’s Yang Wang on Sunday evening at the Riocentro Pavilion 3.
The continent’s best player only resumed his Olympics action today, having secured a bye into Round 2 of the Men’s Singles. However he gave a good account of himself in the game, digging deep to dismiss the threat posed by the Slovakian.
Quadri won the first game 11-7, before going down by the same margin in the second. However he held fort, winning the next three games 11-7, 11-9 and 11-6 to advance to Round 3 of the competition.
Quadri will be excited by his performance tonight, considering that his London 2012 campaign ended in Round 2, after he succumbed to a 4-2 defeat in the hands of Turkey’s Bora Vang.
He will face Taipei’s Chih-Yuan Chuang by 9pm tonight.
- See more at: http://www.makingofchamps.com/2016/08/07/aruna-quadri-advances-to-round-3-of-the-mens-singles-at-rio-olympics/#sthash.KFz1MMfb.dpuf

Nigeria’s last man standing in the Men’s Table Tennis Singles event at the ongoing Olympic Games in Brazil, Aruna Quadri secured a well-deserved 4-1 victory over Slovakia’s Yang Wang on Sunday evening at the Riocentro Pavilion 3.
The continent’s best player only resumed his Olympics action today, having secured a bye into Round 2 of the Men’s Singles. However he gave a good account of himself in the game, digging deep to dismiss the threat posed by the Slovakian.
Quadri won the first game 11-7, before going down by the same margin in the second. However he held fort, winning the next three games 11-7, 11-9 and 11-6 to advance to Round 3 of the competition.
Quadri will be excited by his performance tonight, considering that his London 2012 campaign ended in Round 2, after he succumbed to a 4-2 defeat in the hands of Turkey’s Bora Vang.
He will face Taipei’s Chih-Yuan Chuang by 9pm tonight.
- See more at: http://www.makingofchamps.com/2016/08/07/aruna-quadri-advances-to-round-3-of-the-mens-singles-at-rio-olympics/#sthash.KFz1MMfb.dpuf

Nigeria’s last man standing in the Men’s Table Tennis Singles event at the ongoing Olympic Games in Brazil, Aruna Quadri secured a well-deserved 4-1 victory over Slovakia’s Yang Wang on Sunday evening at the Riocentro Pavilion 3.
The continent’s best player only resumed his Olympics action today, having secured a bye into Round 2 of the Men’s Singles. However he gave a good account of himself in the game, digging deep to dismiss the threat posed by the Slovakian.
Quadri won the first game 11-7, before going down by the same margin in the second. However he held fort, winning the next three games 11-7, 11-9 and 11-6 to advance to Round 3 of the competition.
Quadri will be excited by his performance tonight, considering that his London 2012 campaign ended in Round 2, after he succumbed to a 4-2 defeat in the hands of Turkey’s Bora Vang.
He will face Taipei’s Chih-Yuan Chuang by 9pm tonight.
- See more at: http://www.makingofchamps.com/2016/08/07/aruna-quadri-advances-to-round-3-of-the-mens-singles-at-rio-olympics/#sthash.KFz1MMfb.dpuf

Nigeria’s last man standing in the Men’s Table Tennis Singles event at the ongoing Olympic Games in Brazil, Aruna Quadri secured a well-deserved 4-1 victory over Slovakia’s Yang Wang on Sunday evening at the Riocentro Pavilion 3.
The continent’s best player only resumed his Olympics action today, having secured a bye into Round 2 of the Men’s Singles. However he gave a good account of himself in the game, digging deep to dismiss the threat posed by the Slovakian.
Quadri won the first game 11-7, before going down by the same margin in the second. However he held fort, winning the next three games 11-7, 11-9 and 11-6 to advance to Round 3 of the competition.
Quadri will be excited by his performance tonight, considering that his London 2012 campaign ended in Round 2, after he succumbed to a 4-2 defeat in the hands of Turkey’s Bora Vang.
He will face Taipei’s Chih-Yuan Chuang by 9pm tonight.
- See more at: http://www.makingofchamps.com/2016/08/07/aruna-quadri-advances-to-round-3-of-the-mens-singles-at-rio-olympics/#sthash.KFz1MMfb.dpuf

Quadri. Nigeria's Aruna Quadri will take on his Chinese Tapei opponent,Chih-Yuang Chuang  in the 3rd round of the men's singles event in Table Tennis at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympic games .

Rio 2016:Nigeria's Coco Advance to Quarter Final In Rowing

Coco

American - born Nigerian professional rower,Chierika”Coco” Ukogu made it to the next round-quarter final  after a  3^rd effort finish in hit 5 of the women's sculls.

Rio 2016 :Oshonaike,Offiong Shine In Opening Game

Funke In Action

Assistant captain of team Nigeria Funke Oshonaike has advanced to the next round of the Women’s singles event in Table Tennis after defeating his opponent from Lebanon,Mariana Sahakian 4-3,today.she wil next play Puerto Rican,Adrian Diaz .

NFF To Unveil Gernot Rohr As Super Eagles Tecnical Adviser

Rohr.

Sixty three year old German coach,Gernot Rohr has been handed the job of the Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation,the NFF.

Rio 2016 Nine Goal Thriller:Sam John Hails Dream Team's Fighting Spirit

Veteran Sam John

Sports analyst and marketer,Sam John is holding the can do spirit of the average  Nigerian responsible for the victory of the Nation’s Olympic team over Japan in the Rio Olympic.

Pharmacists Council Of Nigeria Wants Clean Bill For Team Nigeria At The Olympics

 

PCN Registrar,Mohammed.

The Pharmacist Council of Nigeria ,PNC, has backed Olympic sanctions imposed by the world Anti Doping Agency,WADA,on erring athletes ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics .

Nigerian Cricketers Get Deadline To Report To Camp Ahead Of ICC Africa

The Nigeria Cricket Federation,NCF, has set Wednesday as deadline for  invited players to report to their Abuja camp ahead of  preparation for the Under Nineteen, ICC Africa Div. 2 to be hosted by South Africa.

Nigeria's Opponents In Olympics Table Tennis To Emerge Wednesday

Aruna with eyes on the Egg

Team Nigeria will on Wednesday, August 3, at the Riocentro Pavilion 3 in Rio know her opponents in the team and singles events of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

Le Guen Is Disenchanted With Nigeria ?

Disenchanted Le Guen.

The Technical and development committee of the Nigeria Football Federation,through its spokesperson,Paul Bassey insists that the committee has merely recommended the employment  of Paul Le Guen,Salisu Yusuf,Imama Amapakabo ,Alloy Agu and others,and that the recommendation was subject to the approval of by the board of the  Football Federation.

No More Olympic Jamboree,Buhari Tells Nigerians...... Pledges Full Support For Team Nigeria.

PMB.

SPEECH BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON THE OCCASION OF HANDING OVER OF TEAM NIGERIA ATHLETES AND OFFICIALS PARTICIPATING AT THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES TO THE NIGERIA OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (NOC) AS WELL AS THE INVESTITURE OF MR. PRESIDENT AS GRAND PATRON OF NOC, JULY 19, 2016, STATE HOUSE ABUJA

Bad News For Enyimba In The CAF -Champions League

Enyimba's coach Paul Aigbogun,has a huge mountain to climb.

Nigeria champions Enyimba International,have a huge mountain to climb if they are to secure  a semi final ticket in the 2015/2015 Africa Interclube competition,the CAF champions League.

D'Tigers Battle Argentina in Two - Header Friendly

Will Voigts,D'Tigers coach.

African Basketball champions, ,D’Tigers of Nigeria will play their counterparts from Argentina in a two -header tune up match as they continue preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Tom Saintfiet Dumps Nigeria ...As The Nff Set To Name New Super Eagles Coach Monday

Smart Saintfiet.

The three shortlist for the Super Eagles head coaching job,52 year old French man,Paul Le Guen , forty three year old Belgium born Tom Saintfiet and Salisu Yusuf of Nigeria who is 54 years will tomorrow be interviewed by the Christopher Green led Technical and development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation.

Four NNL Teams Battle For Honours In the Federation Cup Round Of Sixteen

Four teams in the Nigeria National League,the NNL,are set to ruffle feathers with teams in the Nigeria top flight League as the 2016 Federation Cup Round of 16 matches hold Tuesday and Wednesday at various venues across the country.

D'Tigers To Battle Argentina,Spain ,Brazil.........At The Rio Olympics

Nigeria To Flick off League One Hockey

Ahmad Abdul-Ningi

The Nigeria Hockey Federation is set for the second tier League tournament, dubbed the National League 1,expected to flick off  in Portharcourt, Rivers state from 13th to 17th July 2016.

Salisu Not Out Of Super Eagles Coaching Job,Nff

Paul Bassey.

A member of the technical and development committee of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF),Paul Bassey says caretaker coach Salisu Yusuf is in the race for the Super Eagles plum job.

Nigeria Take Up Fifa's Transfer Matching System

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is the first Member Association (MA) in Africa to implement the FIFA Transfer Matching System(TMS) -the  Domestic Transfer Matching System (DTMS),Federation Of International Football Associations-FIFA, has announced today.

STANKOVIC CUP:Nigeria Subdues China

Line up ,D'Tigers.
Nigeria's senior national male basketball team, D'Tigers began their Olympic preparation on a good note, beating the Chinese team, hosts of the 4-Nation tournament, the 2016 Stankovic Cup in Beijing today 79-71.

CAF Releases Qualifying Pairings For Nigeria 2016 Beach Soccer Cup Of Nations

The fixtures for the qualifiers of the 2nd edition of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria 2016, have been released with 14 teams battling for the seven places for the final tournament.

Give Me The Super Eagles Job,Salisu Yusuf Tells The NFF

Fifty four year old caretaker Super Eagles handler, Salisu Yusuf,wants to coach the team on a permanent basis and has applied for the vacant plum position .

Cap Salisu Yusuf Super Eagles Head Coach Now,Peters Tells NFF

James Peters.

With the Nigeria Football Association desperate to employ a foreign coach for the country’s senior men’s soccer team, the Super Eagles, veteran coach, James Peters has strongly kicked against the plan.

LULU: Lagerback Showing Nigerians Why I Appointed Him In 2010

Sani Lulu,erstwhile NFF President.

BY GODWIN DUDU-ORUMEN:

Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Sani Abdullahi Lulu says the fine performances of tiny Republic of Iceland (A population of 332,529,as at January 1,2016 estimate)under former Super Eagles coach has shown Nigerians the reason why his board appointed the coach in 2010.

Amateur Side Dynamite Force Make It To Federation Cup Round Of 16

Amateur side Dynamite Force Football Club of Benin Thursday in Abuja at the Area three Playground qualified for the 2016 Nigeria Federation Cup round of 16 at the expense of fellow unknown side,Flash Flamingoes of Gombe .

The Prize.

Ezinne Rescues Nigeria At The WOQT In France .

Ezinne celebrating  

D’tigresses of Nigeria kept their hopes alive of qualifying for the women’s Olympic tournament  with a closest 70-69  defeat of Korea Republic,in a most exciting clash  Tuesday in Nantes,France.

2016 WOQT:D'Tigresses Drop Eleven Points To Belarus In Group C Opener

Nigeria's head coach, Scot Nnaji.

Nigeria Monday lost by 11 points to highly rated Belarussian side in her group C opening game at the ongoing FIBA Women's Olympic qualifying Tournament in Nantes ,France with the tie ending 71-60 in favour of the Europeans.