grassroots sports

Ikoyi Club’s Peter Eben-Spiff has won the 58th edition of the prestigious First Bank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championships. Eben-spiff, maintained a top 5- finish in the last two editions, won after shooting a closing score of 76,…

The 2019 annual Ebonyi Under-17 Governor’s Cup football competition scheduled to hold across the 13 local government areas of the state has been shifted to January 2020. The Commissioner for Sports, Mr Charles Akpuenuka, who…

Smarting from what it has termed a successful competition, the orgainsers of the Higher Institution Football League (HiFL), say it will help to improve sports infrastructure in the country’s higher institutions. Olamide Adeyemo, the…

Secretary Enugu State Football Association (ENSFA) Francis Ugwu Enugu 2019 Veteran League kicks off Nov. 1in Enugu on Monday said that 10 clubs would be participating at the state’s 2019 Veteran League kicking off on Nov. 1. Speaking to…

2018 winners University of Agriculture Makurdi felt the pains of losing in the final on Saturday in Lagos as they lost to their victims then, University of Calabar. University of Calabar (UniCal) defeated UAM 5-4 after a penalty kicks…

The African Union Sport Council (AUSC) calls for the need for the social engagement and empowerment of youths through sporting activities. Ms. Lina Kessy, Interim Head, AUSC said this on Thursday in Abuja at the maiden…

Coach of Kano para-soccer team, Ibrahim Musa, on Wednesday in Abuja admitted to being scared before his team faced Team Nasarawa in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2019 National Para-Soccer Championship. The News Agency of Nigeria…

Goals Soccer Stars Project, a talent search and scouting endeavour, on Wednesday in Abuja began its Abuja centre screening as part of its ongoing nationwide grassroots talent hunt. The Soccer Stars Project, its organisers say, is to…

Organisers of the annual Lagos State Inter-School Athletics Cup have announced the kick-off of the fifth edition of the competition for October 13, with over 50 schools expected to compete at the championship. According to…

The Niger State Squash Association (NSSA) has appealed to the state government to rehabilitate its dilapidated and abandoned squash court in Minna. Malam Usman Babujee, Chairman NSSA made the call in Minna as part of the…