grassroots sports

UK based Non-Governmental Organisation, Lord Taverner has thrown its weight behind Community Sports and Educational Development (CSED – Initiative) for donating sporting materials, books to the Internally Displaced Person’s, IDP Camp at…

Super Eagles and Club Brugge star Emmanuel Dennis makes Team of the Week in Belgium after scoring in Club Brugge 3-0 victory over KV Mechelen at Jan Breydel Stadium. The 22-year-old forward has been rewarded for his stellar performance…

The United States rallied late in Friday's foursomes at the Presidents Cup to hold the Internationals to a 6.5-3.5 lead after Ernie Els's team threatened to run away with the event at Royal Melbourne. Trailing in all five matches at…

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…

 The Zenith Bank /Delta Principals Cup Football competition is getting tougher as the event enters the zonal stage tomorrow in eight different centres.  At the weekend a total of 25 teams emerged as champions in all the Local…

Aminat Babatunde of National Pilot Newspapers and Bayo Abubakar of Sobi FM have emerged winners of this year’s edition of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)/Henry George Inter-Chapel table Tennis championship concluded at the NUJ Press…

Jigawa Golden Stars will will face Nasarawa United,Katsina United, Lobi Stars and Abia Warriors in the group stage of 2019 Ahlan Cup which kicks off in Kano The Dutse based team will go into the group stage of the preseason…

PRINCIPAL of Bishop Howells Memorial Grammar School (BHMGS) Tunde Oduwole has stated that the only way out of the problems bedeviling the sports sector is through the development of school sports. Speaking at the annual inter-house…

Kaduna State Government has pledged to support the Army in its efforts at promoting sporting activities in the state. Gov. Nasiru El Rufai stated this in a message at the closing ceremony of this year’s inter-brigade sports championship…

The President of World Karate Federation (WKF), Antonio Espinós said the involvement of more female referees and judges had grown the game in Africa. The WKF’s President said this in a statement available in the federation’s…

All roads would this weekend lead to Uyo, with the commencement of activities for the 3rd  edition of the grassroots competition in honour of His Excellency Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State. Appropriately tagged Udom…