19th National Sports Festival

Austin Nwoye, a 2018 National Sports Festival Discus gold medallist says the death of his coach, coupled with an arm injury, affected him psychologically during the 2018 Athletics season. Nwoye told the News Agency of Nigeria…

Barrister Solomon Dalung, the Minister of Youth and Sports has been counting the gains of the just concluded 19th National Sports Festival held in Abuja. In an exclusive interview with some journalists on Tuesday, the Minister said that…

President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) will headline the dignitaries expected at a colourful  closing ceremony of the 19th National Sports Festival billed for the Abuja National Stadium. This is contained in the Order of events  for the…

The Unity Boys of Federal Capital Teritory have clinched the gold medal of the football event of the 19th National Sports Festival holding in Abuja by beating Bayelsa 1 - 0 in the final game. Nasara Babe's 13th minute strike was all…

The winner of the gold medal at stake in para-soccer would be decided between Kano State and Rivers State on Friday (today) at the ongoing National Sports Festival at the package B, Abuja National Stadium. Kano team beat FCT team 3-0…

Team Ondo will lock horns with Team Plateau in the finals of the men’s Volleyball event at the ongoing 19th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Abuja on Friday. The high-flying Ondo State team who are yet to lose any match in the…

Delta state swimming sensation Nmor Ifeakachukwu has attributed his excellent performance at the ongoing 19th National Sports Festival to the motivation and encouragement from the Executive Governor of the state Senator Ifeanyi Okowa for…

Sports Minister Solomon Dalung has confirmed that Cross River and four other States have signified intentions to host the next National Sports Festival expected to be in year 2020. The Minister disclosed this at the Package A of the…

It was amazing not only to witness the registration of a family including father, mother and their six- year-old daughter for the games of scrabble and chess in the ongoing National Sports Festival but their ambition to return to Bayelsa…

Tournament’s favourite – Olufunke Oshonaike on Monday played her last match at the ongoing National Sports Festival holding in Abuja after the former African champion was shown the exit in the quarterfinal round of the women’s singles by…

Athletes representing the Federal Capital Teritory (FCT) at the ongoing 19th National Sports Festival holding in Abuja have told the FCT Minister, Mohhammed Bello not to expect any miracle from them due to the poor feeding arrangement put…

Adeboye Osomo, a spectator at one of the venues of the ongoing 19th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Abuja, on Sunday proposed to his girlfriend, Funmilayo Talabi, before many eyes. Other spectators who were at the Package B of…

Matches in the para, able and deaf categories of the table tennis competition of the 19th National Sports Festival (NSF) did not begin on Thursday as earlier scheduled. John Peters, the head of the table tennis technical committee,…

All is set for the opening ceremony of the 19th National Sports Festival billed to hold today (December 6th) inside the Mainbowl of the Abuja National Stadium with 7, 227 athletes competing for honours in the various sporting events with 35…

Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Federal Capital Territory Chapter decided at its Congress on Thursday that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Mallam Muhammed Musa Bello needs to do more on sports…