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15 Mar
Former international sprinter, Endurance Ojokolo, is surethat the country’s women sprinters will win gold medals at the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana.
14 Mar
Team Nigeria is currently in the second position behind runaway leaders, Egypt, but the country is being trailed by Algeria and South Africa, who are third and fourth respectively on the medals table.
12 Mar
World 100m hurdles record holder, Tobi Amusan, has been included in Team Nigeria's relay squad for the ongoing 13th African Games holding in Ghana. In the final list of athletes released by the AFN
12 Mar
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, yesterday, urged track and field stars to go for gold at the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana as the federation celebrates its 80th-year anniversary.
10 Mar
Former African queen of the track, Mary Onyali, has been named among 50 ladies in the continent who have played key roles in advancing the sports industry. Africa Sports Venture Group, which is based in South Africa, released the list in celebrating the International Women’s Day 2024.
8 Mar
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) will today release its final list of athletes that will fly the nation’s flag at the 13th African Games in Ghana.
7 Mar
Following the suspension placed on South Africa’s Bloemfontein Anti-Doping Laboratory by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Nigeria now take samples of blood and urine from athletes to Qatar for analysis.
6 Mar
Founder of Zen Archery and Captain of Team Nigeria Archery, Emmanuel Oyeleke, has pledged to develop the sport at the grassroots and produce archers that would compete for the country at the Olympics and other international championships.
3 Mar
World silver medalist, long jumper, Ese Brume, has shifted her focus to the fast approaching All Africa Games in Ghana after she failed to make it to Glasgow, Scotland, for the 2024 World Indoor Championships.
1 Mar
Nigeria’s contingent to the 2024 World Indoor Championship is expected to arrive in Glasgow, Scotland today for the event, which begins this evening.
28 Feb
Former Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Omatseye Nesiama, has been appointed as referee for the athletics events of the Africa Games holding in Accra, Ghana.
24 Feb
A total of 18 Nigerian track and field athletes based in the United States of America are expected to join Nigeria’s camp in Accra, Ghana, for the 2024 Africa Games scheduled to hold in three Ghanaian cities next month.

Sport

4 hours ago
Defender Kenneth Omeruo has assured that the Super Eagles’ players are determined to give their all for maximum points when the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers resume in June.
9 hours ago
Despite Super Eagles’ 0-2 loss to the Eagles of Mali on Tuesday night, Coach Finidi George said that the Nigerians were the better team.
9 hours ago
After a thrilling 3-3 draw with Algeria in Algiers on Tuesday night, South Africa’s Coach, Hugo Broos, thumbed his chest and said the Bafana Bafana are ready for any team in Africa, including Nigeria, whom they meet in a crucial World Cup qualifier in June, reports iol.co.za.
9 hours ago
Record-seeking Rivers United of Port Harcourt will move to Uyo today to begin the final preparations for their CAF Confederation Cup quarterfinal clash against champions, USM Alger of Algeria, on Sunday.
9 hours ago
One of the expected gains from the Acropolis Golf Course, which will be launched on April 6, according to the Professional Golfers’ Association of Nigeria, is that it will help groom more professional golfers in the country.
1 day ago
South Africa’s coach, Desiree Ellis, has likened their 2024 Olympics qualifier against Nigeria to the final round in a boxing match where a boxer has to deliver a knockout to win, reports timeslive.co.za.
1 day ago
Some of West Arica’s biggest stars have started arriving for the second Custodian Classic, which tees off at the Lakowe Lakes Golf Club, Lagos today and ends on Friday.
1 day ago
British-Nigerian fighter, Lawrence Okolie, who recently announced a move up in weights, has disclosed linking up with a new trainer that nobody would have predicted, reports boxing-social.com.
1 day ago
Former Sports Minister, Jim Nwobodo, will deliver the keynote address when ex-national team skipper,‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu, commemorates his 50th anniversary as Rangers International Football Club player..
1 day ago
Former Leicester City defender, Grant Brown, Australia-born Liam Merrick and Ipswich Town’s Ashley Foulger are the three top coaches expected at second FCV Gladiator Camp, which holds at Grange School Lagos from April 1 to 5.