ABUJA — The draw for qualifiers for the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be conducted on Monday in Cairo, Egypt. The draw will hold at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, tagged “Morocco 2022”, will pit the continent’s finest women’s football teams against each other next year. The competition is also a qualifier for the FIFA Women’s World Cup billed for Australia and...
KANO — The Chairman of the Kano State Rugby Association, Martins Crawford, has urged the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, to reinstate the dissolved Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) board. Crawford made the call on Wednesday in Kano at a news conference, stressing that this would help to reverse the suspension of NRFF by Rugby Africa. He claimed that the dissolution of the federation’s board infringed on the provisions of the Constitution...
LONDON — Chelsea set up an all-England UEFA Champions League final against Manchester City on Wednesday with a 2-0 defeat of Real Madrid in London for a 3-1 aggregate victory. Timo Werner and Mason Mount settled the semi-final second leg match with a goal each. Werner headed in from almost on the goal-line after Germany team-mate Kai Havertz hit the bar and Chelsea spurned several chances before Mount secured a 2-0 victory. But, following last...
LONDON — Leicester City closed in on a UEFA Champions League return after red-hot Kelechi Iheanacho struck again to beat Crystal Palace. The forward’s late winner —— his 14th goal in 14 games —-clinched a 2-1 victory to leave the Foxes three wins away from booking a top-four spot. Timothy Castagne had earlier cancelled out Wilfried Zaha’s opener as the Foxes, who sit third in the English Premier League (EPL), were forced to dig deep....
LAGOS — Elias Gora, a former Secretary-General of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), says the biennial National Sports Festival (NSF) remains a good investment in ensuring Nigerian youths are positively engaged. Gora told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Monday that the Festival could however be improved upon to discover more talents for Nigeria. He emphasised the need to also use the Festival to continue to promote peace and unity in the country. “It...
ADO-EKITI — Ekiti United Football Club of Ado-Ekiti are to play two friendly matches in preparation for the second round of the Nigeria National League (NNL), an official said on Monday. Q’uozeem Oladapo, Head of the club’s Media Team, disclosed this in a statement. “The two teams to play friendlies with our football team is Olukismet Football Club from Ikere-Ekiti in Ikere Local Government Area and Sunshine Stars of Akure,” he added. Oladapo disclosed that...
IBADAN — No fewer than 96 school children under the age of 17 are participating in the ongoing Oyo State Junior Golf Clinic which began at the Ibadan Golf Club on Monday. The participants were drawn from both public and private schools in the state, mostly in the Ibadan metropolis, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that the week-long Golf clinic, which holds daily between 8 a.m and 12 noon, will end...
BERLIN — World football ruling body FIFA has suspended the national federations of Pakistan and Chad with immediate effect. FIFA said on Wednesday the decision to suspend the Chadian football association (FTFA) was taken because of interference by the country’s government authorities in the federation’s affairs. “The suspension will be lifted once the relevant government decisions have been repealed and the FTFA and its management have confirmed to FIFA that the FTFA premises are again...
KANO — Teams from 19 states are participating in the 38th edition of the Ramat Cup International Under-16 Football Tournament which begins on Sunday in Kano, an official has said. Aliyu Kasim, the Kano State Chapter Secretary of Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON), who is the tournament’s organisers, disclosed this on Sunday in Kano. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that players of teams from 17 of the states at the tournament...
ENUGU — Aspire FC from Anambra has emerged the overall winners of the Okigwe Centre with 10 points after four matches at the 2020/2021 Nationwide League One (NLO) Division One Competition. The West African Pilot News gathered that Ingas FC of Enugu emerged runners-up with nine points after four matches, while Right-2-Win was third with seven points from four matches. The Centre’s Coordinator, Ebere Amaraizu, told NAN in Enugu on Thursday that activities at the...
