Edo Deputy Governor Challenges Sports Administrators on Planning
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has called on the National Council on Sports and Sport Federations in the country to ensure timely proposals of events for proper planning, training and sponsorship by private sector. Shaibu, in a message to the 2020 National Council on Sports, NSC, meeting held in Asaba Delta state, explained that…
The twists and turns of 13th French Open as Djokovic bows to Nadal and 19-year-old Swiatek kisses first women Grand Slam trophy
It’s been a fantastic two weeks of high-class tennis delivered by players who would simply not be put down by happenings around them, and it ended up serving what has been one of the most enthralling Roland Garros tournaments we have ever had. Starting with the men’s tour, we had some mouth-watering first-round clashes between…
COVID-19 and The Paris Grand Slam Thrill
Welcome to Roland Garros, (Paris, France) the final Grand Slam of the COVID-19 hit season. The French Open event which was originally scheduled for May 2020, had to be moved due to the coronavirus pandemic that has taken the world by storm with millions of lives lost. What was usually the second slam of the…
19 Years After, Edo holds Sports Festival
…As Obaseki Lights Festival Torch After 19 years that the last sports festival was held in Edo State, the state governor, Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki Wednesday lit the festival torch in Benin to herald the third in the series of what was intended to be a regular sports fiesta. The premier sports festival was held in…
1,000 schools compete for trophy as Fourth Edition of Zenith Bank Delta Principal’s Cup kicks off September 30
Still basking in the euphoria of a fifth consecutive win at the just-concluded National Youth Games, NYG, held in Ilorin, Kwara State, the Delta State government has also been upbeat about the dividends of its initiative in developing the game of football through its catch-them-young Principals and Headmasters’ Cup competition. Delta State, Monday, September 16, won…
What Fans Say About Mikel Obi’s Retirement From International Football
“At the age of 32, it is time for me to bow out of the team and let the young ones take over. Egypt is a country where I’ve started and have finished my national career. In 2006 I played my first official championship for my Country. 2019 African Cup of Nations marks my last…
AFCON 2019: Reactions Trail Nigeria’s Defeat of South Africa
Reactions have continued to trail the quarter-final encounter between Nigeria and South Africa in which Nigeria’s Super Eagles defeated South Africa’s Bafana Bafana 2 – 1 to move to the semi-final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations 2019 that took place on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Cairo International Stadium in Egypt. Here are…
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