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President of NFF, Amaju Pinnick has thanked the governor of Delta state, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa for his support to the Super Eagles. His appreciation is coming few days after the team qualified for the 2019 edition of AFCON. Speaking at a reception organized by the Delta state government he said

Two members of the 2015 AfroBasket-winning squad Alade Aminu and Olaseni Lawal have returned to D’Tigers ahead of this month’s 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers in Lagos. Both players, who last featured for D’Tigers at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, were recalled by coach Alex Nwora for the games against Mali, Rwanda and Uganda, which hold at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos from June 29.

The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja handed over the apartment promised a former Super Eagles coach, Dutchman Johannes Bonfrere in 1994. The promise was made during the late Gen. Sani Abacha administration following Super Eagles’ victory in the African Cup of Nations in Tunisia.

Nigerian Female Golfer Makes History At ladies European Tour Qualifying School Tournament

Nigerian female golfer Georgia Oboh is on the brink of making history as the first Nigerian to qualify for the Ladies European Tour (LET) Qualifying School tournament in Morocco come December 16 to 20 afterfinishing third in the tournament. 

The big five European leagues enjoyed record revenues in the 2016-17 season as a result of new broadcasting arrangements, according to data released on Thursday by Deloitte. According to Reuters, the combined revenue of the big five leagues - in England, France, Germany, Spain and Italy - was 12.6 billion pounds, representing a 9 percent increase from the previous year.

D’Tigers will begin camping for their Group B FIBA World Cup qualifiers on June 19 in Lagos under the supervision of head coach, Alex Nwora, the Nigeria Basketball Federation has announced. The Secretary General of the NBBF, Chimezie Asiegbu, stated this on Tuesday as the federation intensifies efforts to ensure that the team maintain its 100 per cent winning record in the qualification series.