The 2016 Rio Olympics have come and gone, but its memories certainly linger on. For some athletes as well as countries, 2016 Olympics is a moment to savour for a long time. For instance, it […]
Every Nigerian has respect for Coach Fanny Amun. I do too. Amun, once a coach of the U17 football team, the Golden Eaglets, had also served as the General Secretary of the Nigerian Football Federation. […]
Reading British and American news reports about the Olympics, one is easily convinced that these two countries in particular, know what it means to not just be proud of one’s country but to take practical […]
Twelve years ago, Nigeria returned from the 2004 Olympics held in Athens with two bronze medals, performing worse than the three silver medals we won in Sydney in 2000 (although one of the silver medals […]
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has shot down the Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung’s defence that he knew nothing about the national U-23 team’s trip to Atlanta, USA preparatory for the Olympic Games in Rio de […]
The Olympic Eagles finally gave the country a little pride as they won for Nigeria her only medal at the Rio Olympics when they defeated hard-fighting Honduras 3-2 to clinch the bronze medal. Umar Sadiq […]
Today commences that week, now observed with religious punctuality every four years in Nigeria, of scheduled grief and acrimony. It is the week following the Olympics. In comparable countries the world over, it is one […]
Japanese Japanese surgeon, billionaire Katsuya Takasu gave the Nigeria Olympic football team, Dream Team VI, cash rewards for winning a #bronze medal for Nigeria having defeated Hunduras 3-2. Team coach, Samson Siasia, and Mikel Obi […]
Jamaica. Bahamas. What happened to us? We became rich, and foolish? Before our athletes started running for inconsequential countries like Qatar, our teams at international meets had started having more officials than competitors. We once […]
Nigerian athletes have been promised better preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with Team Nigeria yet to register its name on the medals table after Day 15 of the 2016 Olympic Games. Reacting to […]
Nigeria was obviously not prepared – Barr. Azuka Okubor The Nigerian government and all the various sports federations were obviously not prepared and need to do better, taking a cue from South Africa and Kenya. […]
Olympic and World Championships medallist, Blessing Okagbare, on Thursday led team Nigeria into the finals of the women’s 4x100m relay at the Olympic Games after posting a 42.55sec finish. The Nigerian quartet, made up of […]
Nigeria’s U-23 team on Wednesday night failed to qualify for the finals of the men’s football event of the Rio Olympics as they lost 2-0 to Germany. A first-half strike from Lukas Klostermann and a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday night praised the indomitable spirit of the Nigerian soccer team to the Olympics Games, which saw them winning their quarter final match against Denmark 2-0 to qualify for the semi-finals. […]
Team Nigeria Captain, John Obi Mikel, scored a goal and also provided an assist on Saturday as the Dream Team VI cruised into the semi-finals of the men’s football event of the Rio Olympics with […]
Nigeria coach Samson Siasia said on Friday that he will support players boycotting Saturday’s football quarter-final against Denmark over unpaid allowances. “We have only been paid allowances for 11 days. There is no match bonus. […]
Expectedly, the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics, at the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was quite electrifying. With delegations representing 207 nations marching at the event, about 78,000 spectators witnessed the spectacular […]
Nigeria senior football team, Super Eagles, rose three places in the latest FIFA rankings to berth at the 67th position. The Super Eagles were last July rated 70th globally and 17th on the continent. However, […]
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games took off to a slow start last week, precisely August 5. I didn’t watch the opening ceremony although I had looked forward to it. There was less to see by […]
The Youth and Sports Development Minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung will not stop stewing in controversies as members of the Olympic football team said they have accepted his apology for their traumatizing experience in Atlanta, USA. […]
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