The board of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has waded into the crisis rocking the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) by setting up a four-man investigative panel to mediate in the crisis. This was part of the decisions reached at its board meeting held yesterday ahead of their Annual General …
Read More »CDF Annual Boxing Competition To Kickoff Dec 14
Founder of Child Dignity Foundation, Mrs Amaka Awogu has announced Saturday, 14th of December as date for the 7th edition of its annual boxing competition for kids within Lagos state. The event will hold at the Brai Ayonote boxing gymnasium inside the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos state by 10 am …
Read More »Arsenal Ends Winless Run over West Ham
Arsenal came from behind to end their nine-match winless streak as Freddie Ljungberg enjoyed his first victory as interim manager at the expense of his former club West Ham. Eighteen-year-old Gabriel Martinelli marked his full Premier League debut by side-footing an equaliser which cancelled out Angelo Ogbonna’s deflected first-half opener …
Read More »AFN Crisis: Minister To Set Up Crisis Resolution Team
By @Vjwale Towards ensuring lasting peace in the crisis rocking the Nigeria Athletics Federation (AFN) the minister of youth and sports development, Sunday Dare, said that he will set up a Crisis Resolution Team (CRT) The sports minister made this known on his official twitter handle on Monday, he stated …
Read More »Anthony Joshua Declares War on Oleksandr Usyk
World heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua insists he is ready to “rock and roll” with Oleksandr Usyk, if a WBO title defence is enforced next after his points win over Andy Ruiz Jr. Britain’s heavyweight star regained the WBO, WBA ‘super’ and IBF titles in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night, and …
Read More »Tokyo 2020: Team Nigeria To Camp For 120-days
By @Vjwale The Ministerial Advisory Committee (MACT) on Tokyo 2020 Games has proposed one hundred and twenty days (4 month) camping for team Nigeria to ensure podium finish ahead of the Olympic Games. Without football, since both men and female national teams failed to qualify for the games in the …
Read More »Gusau Reveals Reasons For AFN Autonomy
By @vjwale The embattled president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Ibrahim Shehu Gusau has revealed the reason behind his led federation’s autonomy bid from the sports ministry. The AFN president while speaking during a press conference in Lagos yesterday revealed that, the autonomy of the AFN is in …
Read More »Pele’s last Brazil jersey sells for 30,000 euros in Italy
The jersey worn by Brazilian football legend Pele during his final match for the five-time world champions has sold for 30,000 euros ($33,000) in an auction in Italy. The three-time World Cup winner wore the jersey in a friendly against Yugoslavia at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro in …
Read More »Sunday Adeleye Set To Resign As AFN Technical Director
The current Athletes Representative on the board of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Sunday Adeleye is set to resign his position as Technical Director. The Extraordinary General Congress of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) will hold on 4th December, 2019 in Akwa, Anambra state. Multiple sources informed www.aclsports.com that …
Read More »Breaking: Former AFN president Solomon Ogba Resigns from Board Over Interference
The Chairman of the Delta State Athletics Association Evangelist Solomon Ogba has resigned from the present board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Media adviser to the two-time former AFN President, Olukayode Thomas confirmed the development on Monday morning as he stated that Ogba chose to throw in the …
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