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Students in Ibadan Express Excitement Over Sporting Activities

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By Dayo Adu As part of activities marking the Children’s Day celebration, school children in Ibadan were treated to sporting activity at the Olubadan stadium . The football novelty match which had in attendance school children from private schools and their parents experienced the Continue Reading

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Napoli Prepares Bumper Contract for Osimhen

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Italian Serie A leaders, Napoli, are set to offer Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen a new contract following speculations linking him away from the Stadio Maradona Stadium in the January transfer window. According to reports, The Nigerian striker has been on the radar of several top clubs in the Premier League with Liverpool, Manchester United […]Continue Reading

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Weak Regulatory Structure, Bane of Sports Development – Stakeholder

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A football promoter, Mr Churchill Oliseh has said challenges militating against football development in Nigeria are too numerous and beyond the capability of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and this will persist until a regulatory structure and framework are properly put in place. In an interactive session with the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), […]Continue Reading

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Veteran Advocates Establishment of Sport Schools

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A veteran Sports Administrator, Pa Soba Akano has advocated the establishment of schools of sports across the federation. Pa Akano who said this while speaking with Radio Nigeria pointed out that the schools would mainly focus on sports such as hockey, cricket and Athletics. According to him, governments need to embark on catch them young […]Continue Reading

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Sport is a goldmine waiting to be tapped – Ogbomoso FC Chairman

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The need to invest more in sports to discover talents that will make the nation proud in the nearest future has been stressed  The chairman of Ogbomoso United Football Club, Akinwale Akinwole, stated this while presenting kits to the players of the club.  Akinwole said with heavy investment in sports, the country might hit another goldmine […]Continue Reading

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Gov. Makinde Pledges Sport Development in tackling Youth Restiveness

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Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde says his administration will explore the area of sports to address youths’ restiveness in the state. He stated this while receiving the winner of the just concluded World Feather Weight Boxing Championship, Rilwan Oyekola also known as scorpion on a courtesy call at the Agodi, Secretariat, Ibadan. Addressing the […]Continue Reading

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Oyo SWAN Congratulates Makinde over Election Victory

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The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Oyo State chapter has congratulated Oyo State Governor-elect, Engineer Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a congratulatory letter signed by Oyo State Chairman of SWAN, Olaolu Fawole, and made available to newsmen, members of the association described the victory of Engineer Seyi Makinde as a […]Continue Reading