NBBF Commends Rivers State Govt, Stakeholders On A Successful Final 8 Championship …As Rivers Hoppers Retain Title, Picks BAL Ticket

The atmosphere, Monday at the Basketball stadium in Port Harcourt, was electrifying and full of glitz and glamour, associated with top class sporting events, and that was what was on display at the 2024 NBBF Men’s Premier Basketball League final 8 championship.   Expectedly, the final 8 series which brought together, the top 4 teams in each of the Atlantic …

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Sam Okpodu Foundation Donates Jerseys To Ighogbadu, Winners Of Delta/Zenith Bank Primary School Cup

By Akeem Busari   The Sam Okpodu Sports and Educational Foundation (SOSEF), Monday, donated a set of 22 pieces of complete jerseys to Ighogbadu Primary School, Warri, the winners of the recently concluded Zenith Bank sponsored Headmasters football tournament in Delta State.  The Chairman of SOSEF, ex international Sam Okpodu, was represented by one the trustees of the foundation in …

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Ayodele Thomas Congratulates Edo Queens On CAF League Semi-Finals Ticket

By Akeem Busari   One of Nigeria’s foremost female football promoter and investors, Ayodele Thomas, has congratulated the management and team of Nigeria’s representatives at the ongoing CAF Women’s Champions league, Edo Queens, for beating defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1, to qualify for the semi-finals stage of the championship. In his statement, Thomas, the CEO of TopPro Sports Management Company, …

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NFSC Boss Praises Cote D’Ivoire Chapter For Cheering Super Eagles To AFCON Ticket

By Akeem Busari   The National Chairman of Nigeria and Africa’s foremost football fans group, Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Ambassador(Rev). Samuel Ikpea, has sent a thank you message to members of its Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire members chapter for cheering the Super Eagles to seal its qualification for next year’s AFCON championship.   “I must commend you for cheering our Super …

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Chief Michael Ubogu Endorses 2024 Ajegunle City Youth Marathon

By Akeem Busari   As preparations intensifies ahead of the eagerly anticipated 1st Ajegunle City Youth Marathon, the epochal event has continued to receive and enjoy widespread of supports and endorsements from highly placed individuals within the Ajegunle community.   The latest endorsement for the event, which is set to be a benchmark for community youth, sports and social engagement, …

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Lagos FA Hails Ikorodu City Newly-Found Form …promises continued support for Lagos based teams

By Akeem Busari   The newly-found form of Ikorodu City FC, in recent matches of the ongoing NPFL season, has continued to elicit excitements and commendations from football administrators, stakeholders and soccer fans in Lagos State.   In his latest congratulatory message to the players and officials of the team, Chairman of Lagos State Football Association, Hajji Gafar Liameed, once …

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Excitements, Joy, As First Batch Of 100 Grassroots Coaches Complete Specialised Training Course At NIS

Football History was made Saturday in Lagos, as the first batch of 100 grassroots football coaches graduated as certified coaches from the National Institute For Sports (NIS), in the specialised one-month training course facilitated by Lagos State Football Association and inconjunction with Africa’s leading sports training centre, the NIS.   Speaking during the epochal event, Professor Olawale Moronkola, the Director-General/ …

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NBBF Praises Sponsor, Clubs and Stakeholders For A Successful Conclusion of the 2024 Nigeria Premier Basketball League. 

The Nigeria Basketball Federation has sent a thank you message to the Nigerian basketball community and particularly, Zenith Bank Plc, the sponsors of the Zenith Bank/NBBF Women’s Premier Basketball League, following the successful conclusion of the 2024 premier league season, being the 17th consecutive edition, held in the Indoor Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, The league, which saw …

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