Posts tagged with National Sports festival

“Coal City Games Will Showcase Nation-building, Sporting Excellence” – NSC DG

0 comments, 30/08/2026, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, Handball, News, Tennis, Volleyball

By Amaechi Agbo The Director General of National Sports Commission, Hon. Bukola Olopade has expressed confidence in Enugu State’s readiness to deliver a memorable 23rd National Sports Festival, which takes place later this year. Following a three-day inspection of facilities and prepara... Read more...

Enugu State Proposes to Host 2026 National Sports Festival in September

0 comments, 26/05/2025, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, News

By Amaechi Agbo Abeokuta, Nigeria - The Enugu State Government is proposing to host the 23rd edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF) in September next year. Chairman, National Sports Commission, Alhaji Shehu Dikko disclosed this on Sunday during a world press conference to update N... Read more...

Gateway Games: Team Enugu Records Six More Medals in Ogun

0 comments, 25/05/2025, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Grassroots, News, Uncategorized

By Amaechi Agbo Enugu State team at the ongoing 2024 National Sports Festival has amassed five more medals at the ongoing Ogun 2024 Nationa Sports Festival (NSF) to scale-up their medal hauls with six medals on Saturday Again, Emmanuel Ugonna who won the state’s first gold medal in jav... Read more...

NSC DG Olapade Highlights Economic Impact of National Sports Festival, Lauds Journalists on Reportage

0 comments, 21/05/2025, by Best Choice Sports in Uncategorized

By Amaechi Agbo The Director General of the National Sports commission, NSC, Hon Bukola Olopade has encouraged more states to host the National Sports festival, NSF because of its vast gains to both state and national development. The DG stated this during his first offi... Read more...

Gateway Games: Edo Governor Charges State Team to go For Gold As 774 Contingent Leaves For Ogun

0 comments, 16/05/2025, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Handball

As 774 Edo Contingent Leaves for Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital in readiness for the 22nd National Sports Festival, the Governor of Edo state Senator Monday Okpebholo has charged the athletes representing the state to give Edo state adequate representation and bring Gold medals back home. Gove... Read more...

NSC, National Council on Sports Approve Fixed Calendar for Sports Festival, Streamlines Number of Sports to 32

0 comments, 17/04/2025, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, Handball, News, Tennis, Volleyball

By Amaechi Agbo In a bid to enhance the operational effectiveness and overall performance of Nigerian athletes, the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) memorandum towards a fixed period for the National Sports Festival (NSF), as well as an affirmation of the Rules to streamline the number of s... Read more...

NYG Day 2: Florence Olarinoye Wins Three Gold Medals As Lagos State Dominates Weightlifting In Asaba

0 comments, 24/09/2023, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, News, olympics

By Amaechi Agbo Florence Olarinoye showed why her experience in the 45kg women's class at the 2022 National Sports Festival NSF counted as she scooped all the three gold medals for team Lagos on day 2 of the ongoing National Youth Games, NYG 49kg female class in weightlifting event in Asaba on ... Read more...

X-raying The Impact Of Kwara Sports Commission In The State’s Sports Ecosystem

0 comments, 14/07/2023, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, News

By: Mustapha Ajibola Sports development has been in the frontburner ever since the creation of Kwara State in 1967. In fact, it was one of the states that rapidly assisted the integration of the country devastated by the civil war, following the introduction of the National Sports Festival i... Read more...

Nigeria Weightlifting President, Dr Ibrahim Abdul Felicitates With Coach Emeka Ajei On Meritorious Retirement

0 comments, 01/06/2023, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, News

Press Release The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF President, Dr Ibrahim Abdul, FCISM, OCP, CMC, heartily felicitates with Coach Emeka Ajei after his meritorious service to Nigeria, and Delta State Coach Emeka who is a household name in the weightlifting family as well as Delta State sp... Read more...

Olympics Qualifier: Nigeria Wins 6 More Medals In Senior Africa Weightlifting Championship In Tunisia

0 comments, 17/05/2023, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, News

...Akano Desmond Goes For Gold By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria weightlifters have continued to churn out impressive performances in their quest for Paris 2024 Olympics qualification On Tuesday, May 16, two Nigerian weightlifters won six more medals at the ongoing 2023 Senior Africa Weightlifting... Read more...

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