...DTigers dominated Canada in Winnipeg D’Tigress started their AFROBASKET title defense on a winning note with a 75-26 points win against Tunisia. Evelyn Akhator who narrowly missed out of being named 2017 edition’s MVP weighed in with 13points, 2 assists and 10 rebounds while Atonye Nyi... Read more...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has announced that an agreement has been reached with their Ukrainian counterpart for a friendly between both countries, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. The friendly match against Ukraine will be played on September 10 in Kiev.... Read more...
A five-man inspection team from world –football governing body, FIFA will arrive in Lagos today for a four-day inspection of facilities and equipment that Nigeria has put forward to host the 10th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup championship next year. Christopher Exley, Sara Jane Booth, Klim... Read more...
Team Nigeria is said to be preparing a large contingent of 750 people, made up of athletes, coaches, administrators and politicians for this year’s African Games holding in Rabat and Casablanca in Morocco. Nigeria and 53 other nations are preparing for the competition, which will see the host ... Read more...
Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo will resume training with Stoke City next week after representing the side at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Etebo played in all of Nigeria’s seven games in the competition and was widely named as one of the top performers for the Super Eagles... Read more...
Nigeria’s Centre of Excellence, Lagos, has been selected as one of the host cities for the newly inaugurated Basketball Africa League (BAL). According to a press statement from FIBA, the other host cities selected alongside Lagos include Cairo (Egypt), Dakar (Senegal), Luanda (Angola), Rabat (... Read more...
The draw of the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Tournament has been made in Dakar, Senegal ahead of the upcoming tournament to be held in Senegal this August. Cameroon will face 3 times winners Nigeria in Pool B alongside Tunisia while the most successful nation Senegal with 11 titles going into this ... Read more...
Nigeria made it a hat trick of win at the IHF International Challenge Trophy (Continental Phase) hosted in Conakry, Guinea on Friday with an emphatic 38-12 victory over Zambia. The national under 18 female handball team, who had previously defeated, host Guinea with a slim 32-31 win and then put... Read more...
Nigeria failed to make appreciable impact in the 2019 U-21 Handball World Championship after losing four matches and winning just one. However, fellow Africa representative, Egypt's handball national team qualified for the Men's Junior U21 World Championship quarter-finals held in Spain on Wedne... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Ahead of next week’s kick off of the maiden edition of African Track Championship also known as African Cup of Nations 2019 to be hosted in Nigeria, the Cycling Federation of Nigeria, CFN has acquired new 40 bicycles for the competition, Beschoicesports.com.ng can report CF... Read more...