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Commonwealth Games: Tinubu Sends Team Nigeria Off To Glasgow, NSC Unveils Puma As Kit Partner

0 comments, 03/07/2026, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Grassroots, Handball, News, Tennis

By Amaechi Agbo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday gave Team Nigeria a presidential send-off ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, charging the nation's athletes to compete with honour, discipline and excellence as worthy ambassadors of Nigeria. The President, represented by his Chief o... Read more...

NSC Sets Ambitious 20-Gold Medal Target for Commonwealth Games

0 comments, 08/06/2026, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, News, olympics

By Amaechi Agbo The National Sports Commission (NSC) has thrown down the gauntlet ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, setting an unprecedented target of 20 gold medals for Team Nigeria. The target represents a significant leap in ambition for a country that, since... Read more...

Nigeria Bids to Host Formula in Abuja – Shehu Dikko

0 comments, 25/07/2025, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, News

Nigeria has become the latest African country to declare an interest in hosting a Formula 1 race, with ex-Premier League player Marvin Sordell fronting the bid. F1 currently hosts a race on every habitable continent apart from Africa, with the last iteration taking place 32 years ago via the 19... 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...

Bunmi Haruna Calls For Inclusion Of SWAN On National Sports Commission Board

0 comments, 08/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, News

Bunmi Haruna, chairman of Sports Writers' Association of Nigeria (SWAN) FCT chapter, has called for the inclusion of the body on the National Sports Commission (NSC) board. The newly elected chairman stated this in his presentation at the Senate Committee on Sports public hearing on the bill see... Read more...

Former Sports Minister Is Dead

0 comments, 19/01/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Football, Grassroots, News

By Our Correspondent Former Minister of sports, Bala Ka’oje, is dead, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF who confirmed the death of the former Chairman of National Sports Commission, NSC said Bala Bawa Ka’oje died aged 60. Nigeria’s sporting frat... Read more...

NSC Calls For Special Funding For Sports Facilities

0 comments, 07/11/2020, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Football, Grassroots, News

The National Council on Sports have made a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to provide special Fund for the building of multi-purpose Sports Hall in all the states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory. This decision was one of the key resolutions at the Nat... Read more...

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