By Deji Ogeyingbo Qualifying for the Olympic Games is a process that takes years, significant financial investment, and relentless resolve. The qualification period for some sports ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics began way back in January 2019, and because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the window ... Read more...
Liverpool sharpshooter Mohamed Salah will be a star in demand during 2021 with Egypt wanting him not only for World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers but also the Olympic Games. The record seven-time African champions face between six and eight World Cup matches and two in the Cup of Nati... Read more...
The feud between the ministry of youth and sports and the Athletic Federation of Nigeria, AFN over the leadership structure of the latter may have taking a twist as the former Tuesday morning nullified the appointment of Mr. Similaye Young Pepple as Director-General of the Athletics Federation of N... Read more...
Tokyo Olympics organisers said news of a coronavirus vaccine was a “relief” on Tuesday but insisted their bio-security planning for the postponed Games remained unchanged. Olympic officials have regularly said that a coronavirus vaccine is not a precondition for staging the Games, now schedu... Read more...
By Our Correspondent Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Sunday Dare has showered encomiums on the board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation for its continued efforts in rewriting the history of basketball in Nigeria. Speaking recently in Lagos, Mr Dare noted that the NBBF board unde... Read more...
By Our Correspondent Few months after securing her place in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Taekwondo, Minister of Youth and sports, Hon. Sunday Dare on Friday received Elizabeth Anyanacho . Elizabeth Anyanacho defeated former African champion, Urgence Mouega of Gabon 12-5 points in the -67kg... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria's number one table tennis icon, Aruna Quadri has revealed that his wife is the source of his inspiration, Bestchoicesports.com.ng The number 20 world ranked tennis star disclosed in an interview that since he met his wife, his career has been on the ascendancy. ... Read more...
Ahead of a busy 2021 and 2022 international calendar, the Nigerian Basketball Federation, NBBF is becoming the most sort after federation thanks to her rising profile in global basketball family with interests from many players wanting to play for Nigeria ahead of the Olympics. Reacting ami... Read more...
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia will be the first in more 35 years to be held without spectators after organizers on Monday introduced tighter measures to protect against the coronavirus.Greece’s Olympic Committee said spectators would be excluded from both the ... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigerian Olympic icons, Funke Oshonaike, Offiong Edem, Aruna Quadri and Olajide Omotayo will fly the country at this year’s table tennis Olympic Games slated to hold in Tokyo Japan, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. Nigeria table tennis legend, Funke Oshonaike, has made hi... Read more...