Russia has been handed a four-year ban from all major sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). Athletes will not be allowed to compete under the Russian flag at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics or Beijing 2022 Winter Games It means the Russia flag and anthem will not be allowed at event... Read more...
By Our Correspondent. Nigeria's U-19 Cricket Team will next year make her World Cup appearance after more than a century she last participated in the event as minister asks team to remain focused. Nigeria secured a dramatic, first ever spot in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in 2020, after they be... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria’s Super Sand Eagles suffered their worst defeat in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup after Tuesday’s night 12-2 loss to Brazil in Paraguay thus crashed out of the tournament with their tail in-between their legs. The woeful outing of the team where they lost all three ma... Read more...
Two-time African champions Nigeria will begin their campaign at this year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup finals in Paraguay when they clash with world number two Portugal in Asuncion on Friday. This year’s finals will hold at the ‘Los Pynandi’ World Cup Stadium – named after the Paragua... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF is yet to pay the senior female national team, Super Falcons their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup appearance fees, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. Bestchoicesports.com.ng reliably gathered that 4 months after the ladies reached the Round... Read more...
The 2018 World Cup soccer tournament is ongoing in Russia, with 5 African countries among the initial competitors. In the worst continental performance for decades, all African contestants have failed to make it past the first round of this tournament. Regardless of sentimental considerations about... Read more...
Five -time world champions, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have landed in the city of Gioania, Brazil, where the team will tackle Hungary at the Estadio Olimpico in the opening game of Group B of the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup finals on Saturday. Players and the officials were received by FIFA and l... Read more...
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has said the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna will be ready in time as one of the host venues for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in July 2020. The minister made the statement after an on-the-spot inspection visit to the stadium and furt... Read more...
Iranian women fans will be allowed to attend a men’s soccer World Cub qualifying match in the Islamic Republic in October, the official IRNA news agency quoted a Sports Ministry official as saying on Sunday, amid heightened pressure from FIFA. While foreign women have been allowed limited acce... Read more...
World football –ruling body, FIFA has appointed Nigerian officials led by Quadri Adebimpe to superintend over the 2022 FIFA World Cup preliminary qualifying match between Gambia and Angola scheduled for Bakau on Friday, 6th September 2019. The match, scheduled for the Independence Stadium... Read more...