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Best Talent FC Gear Up for New Season in Abeokuta as Grouping Released

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By Sunday Agunbiade (Mr VAR) The Nationwide League One (NLO) , popularly known as third tier league  has unveiled the much awaited groupings which pitched Best Talent Football Club of Mowe with other ten teams at Sagamu Stadium Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State. It would be recalled that the Mowe giants narrowly lost the last season group ticket to eventual winner and the Integrity side are gearing up to make things better in the upcoming season. The other teams that would rock the boat with Coach Farouk Yusuf tutored side include: Star Buiders, H2U FC , Custom FC and Otassolo. Others are: Lasegski, Raymond, Dino Sporting, Juvenile, Life Christ Outreach and Stormer SC. According to the organizers of the league, it is set to kick off on April 11th and Adeyinka Adeyemo's boys are in optimum shape to have exciting campaign. According to the league format, the winner of each group will be drawn into 8 centers of 4 clubs each. There will be a round-robin among the 4 t...
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Bullet Energy Drink Basketball Tournament Set To Tip Off With Funfair In Porthacourt, Lagos

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The Management of Bullet Energy Drink in conjunction with the Samuel Oguche Basketball Foundation has announced a mouthwatering incentives for winners and participants at the forthcoming lucrative basketball tournament scheduled for 22nd to 26th of April in Porthacourt (Rivers State) and on 29th April to 3rd of May in Lagos. According to the CEO of Bullet Energy Drink, Mr. Harmeet Ahuja, the tournaments in Porthacourt and Lagos is a different ball game because of the positives that Bullet Energy drinks bring to basketball development in Nigeria. It's on record that the Bullet Energy Drink basketball 2025 season started with a bang with the successful hosting of the loudest basketball fiesta in Keffi (Nasarawa state ), Zaria (Kaduna state) and Jos (Plateau state). The number one energy drink in Nigeria (Bullet Energy Drink) has created a healthy balance for youths participating in basketball tournaments across Nigeria. Apart from the prize money for champions...
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NSC CHAIRMAN CELEBRATES PRESIDENT TINUBU @73, SAYS HE IS A BLESSING TO NIGERIA

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As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR.marks his 73rd birthday, National Sports Commission Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko has hailed the President as a blessing to Nigerian sports, in particular, and Nigeria as a whole.  In Mallam Dikko's opinion, despite the fact that President Tinubu assumed office at a very complicated moment in the nation's history, his experience has sufficed to renew hope in the polity with his Renewed Hope and shared prosperity agenda.  "Not everyone can do the type of exceptional job that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has done in such a short time. In fact he has taken many bold decisions which though painful at the starting point, are now evidently bringing us to some economic stability and positive future. He took the bold decisions and his experience came in handy to pull them through", he said. Mallam Dikko also applauded the President's bold decisions in sports. He continued, "It was a bold decision to return the Nationa...
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SWAN Salutes Tinubu On 73rd Birthday

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The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR on his 73rd birthday. In a statement on Saturday, SWAN President Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, through the Association's Secretary-General, Amb. Ikenna Okonkwo, eulogised President Tinubu for his years of great leadership exploits in Nigeria and beyond. While highlighting the virtues of the 16th President of Africa's most populous country, the SWAN President described him as a fearless patriot and courageous leader whose transformative attributes speak volume. He said, "Our dear President is one wo deserves all accolades, particularly due to his desire and commitment to youth and sports development right from when he was Governor of Lagos State. "I recall how Lagos use to dominate Sports Development through discovery of many talents during national sporting events like the National Sports Festival (NSF). During his reign as Governor, Lagos State-based Athletes domina...
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3SC Keepers' Trainer, Kola Ige Stands With his Assistant, Calls for Proper Investigation

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By: Sunday Agunbiade (Mr VAR) The Head Coach, *Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan, Keepers' trainer, Kola Ige* has empathized with his Assistant Coach, John Dosu over the unfortunate incident that happened between him and Majin Muhammed at Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan shortly before match Day 30 of Nigeria Premier Football League. It would be recalled that the Technical Adviser of the visiting side, Majin Muhammed punched the Assistant trainer of the Oluyole Warriors, John Dosu when he was trying to tell Ikon Allah Boys not to encroach the half of the Ibadan Soccer Lords at the warm up training. This advice did not go down well with Coach Majin and out of displeasure, he openly punched the goalkeeper from the chest and it took the intervention of 3SC technical crew to rescue the lanky trainer from going to the world beyond Kola Ige, while addressing journalists in Ibadan, expressed displeasure over the unfortunate incident that nearly ta...
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RUGBY RETURNS TO THE FESTIVAL

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Rugby Players are celebrating the return of their beloved game to the Edo State Sports Festival which is coming up from 22nd to 30th of April 2025 at Benin City the Edo State Capital.  29 Sports met the final selection by the organizing committee of the 4th edition of the Edo State Sports Festival namely 1. Athletics ,2. Badminton ,3. Basketball , 4. Boxing, 5. Chess, 6. Cycling, 7. Gymnastics , 8. Handball , 9. Hockey, 10. Para Athletics , 11. Taekwondo, 12. Tennis , 13. Abula, 14. Ayo, 15. Volleyball , 16. Beach Volleyball , 17. Weightlifting , 18. Wrestling , 19. Deaf Athletics , 20. Karate, 21. Scrabble , 22. Swimming , 23. Dart, 24. Kung-fu, 25. Kickboxing, 26. Table Tennis, 27. Judo, 28. Football and 29. Rugby This is a huge welcome development for the growth of the Sports in the country as it will further encourage the sports in the State and in extension in the country.  Before now, Rugby was excluded based on the fact that it was not at the Bi-annual Natio...
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1st WCQ Win: Nigeria's Pillar of Sports, Agu-Ejidike Congratulates Super Eagles, Coach Chelle; Urges Team to keep up momentum, ahead of Subsequent Matches.

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The Nigeria's Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Agu-Ejidike JP, has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria, following a 2-0 victory over their Rwandan counterparts, at the Amahoro stadium in Kigali, on Friday evening.  An elated Agu-Ejidike who spoke with a group of journalists in Lagos, shortly after the match, could not hide the joy of seeing the Super Eagles being back to winning ways, after playing 4 matches, drawing 3, and losing one, before Friday's victory, in the qualifying series so far, commended the level of the players' concentration and tenacity that helped secure the victory on the road. All the three-time African champions needed to pick their first maximum points of the World 2026 qualifying series was a first-half brace from Victor Osimhen. Agu-Ejidike who is also the patron of the Nigerian Football Supporters Club (NFSC) commended the whole team for their resilience, by not allowing initial results to weigh down on them, going to Friday's ...
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