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Bayelsa ready to host 2028 Sports Festival – Diri

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has pledged that his administration will be ready to host the 2028 National Sports Festival, expressing commitment to completing all necessary projects to ensure a hitch-free...... Read more Dominant Nigeria claims 25 medals at CAA Region II Champs

Team Nigeria came out tops at the second edition of the Confederation of African Athletics Region II Senior Athletics Championships, which ended at the University of Ghana Sports Complex, Accra, on Tuesday....... Read more West Africa Deaf football, athletics champs ignite Abuja

All is now set for the 13th West Africa deaf football tournament and the third West Africa deaf athletics championship in Abuja. The event is slated to hold from August 18 to...... Read more AFN releases contingent for CAA Senior Athletics Championships

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has released the names of 26 athletes to represent the country at the Confederation of African Athletics Region II Senior Athletics Championships, holding on Monday and Tuesday...... Read more NCAA final my biggest athletics miss – Ajayi

Nigerian sprinter and former men’s 100m national champion, Konyinsola Ajayi, has described his fourth-place finish at this year’s NCAA Outdoor Championships as the biggest disappointment of his budding athletics career, PUNCH Sports Extra reports....... Read more Fine margins deny Ofili, Enekwechi glory in Budapest

Nigeria’s Favour Ofili and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi produced commendable performances at the 2025 Gyulai István Memorial in Budapest but fell just short of top spot in a meeting packed with world-class talent and...... Read more Nigeria para-power lifters hit Chile for World Cup

Team Nigeria departed for Santiago, Chile, on Monday evening to compete in the World Para-Powerlifting World Cup scheduled for August 15 to 17, 2025, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The squad, made up of 10...... Read more Fasuba’s daughter ends U-15 reign with double gold

Annabelle Fasuba, the daughter of former Nigerian sprinter Olusoji Fasuba, has signed off from the girls’ U-15 category over the weekend, winning the 100m and 200m events at the England Athletics...... Read more Onyali, Owolabi, Disu to mentor students at NSSF camp

Three-time Olympic medallist Mary Onyali-Omagbemi, alongside former Super Eagles stars Felix Owolabi and Tajudeen Disu, will headline the list of mentors at the inaugural sports camp organised by the Wamufat Youth...... Read more Okowa confident of World Champs relay tickets

President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Tonobok Okowa, remains upbeat that the Nigerian relay teams can still qualify for the World Championships, which will be held from September 13 to...... Read more Golden Debut: Cyclist Grace Osaretin Sets Sights On Youth Olympic Glory

Ànnaba, Algeria – August 3, 2025 — Fresh off a gold-medal victory at the inaugural African School Games, cyclist Grace Osaretin-Godwin is already setting her sights on an even bigger prize...... Read more Nwankwo, Ezechukwu dominate African Schools 100m

Rosemary Nwankwo shocked her more fancied compatriot, Miracle Ezechukwu, to win gold in the girls’ 100m final at the inaugural African School Games in Algeria, PUNCH Sports Extra Reports. Nwankwo powered to...... Read more Amusan wins fifth national title in Lagos

World record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, cruised to victory in the event at the 2025 Athletics Federation of Nigeria’s National Trials at the Yaba College of Technology Sports...... Read more Ajayi braces for 100m title defence at national trials

Nigeria’s men’s 100m champion and Paris 2024 Olympics semifinalist, Konyinsola Ajayi, is ready to face a strong field of challengers for the title at the 2025 national trials, which will be held...... Read more Ezechukwu: High-flying sprint sensation living her dreams

In November 2023, during a meet organised by world record holder in women’s 100m hurdles Tobi Amusan in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Miracle Ezechukwu starred with three gold medals, winning the event’s...... Read more 1,000 athletes arrive Abuja for African Karate Championship

At least 1,000 athletes from 31 countries have arrived in Abuja for the 2025 African Karate Championship, which kicks off July 21 and runs through July 28. The President of the...... Read more Ardova HPL: Ekiti Queens’ skipper blames team woes on inexperience

Captain of Ekiti Queens, Aderonke Adediran, has attributed her team’s poor performance at the ongoing Ardova Handball Premier League to inexperience. Adediran who stated this at the venue of the championship...... Read more Two Nigerian fencers for World Fencing Championships

Three months after making their international debut at the World Junior Championships in China, Nigeria’s rising fencing stars, Inkosi Brou and Wisdom Okanlawon, are set to compete at the prestigious 2025 World...... Read more Ezekiel headlines NCAA Athlete of Year final shortlist

Nigerian 400m hurdles sensation, Ezekiel Nathaniel, has been named among the final contenders for the prestigious 2025 NCAA Track and Field Athlete of the Year Award, following a string of record-breaking performances...... Read more Ezekiel, Ajayi rewrite NCAA history in blazing start

Nigeria’s finest collegiate athletes stormed out of the blocks on the opening day of the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, with Ezekiel Nathaniel and Kayinsola Ajayi delivering record-breaking...... Read more No regrets missing out on Ogun’s N2.5m largesse – 10km walk winner

Ogun State-born athlete, Fadekemi Olude-Erinle, who won the gold medal for Edo State in the women’s 10km walk, at the ongoing 2024 National Sports Festival, has said she doesn’t feel bad for...... Read more Ofili battles Thomas, Neita in Florida today

Nigeria’s Favour Ofili will make her long-anticipated debut at the Grand Slam Track league today, as she lines up against a star-studded field in the women’s 100m and 200m at the Ansin...... Read more Amusan continues Diamond League chase in Shanghai

After a promising but slightly below-par start to her 2025 Diamond League season, Tobi Amusan is gearing up for her next challenge at the Shanghai Diamond League on May 3, 2025, The...... Read more Amusan set for first hurdles race in seven months

World record holder in the women’s 110m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, will compete in the season opener of this year’s Diamond League in Xiamen, China, on Saturday (today), marking her first race in...... Read more Nigeria eyes World Championship tickets at World Relays

Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Samuel Onikeku, has said one of Team Nigeria’s objectives at the upcoming World Relays in China is to pick qualifying tickets for some of...... Read more