News - Daily Sports Nigeria

Navigation: Home / News / News

I Will Give Equal Attention to Sports, Youth Development — Minister Dare

Mr Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports Development has pledged to give equal attention to the development of Sports and the Youths as he strives to reposition the ministry. Dare...... Read more Ex-Super Falcons Star Chiejine, Ghana’s Junior Agogo Dead

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and its Ghana counterpart are mourning the death of their former players – Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine, ex-Super Falcons player and Junior Agogo, former Black Stars player. NFF announced...... Read more Englishman Butler Named New Coach of Liberia

Former West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion midfielder Peter Butler has signed a one-year contract to coach Liberia three weeks before they begin their qualification campaign for the next World...... Read more SWAN Congratulates New Sports Minister, Tasks Him on Talents Discovery

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has congratulated the newly appointed Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, describing his appointment as well-deserved. A statement issued by the...... Read more What You Need to Know about Nigeria’s New Minister of Sports

Following the confirmation of Mr. Sunday Dare as the Minister for Youth and Sports by President Muhammadu Buhari, Vanguard takes a closer look at the man who will run one of...... Read more African Games: Falconets Advance to Semi-Finals

Nigeria U20 women’s team are through to the 2019 African Games semi-finals after earning a 1-1 draw against Cameroon in Rabat on Wednesday. The Falconets went into the encounter on the...... Read more World Volleyball Championship: Nigeria U19 Demolish South Korea in Tunisia

Nigeria on Wednesday pummeled South Korea 3-0 (25-20, 28-26, 26-24) at the ongoing 2019 FIVB World U19 championship in Tunisia. The President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Engineer Musa Nimrod, praised the...... Read more NFF Keen on Youth Development Not U17 World Cup Title — Akinwunmi

The Nigeria U17 technical crew has been tasked with sustaining the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) policy on youth development rather than winning 2019’s U17 World Cup at all cost. The Golden...... Read more Ejidike Congratulates Victorious D’Tigress

Nigeria’s Pillar of Sports, High Chief Donatus Agu-Ejidike, JP, has congratulated the national female basketball team D’Tigress on its victory over host Senegal in the final of the AfroBasketball championship held...... Read more CAF Orders Enyimba To Play Behind Closed Doors

Nigerian champions Enyimba have been ordered to play their CAF Champions League preliminary round tie behind closed doors over stadium concerns, club officials said Tuesday. Enyimba is looking to come back...... Read more Oshoala Injury Scare for Nigeria Ahead of Algeria Clash

Asisat Oshoala has given an untimely injury scare for Nigeria after the striker picked up a knock in Barcelona’s 1-0 win over Montpelier on Sunday. The Super Falcons are due to...... Read more AbdulRazaq Okays New Board for Kwara United

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday dissolved the board of the state football club – Kwara United. He has also approved the appointment of a new seven-member board, with Kunbi...... Read more Ukraine Friendly: Injury Knocks Out Tyrone Ebuehi

Super Eagles may be without Tyronne Ebuehi for their international friendly against Ukraine after the young defender picked up an injury during a training with his club Benfica last week. Reports...... Read more FIFA Appoints Emergency Committee To Run Egyptian Football

With Egyptian football in the chaos following the sudden departure of the national federation’s leadership, FIFA on Tuesday appointed a temporary committee to take over. Hani Abou Rida, the president of...... Read more NFF Expresses Shock over FIFA Life Ban on Siasia, Vows to Overturn It

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said on Monday that they were “shocked” by a life ban on former national coach Samson Siasia by FIFA for bribery, vowing to overturn it. On...... Read more FIFA Unfair to Siasia — Restoration Cup Organisers •Seek Review of Life Ban

Organisers of the Restoration Cup in Bayelsa State on Monday backed their Brand Ambassador, Coach Samson Siasia, saying FIFA was unfair to the former Nigerian international and coach of the Super...... Read more More than 1,200 Ijaw, Itsekiri youths empowered by the Mulade Sheriff Peace & Unity Cup tournaments

The organiser of the 2019 edition of the Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace and Unity Cup, also known as Comrade Mulade Sheriff Peace and Unity Cup, says it has empowered and engaged over 1,200...... Read more Abia Angels Resume for Second Stanza of the League

Abia Angels Football Club of Aba have resumed training for the second stanza of the 2019 Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL) after the recess that followed the first round games. “The...... Read more 12th African Games: Igali Charges Wrestlers to Give ‘Best Efforts’ in Morocco

President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Hon. Daniel Igali, has charged the country’s wrestlers and coaches to the 12th African Games in Morocco to ‘give your best efforts’ when hostilities...... Read more Two Players Bag 15 Years Jail Term for Gang Rape

A Kenyan court has sentenced two rugby players to 15 years in prison for the gang rape of a female singer at a birthday party last year. The international rugby sevens...... Read more FIBA AfroBasket 2019: Buhari Congratulates D’Tigress, Assures Absolute Support

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national female basketball team, D’Tigress, who beat Mali, 79-58, Friday night to qualify for the final of FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2019 going on in Dakar,...... Read more African Games: Falconets Spank South Africa in Opening Match

The Nigeria U20 women’s team started off their campaign in the African Games football tournament with a 3-0 victory over South Africa in Rabat on Saturday. The South Africans were aiming...... Read more Beach Volleyball: Nigerian Teams Through to Quarterfinals

Nigeria’s men and women teams have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Beach Volleyball event at the ongoing African Games in Rabat, Morocco. Nigeria men’s team beat Egypt 2-1 (21-15, 13-21,...... Read more FIFA Ban: I am not guilty — Siasia •Vows to fight verdict

Former Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia has expressed shock over his ban by FIFA and accused the world soccer ruling body of dishing out punishment without contacting him. The former U-23...... Read more I Hold No Grudge against Rohr, Says Akpeyi

Super Eagles Goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi says the decision by Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr to exclude him from the international friendly with the senior national team of Ukraine on September 10 will...... Read more