The Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan recently served as a vibrant convergence point for sports and public health as the Showtyme Foundation hosted its 2025 edition of “Double Check Your Status & Ball.” Since its inception in 2017, the initiative has leveraged the widespread appeal of basketball to drive critical awareness around sickle cell anemia,…
The Showtyme Foundation has announced the 2025 edition of its Annual Sickle Cell Awareness Programme, tagged “Double Check Your Status & Ball”, scheduled to hold on Friday, September 26, 2025, at the iconic Adamasingba Stadium in Ibadan, Oyo State. The event, which kicks off at 9:00 AM, aims to combine health advocacy with sports, using…
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Tope Ajayi and the Senior Special Assistant to Mr. President on Grassroots Sports Development, Sir Adeyinka Adeboye led a team of top officials of the Mission, the National Sports Commission and members of the Nigerian community in South Africa to welcome the Super Eagles…
Shooting Stars and Ikorodu City played out a thrilling 1-1 draw at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, in their NPFL Matchday 3 encounter. Both sides displayed determination and tactical discipline, giving fans plenty to cheer. The Oluyole Warriors started brightly, winning an early free kick before Sodiq Ibrahim broke the deadlock in the 9th minute…
Nigeria rekindled their interest in a ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals after Tolu Arokodare’s 51st minute goal creamed three points off Rwanda at Uyo’s Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Saturday, and took the Super Eagles’ haul to 10 in the campaign. They are still in third place and six points off leaders South…
The ongoing National Youth Games in Asaba has lived up to its billing as the cradle of tomorrow’s champions, with Lagos, Edo, and defending champions Delta State locked in a thrilling battle for the top spot. As of press time on Thursday, Team Lagos had stormed to the summit of the medal table with 61…
Nigeria’s U18 girls’ beach volleyball team remain unbeaten at the ongoing 2025 African Beach Volleyball U18 Development Cup in Banjul, The Gambia on Thursday. The duo of Pamela Bawa and Ifechukwu Odoh started their campaign in dominant fashion, overpowering Tunisia 2-0 (21-10, 21-3) in their opening match. They followed it with an explosive performance against…
Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has invited a total of 30 players to the camp of Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, as the team kickstarts preparations for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals, taking place in Morocco. Invited are four goalkeepers, nine defenders, nine midfielders and nine strikers. 2022 FIFA World Cup bronze medallists, Nigeria…
The Super Eagles are not making the mistake of thinking too much about the showdown with South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, but are rather focused on their clash with Rwanda’s Amavubi in Uyo on Saturday, according to team captain William Ekong. “You take one step at a time. We have Rwanda to…
The Oyo State branch of NBBofC has been commended by Remi Aboderin, the President of the West African Boxing Union (WABU) and Secretary-General of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control, for achieving the historic milestone of producing the first set of professional boxing referees and judges following a successful 3-day training/seminar at Ibadan’s Obafemi Awolowo…
