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Oluwaseun Chiazor, a talented Secondary School Third Year (JS3) student of Antioch Royal College, Ikotun, Lagos, has excelled in a series of activities organized to commemorate Teachers’ Day at the school. Sports247 was present live in the school hall as the students took charge of the day’s schedule of events and had all their teachers sit as guests to watch …

Kelechi Iheanacho has opened up on his return to the Super Eagles as the team prepares to face Russia in Tuesday’s international friendly. ‘No matter who the Super Eagles play, I’m ready to play’ Iheanacho, 30, returned to the Super Eagles after more than a year away and says his love for the green, white and green has never faded. …

The Nigerian Gymnastics Federation has released the list of 44 coaches to manage the various disciplines in the national teams. In a statement signed by Rose Verisimo, Technical Director of GFN, Isaiah Erhunwunse (OLY) has been appointed as the head coach of Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG), who will be assisted by Bala Magaji Juwara and Anthony Duilemi, while Helen Albert …

Post views: 126 Nigeria’s first football club foundation consolidates achievements to increase employability, workplace readiness and behavioral outcomes Enugu, Nigeria – 4 October 2026. The Rangers International Football Club Foundation (RIFC Foundation), the first football club foundation in Nigeria, is proud to announce its advancement into the tertiary innovation phase of its ongoing SEL+Sports intervention framework through its flagship …

While commentators continue to praise the giants of Nigerian football, a lanky teenager from Young Stars FC in Satellite Town, Lagos, has joined the squad. Sports247 reports that Prince Anyadike is the newest candidate in the class of lanky Nigerian hitmen, currently led by Tolu Arokodare and Paul Onuachu, but the latest revelation appears to be the tallest of them …

Enyimba assistant coach Lawrence Ukaegbu has expressed satisfaction with the team’s constant improvement following their impressive form in the Nigerian Premier Football League, NPFL. The nine-time NPFL champions recorded their second consecutive victory on Sunday, defeating 10-man Plateau United 2-0 at the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba. The result extended Enyimba’s unbeaten run to three league games and lifted the …

Nigerian FIFA referee John Tope Ojeleye will depart for Morocco today after being selected for the Confederation of African Football futsal tournament pre-course, marking another significant step in his growing career as an international referee. Ojeleye is one of only two Nigerian referees named among 30 officials from across Africa to the programme, with fellow Nigerian Bello Al Hassan Zuru …

The pre-fight animosity surrounding the upcoming showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in December has spilled over spectacularly into the family dynamic, with John Fury launching into an angry, unfiltered rant against his own brother, Peter Fury. The explosive row erupted after Peter, Tyson’s former trainer who guided the ‘Gypsy King’ to his big world title victory against Wladimir …

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – Twelve days ago, when Rivers Hoopers celebrated its seventh Nigeria Premier Basketball League (NPBL) title, the highlight also brought a significant milestone for three KingsMen for whom the coronation marked their first ever NPBL championship triumph. International recruits Omar Abada, Nikolaos Okekuoyen and Raphiael Putney capped off a flawless debut season in Nigerian basketball with a …

Lagos-based Sporting Lagos FC goalkeeper Clinton Lawani has expressed his amazement at the huge crowd that turned up to watch his team’s match against Kano Pillars in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL). Sports247 reports that Lawani, a graduate of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) and recent invitee to the national under-20 team, Flying Eagles, acknowledged that the turnout of …