The U-17 World Cup football championship has ended and contrary to expectations that Nigeria would win the championship for a record fourth time, the country's team failed to live up to this last-minute dream.
Zambia have included two foreign team-based professionals for the Orange Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup that kicks off on Saturday in Nairobi.
National sevens team coach, Benjamin Ayimba, has named a familiar squad for the opening two tournaments of the 2009/2010 International Rugby Board (IRB) World Series.
Kenya's national men's golf team flew to Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday morning ready for this year's Central Gauteng's International Team Tournament scheduled for this Friday at the Maccauvlei Golf Club.
YOUNG Africans are likely to pay a heavy price for breaching contracts with their two foreigners and a local player.
Globacom Limited, the Official Sponsor of the National Teams of Nigeria has rejected claims by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that it has defaulted in the payment of the sponsorship fee for 2009 and says it may seek redress in court if the federation fails to retract the statement.
It was a champagne party for Pillar of Sports, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, following Nigeria's grouping alongside Egypt in Angola 2010 Nations Cup.
The Nigeria-Ghana rivalry was rekindled at the weekend in Lagos when the Accra Tennis Club visited Ikoyi Club 1938 Tennis section for the 2009 Nigeria-Ghana International Tennis Tournament.
Nigeria's Green Eagles have been valued at N1 billion by the Nigeria Football Federation as the Glass House seeks to renegotiate their sponsorship deal for the senior national team.
TWENTY football and ten netball teams are expected to take part in the Chief Marealle Cup set to start in Moshi on December 9.
THE national soccer team, Zanzibar Heroes left Dar es Salaam today for Nairobi Kenya to compete in the two-week senior Challenge Cup to kick off this weekend.
Gunjur nearly pulled off another big upset in the annual Muhammed Yahya Jammeh Zonal Championship when they pushed star-studded Bakau all the way on Saturday afternoon in the Group A opener at Serrekunda East mini-stadium.
Seasoned sports administrator and commentator, Chuka Momah has come out to throw his weight behind the candidacy of Engr. Sani Ndanusa as president of Nigeria Olympic Committee. In view of this, he has come out to correct the falsehood and lies being speculated by Engr. Sani Ndanusa's opponents in the race for the presidency of NOC. He stated emphatically that Ndanusa was duly elected ...
Meanwhile, more reputable Nigerians and respected sports stakeholders are coming out to support the ambition of Engr. Sani Ndanusa to vie for the presidency of the Nigeria Olympic Committee as the battle for the presidency of the body gathers momentum.
Super Eagles defender, Danny Shittu has said he is making progress to recover early ahead the commencement of the Nations Cup in Angola next year. Shittu is down with the injury which kept him out of the Super Eagles decisive World Cup qualifying game against Kenya.
The technical adviser of Kaduna United, Maurice Coorman, has described his team's match against Kwara United at home as a disaster. Kaduna United which Coorman coaches lost the game to the visiting team 1-2 on Sunday at the Kaduna Township Stadium.
Dr. Mohammadu Danladi Gwampo, the Taraba state commissioner for social welfare, youths and sports has disclosed plans and arrangements for the 2nd Taraba state sports festival scheduled for Sunday November 29 to Saturday December 5, 2009.
Newly crowned Africa club basketball champions First Bank Elephants returned to Lagos yesterday after their Sunday defeat of ABC of Cote d'Ivoire to emerge the super queens of the continent. The Nigerian league champions defeated the Ivorian ladies 64-55 in the final match played in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, on Sunday.
For the avoidance of doubt, NFF President Sani Lulu Abdullahi said yesterday that the Federation has not at anytime declared vacant the position of Super Eagles' Head Coach, currently occupied by Mr. Shuaibu Amodu.
The draws for the 2009/2010 season of the Nigeria Amateur League Division One will take place today at the FIFA Technical Centre, National Stadium, Abuja. Secretary of the Nigeria Amateur League, Emmanuel Adesanya said a Seminar on "Amateur League and Grassroots Football" would precede the draws.
TANZANIA'S Hawa Wanyeche fired an impressive two over par 74 gross in the final round, to win this year's Rwanda Ladies Open title at the Kigali Golf Course in Kigali, Rwanda over the weekend.
TANZANIA maintained their good run in the inaugural Africa Under-19 Women Cricket Tournament, after defeating Kenya by 14 runs at the Annadil Burhani ground in Dar es Salaam today.
KILIMANJARO Stars camp is set to receive a major boost, when custodian Mwarami Mohammed, who is plying his trade with Mozambique champion, Ferroviario Maputo arrives tomorrow to join the team.
Save for Namboole there can hardly be a more suitable venue for the MTN Kampala marathon than Kololo Airstrip. So spacious is the latter, you could be tempted to think that half of the registered 19,058 participants turned up for the annual event on Sunday. Parking space was adequate, some of the 200 registered corporate teams found where to fit their hospitality tents and spectators, too, could ...
Money can, sometimes, buy success as Premier Cricket Club can manifest. Having signed an avalanche of national stars, Premier are within touching distance of a place in Castle National cricket league (Super 7) next year after beating Patidar by 60 runs at Lugogo oval on Sunday.
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