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Water FC CEO MK Meets NOC President Habu Gumel, Affirms Commitment to Grassroots Sports

Water FC CEO, Makanjuola Nureni (popularly known as MK), paid a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) President, Alhaji Habu Gumel, at his Abuja office. The visit followed…

African Fencing Championship Begins in Style as Egypt Dominates.

The much-anticipated African Fencing Championships kicked off in grand style at Charterhouse Lagos, bringing together over 150 athletes from 24 countries. President of the Nigeria Fencing Federation, Samuel Adeyinka, talked…

Tinubu Names Shaibu as New DG National Institute For Sports

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed the former Deputy Governor of Edo State, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, as the…

Ojo Olorunleke Joins Wolwalo FC on Rescue MissionT

Taiwo Adeyinka Wolwalo Adigrat University Football Club of Ethiopia in its quest for league survival has completed the signings of Super Eagles goalkeeper, Olorunleke Ojo on a short-term deal, Platinumnewsng.com…

Boxing: ABU Cracks Down on WABU, Disbands Leadership, Suspends Activities

The top brass of the African Boxing Union (ABU) has announced the disbandment of the West African Boxing Union (WABU). The announcement was made at an executive meeting of the…

Nigeria Reigns Supreme as Akintola, Anine Win WBC-ABU Amateur Tournament

The maiden World Boxing Council-Africa Boxing Union amateur tournament concluded in Lagos over the weekend and saw Nigerian boxers win 10 out of 11 bouts decided on the final day…

Lagos Fetes Yucateco Pan-African Title Holders

It was a night of glitz and felicitation at the Yucateco headquarters in Lagos at the weekend as the reigning Yucateco Pan-African Title Holders Abdulwahab Abdulrahman and Precious Anine, were…

Triumphant in Uzebba as Anine, Abdulwahab Take Home Yucateco Pan-African Boxing Titles

Nigeria’s Abdulwahab Abdulrahman and Precious Anine have emerged as champions of the Yucateco boxing Pan-African Title championship. The event, which headlines week 5 of the Yucateco boxing league Season 2,…

African Boxing Supremacy: Egypt, Nigeria face off for Yucateco Pan-African Title

All is set for the hugely anticipated Yucateco boxing Pan-African title fight in Edo state. At a media Parley in  Lagos on Monday, organizers of the event Yucateco boxing promotions…

Collaboration Mode: UBF President Meets BPAN Boss, Explores Opportunities for Development

Uganda Boxing Federation President Moses Muhangi shared his enthusiasm after meeting Boxing Promoters Association of Nigeria President Omonlei Yakubu Imadu in Kampala on Tuesday, during the Africa Boxing Union convention.…