Lovers of basketball will have the opportunity to see the live match between the Nigerian basketball team and the USA Men’s national team. The game comes up in the early hours of Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Information made available to Aproko247 in Lagos reveals that Kwesé Free Sports, which is part of Econet Media’s Kwesé-branded…
Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Emenike, has shared a picture of himself while still very much younger. The footballer, who spent a bit of his last season at West Ham in England, expressed gratitude to God for the huge transformation he has recorded in his life. He posted the picture with the caption, “Photo of life…
The MKO Abiola International Stadium, Abeokuta will on Tuesday August 2, 2016 host the finals of the GTBank-Ogun State Principals Cup. The much anticipated fixtures will light up the Rock City as thousands of football lovers and supporters from the Egba, Ijebu, Remo, and Yewa divisions of the State will troop to Kuto to witness…
Former Super Eagles captain and Head Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, was on Friday, July 29, 2016, buried at his hometown in Delta State. The former Nations Cup winner as both a player and coach was finally laid to rest on Friday amid tears. Several people honoured the late football, who was always referred to as…
The funeral rites for former Super Eagles coach have commenced. A burial service was held in his honour on Thursday, July 28, 2016, at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church located on Airport Road, Benin City, Edo State. Several people attended the ceremony including family members of the former skipper of Super Eagles. After the service,…
On Saturday July 23, 2016, the GTBank Commonwealth team, made up of players from Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada, emerged victorious against the England team to win one of Polo’s most iconic trophies. The Commonwealth team, sponsored by leading African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, defeated the England Team 12 – 11…
President of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, on Sunday, July 24, 2016, arrived Nigeria for a two-day working visit to the country. Infantino touched down the country via the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja accompanied by the Secretary General of the body, Ms Fatma Samba Samoura. He was received by President of the Nigeria Football Federation,…
The Federal Government has debunked speculations that it directed foreign-based athletes representing Nigeria at the August 2016 Rio Olympics. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, through a statement issued by his media aide, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, said there was no iota of truth in the rumour. Dalung said the purported mail directing…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday warned any official who has no business at the Olympics taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to stay at home to cheer the team or be ready to sponsor his or her trip there. Buhari made this known when he received the team ahead of the Games which kicks…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has explained why talks with Frenchman, Paul Le Guen, failed and why he may never be Super Eagles head coach. On Monday, it was reported in the news that the former Cameroonian coach had been given the Super Eagles job. But on Tuesday, news went viral that the former France…