Players and officials of the Super Falcons were on Friday paid various sums of money as approved by the Federal Government after the Nigeria Football Federation received the sums.

Nigeria will battle Morocco for one of the two spots available for the continent at the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the Bahamas when they square up in the semifinals of the CAF Beach Soccer Cup of Nations on Saturday (today) at the Eko Atlantic City.

Twenty-three-year-old First Bank and D’Tigress guard, Atosu Upe, tells Idris Adesina about her dreams and aspirations as a basketball player

Twelve teams from several states in Northern Nigeria, split into four groups are participating in the second edition of the Comrade Ahmed Yusuf (Fresh) Inter State Soccer Championship.

Philanthropist and football enthusiast,  Chief Kessington Adebutu on Sunday, said his annual Under-18 Football Competition, will continue, even after his death.

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Solomon Dalong, says the nation’s football governing body. the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), needs an urgent `surgical operation’ to restore sanity into the game of football.

An Ogun Para-athletics Coach, Ibrahim Showunmi, has urged athletes in the country to sustain their training, even though there was uncertainty about the date of 19th National Sports Festival (NSF).

Leading English Premier League scorers after the weekend’s matches:

10: Agüero (Manchester City), Costa (Chelsea)