The National Sports Commission, NSC, has announced the composition of its Elite Athletes Development and Podium Board with former Nigerian international Yusuf Ali as the board’s Chief Executive Office , CEO. The 13 member committee will also have Prof. Ken Anugweje as Adviser and Member. Other members of the committee include Dr Emmanuel Igbinosa, Salihu … Read more
The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade, has congratulated the Nigeria U-19 Cricket Team for their sensational two-run victory over New Zealand at the ICC Women’s U-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia. The Nigeria Junior Female Yellow Greens, as the Nigerian U-19 team is fondly called, stunned the cricketing world … Read more
The National Sports Commission (NSC) will put in place policies that will place a premium on the welfare of athletes. NSC Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko gave this assurance when a delegation of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) paid him a courtesy visit. Led by its President and former Nigerian international, Tijani Babangida, the … Read more
The National Sports Commission (NSC) is committed to working with all stakeholders in advancing improved officiating in the domestic football league. This was a fall-out of a meeting the NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko had with the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) President Sani Zubairu. In Dikko’s reckoning, the referees are cardinal to developing the domestic league. … Read more
National Sports Commission (NSC) Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, has fulfilled a personal donation of ₦10 million to the Super Eagles B team, following their emphatic 3-1 victory over Ghana’s Black Galaxies in Uyo, securing Nigeria’s place at the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN) scheduled for February 2025. The pledge, made before the crucial encounter, was … Read more
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) can only be attractive to investors through transparency, credibility and if referees are well motivated to render their best. Chairman of Nigeria Premier Football League Gbenga Elegbeleye disclosed this during a roundtable discourse with NPFL reporters in Akure, the state capital. He stressed that the league organisers will not compromise … Read more
2024 is about to drop into the archives of history. The year has had some significant moments and developments that provide a good indication of things to come in the New Year. On the eve of 2025, from my observatory high up in the hills of Wasimi, I can testify that life has been manifesting … Read more
Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Honourable Bukola Olopade, has described Ademola Lookman’s crowning glory as the 2024 CAF Player of the Year as a well-deserved victory that will ignite positive momentum for Nigerian sports. The DG also also hailed both the Super Falcons Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie for winning the goalkeeper of the … Read more
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has launched the Adopt-an-Athlete Training Grant initiative, with Nigerian track and field star Ese Brume as its first recipient following her recent involvement in a ghastly car accident. NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko, who announced this at an event heralding the partnership with Confetti Assets Limited, commended the company for its … Read more