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Over 7000 athletes and 500 schools will battle for over 1,000 medals and 32 school/team titles in the first edition of the Schools’ Athletics Championships, named MTN CHAMPS. The event will take center stage across four locations: Benin, Uyo, Ibadan, and Abuja. The Schools’ Athletics Championships is a first of its kind in Nigeria. During a press conference on Wednesday, 4th October 2023, at the Nordic Hotel in Lagos, to unveil the championship, telecommunications giant MTN was announced as the title sponsor. To ensure a hitch-free competition, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigeria School Sport Federation (NSSF)…
Making of Champions (MoC) is pleased to announce that we have secured MTN as the Title Sponsor of an exciting new Schools’ Athletics Championships across Nigeria, MTN CHAMPS. The championship is set to transform School Sports nationwide by holding 4 Athletics Championships across the nation – one each in Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Nigeria – from October to November 2023. MTN CHAMPS will host over 7,000 Athletes and up to 500 Schools across the 4 Events, with each being 3-day Championships, in Benin, Uyo, Ibadan, and Abuja for this inaugural season, with an extra day for the Grand Final…
There were eight Nigerian stars in the UCL UEFA Champions League match-day one action. SportsIntel takes a run through the performance of the Nigerian stars in the UCL and their ratings. Leading the pack is the poster boy of Nigerian football, Victor Osimhen. The Napoli striker provided an assist in his side’s 2-1 over Braga and his performance earned him a man of the match award. Samuel Chukwueze’s AC Milan are held to a goalless draw by Newcastle in their opening fixture of the 23/24 UCL. The winger who recently transferred to Italy played 61 mins, with 2 shots and…
The Nigeria Curling Federation (NCF) has announced the former First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dame Patience Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as the Fedration’s Grand Matron. The NCF President Daniel Damola said the choice of Mrs. Jonathan was well-thought-out and also well-deserving of a woman who has invested her time and other resources to see that Curling as a sport in Nigeria stands out. According to Mr. Damola, the former First Lady is one of the few Nigerians who ensured the country’s historic qualification for the Youth Winter Olympic Games billed for South Korea next year. “We acknowledge the…
By: Solomon Onu On this day 29 years ago, at exactly 7:45 am, the dark clouds gathered, a “Big Bang ” a moment of confusion, shouts, screams, and people moaning In pain from the Heartland plane crash. The saddest day in the history of Heartland Football Club came calling. Today a fire brigade alarm will sound at 7:45 am to mark the events of that tragic day of sorrow and pains in a symbolic gesture of paying tribute to the five victims of the Oriental Airline that crashed into a fire brigade building at the Agenat Airport Tamanrasset Algeria. The…
For the second time, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia will clash in a senior international friendly match in Portimão, Portugal on Friday, 13th October 2023. The Nigerian football federation made the announcement three days after the Super Eagles beat Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 in their 2023 AFCON final-day qualification game in Uyo on Sunday. Saudi Arabia’s Green Falcons, who play Mali’s Eagles at the same venue four days later, are playing Nigeria at senior level for the second time. The first encounter between both countries dates back to May 25, 2010, at a 2010 World Cup preparatory game in Austria…
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By: Christopher Emenyonu Super Eagles’ return to Uyo was a fun-filled, satisfying one as players and fans enjoyed the night with goals and lots of jubilation during the AFCON 2023 qualifier. Poster boy Victor Osimhen increased his goal tally for the Super Eagles to 20 with a hat trick on the night, leaving him 17 goals behind the record holder, late Rashidi Yekini – 37 goals. Taiwo Awoniyi also bagged his second goal in the Super Eagles color with new boy Victor Boniface, also involved in the goals as he assisted Samuel Chukwueze. The result came as a dividend of…
By: Christopher Emenyonu The Super Eagles crowned their return to the Nest of Champions with an emphatic 6-0 thrashing of São-Tomé and Principe in an AFCON Qualifier. Osimhen bagged a hat trick, having scored a haul in the reverse fixture in June last year. Taiwo Awoniyi, Ademola Lookman, and Samuel Chukwueze join Osimhen on the scoresheet. It was indeed a show as promised by the assistant captain of the team, William Troost Ekong who didn’t get to play on the night. “Hearing that the Governor has very kindly donated all the tickets for the game,it’s a great gesture and makes…
A Victor Osimhen hattrick and goals from Ademola Lookman, Taiwo Awoniyi and Samuel Chukwueze helped the Super Eagles of Nigeria wallop Sao Tome, finishing the AFCON2023Q as group winners. The Napoli striker opened the goal scoring for Nigeria against Sao Tome and Principe in the 14th minute of the first half. A penalty in the 69th minute and another goal in the 79th completed Osimhen’s hattrick on the day. The 20 goals haul means he needs 17 more goals to catch-up with Nigeria’s all-time leading goal scorer, Rashidi Yekini. However, Rashidi Yekini is on 37 goals from 58 matches for…