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‘Spartans FC and Lagos Rebels will battle for the SFFL Showtime Bowl championship game after beating the top seeds in an entertaining semi-final playoff. After 11 weeks of action, Season X of the SFFL is now down to the last two teams standing who will compete for the title. At a press conference in Lagos to herald the SFFL Showtime Bowl, both teams and their representatives spoke about the history between them and the desire to win the trophy. Also, the SFFL Showtime Bowl trophy was unveiled by the league commissioner and the Team representatives. SFFL Showtime Bowl: Spartans and…
20 Athletes across the four locations have made it to the final selection phase from the MTN CHAMPS Grand Final, with 10 of them set to make it into the MoC Academy sponsored by MTN. The journey of eight weeks across four different cities finally hit a fitting climax at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, on Sunday, 3rd December 2023. Nearly 800 athletes competed at the MTN CHAMPS Grand Final, including 43 Most Valuable Performers (MVPs) drawn respectively from the Benin, Uyo, and Ibadan legs of the competition. Foundation School Rules Abuja Grand Final For the Abuja leg,Ā Foundation ScienceĀ emerged winners…
Ā After two days of intense competition at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, some of the 43 Most Valuable Performers (Team MVPs) held their own to gain points for the team, while new winners emerged in other MTN CHAMPS events. Miracle and Chigozie: Friends Who Win Together One of the standout performers was Youth Girls 100m Champion, Miracle Oluebube Ezechukwu who represented Nigerian Tulip International Secondary School. Ezechukwu set three Personal Bests (PB) en route to her victory, clocking 12.16s in the heats, and was the fastest overall in the semifinals, posting a new PB of 11.96s to top…
All is set for nearly 800 Athletes to battle for superiority at the fourth leg and Grand Final of MTN CHAMPS 2023. The championship will hold from 1st to 3rd December 2023 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. A press conference was held in Abuja on Wednesday, 29th November 2023, to herald the highly anticipated event. It had in attendance MTNās Chief Marketing Officer – Adia Sowho; MTNās Acting General Manager, North West Region – Fasa Obazenu and MTNās Sponsorship Manager ā Njide Ken-Odogwu. Others are MoC Founder – Bambo Akani; MoC Chairman ā Engr. Olu Akani; Secretary General of…
Two Super Eagles stars are ranking amongst the top 25 assist kings in the European top five leagues. The top five European leagues include England, France, Italy, Spain and Germany respectively. Interestingly, a look at the goal records of African players in the top five leagues shows that the first two to provide up to five assists this season are Nigerians. Who are these playmakers according to Transfer Market? Assist Kings: Victor Boniface(5 In 11) The first Super Eagles star is Victor Boniface who plays in the German Bundesliga. Arguably, he is the most prolific contributor to the lightning start…
Organizers of the MTN CHAMPS say the Abuja leg of the nationwide series of the secondary school Athletics Championships, which is the Grand Final, will serve as the selection phase of the top schools/teams from that location, as well as the battle for honors among the Most Valuable Performers (MVPs). MTN CHAMPS is sponsoring 30 Athletes comprising MVPs and āGolden Performersā ā from the Benin, Uyo, and Ibadan legs of the competition to the Grand Final in Abuja, which is held from 1st to 3rd December 2023, at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, which will compete against the schools in Abuja.…
Super Eagles striker, Gift Orban in a post on Instagram shares with his fans, his exciting state of mind concerning his love for hat-tricks. 21 years old, Gift Orban has engraved his name in the annals of European club football history by clinching two records in 2023. The Nigerian forward has emerged as a standout revelation of the year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gift Orban (@giftorban) Gift Orban: Record Hatricks and Sharing A Record with Ronaldo On March 15, Orban notched a historic achievement by scoring the fastest hat trick in the history…
Group C of the 2026 African World Cup qualifying series came alive after Rwanda gave Nigeria A lifeline with a 2-0. defeat of South Africa. A glimmer of hope and perhaps relief came for the Super Eagles today following the results of matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifying Group C. Rwanda is now top of the group with 4 points after beating Bafana Bafana 2- 0 in a game decided in the Bature Stadium where they played a draw last Wednesday against Zimbabwe. The result means Rwanda gives Nigeria lifeline with just two points off the leaders of the…
The MoC of the MTN CHAMPS has appealed to athletes to shun age cheating by using their real ages at the MTNCHAMPS Final and in the future. MTN has provided a historic opportunity for Nigeria to finally tackle the pressures that our Athletes have long faced cutting their ages. Never in Nigeria’s history has there been a nationwide championship series that has provided three age groups cutting across ages 11-19, to allow everyoneĀ to compete fairly in their age groups. MTN CHAMPS Final: Using Age Groups To Tackle Age Falsification Although appropriate age groups have been provided for everyone, we have…
The fourth and final leg of the nationwide series of the secondary school Athletics Championships, MTN CHAMPS Abuja will now hold from 1st to 3rd December 2023, at the Moshood Abiola Stadium. The competition was initially billed for from 29th November to 2nd December. However, based on the new dates, the competition will now be staged across three days, from Friday, 1st December, to Sunday, 3rd December. Organizers say registration is still ongoing for MTN CHAMPS Abuja, and with over 500 Athletes currently registered. “Time is fast running out for schools to secure their places at the Grand Final in…