National Sports

The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, has entrusted the Scrabble Federation of Nigeria with identifying new talent at the grassroots level in order to uphold their current position at international competitions, thesportsbay.com reports. On Thursday at his...

Team FCT has won the second edition of the "Strata Base National Open Senior Karate Championship" in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The team took first place with a total of 11 medals, including 5 gold, 1 silver, and 5 bronze, while...

Jummai Bitrus, a national senior women's volleyball player, has expressed her goal to nurture a new generation of volleyball players from Nigeria's North Eastern region while giving back to the society that propelled her from the streets to fame...

Following complaints regarding the medals table following the 2022 National Sports Festival (NSF) in Asaba, Delta state, the ministry of youth and sports development has decided to form a committee to launch an immediate review. There have been concerns about...

The FCT FA chairman, Adam Mouktar Mohammed, has emphasized once more the significance of identifying potential at the grassroots level for the growth of football in Nigeria. According to Daily Trust, Mouktar claimed that due to a lack of potential...

The MKO Abiola International Stadium in Abeokuta is now undergoing renovations by the Ogun Government to better accommodate spectators. The 10,000-capacity stadium would be covered entirely to provide a facelift, according to a statement released on Saturday by Chief Press...

On Thursday at the Event Centre, Okpanam in Asaba, Delta state, Israel Makinde earned Borno state's only gold medal at the 21st National Sports Festival tournament. Makinde defeated Azeez Tijani of Bayelsa to win the gold medal in the 48...

The recently deceased boxer from Imo state had hypertension, according to Mr. Charles Aniagwu, chairman of the local organizing committee (LOC) for the 21st National Sports Festival, thesportsbay.com. As many people may remember, Chukwuemeka Igboanugo of Imo State competed...

The FCT's Director of Sport, Luka Istifanus, is optimistic that Team FCT will outperform earlier iterations at the current 2022 National Sports Festival in Asaba, thesportsbay.com reports. Speaking with our correspondent, Istifanus predicted that the FCT would win at least...

With 127 medals won thus far, including 69 gold, 33 silver, and 25 bronze, the host state of Delta State is expected to successfully defend its National Sports Festival crown,thesportsbay.com reports. Ogun State comes in second with 25 medals...