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By Dayo Awoniyi The 2025 Women's African Volleyball Club Championship heated up on Day 2, with Nigeria's CNS (Chief Naval Spikers) securing a thrilling 3-0 victory over Botswana's SSV. The Nigerian team dominated the match, winning 25-22, 25-21, and 25-08. In another Pool C match, Egypt's Ahlaly delivered a crushing 3-0 defeat to Senegal's SOC, with scores of 25-10, 25-14, and 25-06. Defending champions Zamalek of Egypt also made a strong statement, defeating Kenya Prisons 3-0 in Pool B. The Egyptian team won comfortably, with scores of 25-23, 25-17, and 25-23. Despite a low turnout of supporters, the CNS team made Nigeria proud with their impressive performance.

  The FCT FA Chairman, Alhaji Adam Mouktar Mohammed, has commended the Nigeria media and journalists for their roles in the development and growth of sports, especially football in the FCT and Nigeria in general.  Adam Mouktar, the number one football administrator in the FCT, stated when he paid a courtesy visit on Kayode Adeniyi, the Manager Sports, Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) at their office inside the Moshood Abiola Stadium Abuja The FCT FA Chairman, while speaking, thanked the entire media space for their commitment, and effective watchdog role in the sports sector.  "I want to state that, the role of the media in any society can never be over emphasized. Any society without the media is a nonexisting society. So also the role of media on sports. We can never quantify it. There have been lots of progress and working synergy. It is good for sports." Adam Mouktar, called for more collaboration between sports administrators and the media in Nigeria.  "Let me...

  By Akeem Busari Highly rated midfielder of Ekiti based NLO 1 side Olukismet FC, Popoola Ridwan Abdulrasaq has joined  Hungarian side Kisvarda FC on a five- year deal. According to a statement from the Ekiti based team which is known for churning out top young talents under the tutelage of renowned youth talents developer, Coach Gabriel Oladeji Atobaje, Popoola has quickly hit the grounds running with some wonderful displays in the games he has played for the promotion seeking side since he started pulling on the red and white of the club. In his remarks, Coach Atobaje expressed confidence in the abilities of the 18 years old midfielder, who has started turning heads with his performances in the Hungarian league. "We're very confident that our boy Popoola would make us proud out there in Hungary.  "This is a very gifted young player with uncanny ability and intelligence and physical strength to dominate the midfield play, even at the highest heights of world football,...

  By Akeem Busari Stakeholders of Nigerian football opined that governments at all levels should completely hands off sponsorship or ownership of football clubs in Nigeria. According to some aficionados, the state-owned clubs have not thrived or perform better than privately owned clubs in recent times. And yet, another strong voice in the fortunes of Nigerian football has joined the fray, albeit from a fresher angle. Speaking in a recent interview, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ikorodu City Football club, Sanmi Doherty, admonished the federal government to establish a football trust fund that would empower the clubs to operate in line with the global best practices in world football. He added that Nigerian clubs would be able to  compete favourably with their counterparts on the continent. "I think government should only provide the facilities the enabling environment for the clubs. I think we can also have a trust fund fir Nigerian clubs. Tell me, why can't the...

  By Akeem Busari The 5th edition of the prestigious Sportsville awards held Thursday, at the Eko Club, Surulere, and with many of the awardees shinning like the stars. One of the distinguished awardees who shone brightest was Hajji Gafar Olawale Liameed, Chairman of Lagos State Football Association. Accompanied by some members of the LSFA board, stakeholders and associates, Liameed, in his acceptance speech acknowledged the invaluable feats of the sports legends and administrators present at the event, but reserved the biggest accolades for the developers of talents at the grassroots level. Unsurprisingly, the highly regarded football administrator, who is equally regarded for his unflinching commitment to the development of football in the grassroots level, went ahead to dedicate his 'Sportsville Special Recognition Award', to the underprivileged and unknown young football talents scattered across different parts of Lagos and Nigeria. "This is a special one. The mirror o...

E The Federal Capital Territory Football Association (FCT FA) has disbursed a total of N720,000 to Area Councils in preparation for the inaugural FCT FA Inter-Area Councils Women's Tournament, which is set to kick off on April 10, 2025. The funding was announced at a media briefing held at Area 10 in Abuja on Thursday, with each of the six participating Area Council teams receiving N120,000 to support their preparations for the competition. The six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)—Abaji, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, and Kwali—were all represented at the event. In his address, FCT FA Chairman Alhaji Adam Mouktar Mohammed revealed that the tournament aligns with his administration’s vision to foster the development of women’s football and provide opportunities for young female players in the capital. "This tournament is part of our commitment to providing a platform for the girl-child through football," Mouktar said. ...