Former Super Eagles defender, Ifeanyi Anaemena, has joined Abia based club Abia Warriors ahead of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. The ex Enyimba FC, Rivers United and Remo Stars centre back signed a one-year deal with the club until the end of the season. The experienced defender helped the Sky Blue Stars finished in second position last season. Anaemena won the the Nigeria Premier Football League title with Enyimba in 2019. He has already started training with his new teammates ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.
Author: ROSEMARY UGIOMOH
The 30-day period of appeal opened to the Athletic Integrity Unit (AIU) to contest World Athletics’ lifting of the provisional ban on Tobi Amusan has lapsed this Saturday. When last August the provisional suspension was lifted, AIU was disappointed and vowed to review the reasoning in detail before deciding whether to exercise its right of appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within the applicable deadline. AIU Head, Brett Clothier indicated the Monaco based body was going to appeal. The deadline has now expired. David Howman also told reporters at the last World Athletics Championship in Budapest: “We have…
Bendel Insurance of Benin are currently walking tight rope after former Moroccan champions RS Berkane held them to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City on Saturday. The host netted the opening goal earlier in the game before Hamza El Moussaoui equalised just before halftime. Vincent Augustus restored the Insurance lead in the 60th minute and seized control of the game. The Moroccan side scored a leveller in the 78th minute through Mohammed Mourabt after the Insurance backline failed to clear their…
Three Nigerian boxers have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at the just concluded 2023 Africa Olympic Boxing qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal on Friday. The trio of Cynthia Ogunsemilore, Joshua Omole, and Adam Olaore won gold medals at the African Championships which serves as a qualifier. In the women’s 60kg, Cynthia Ogunsemilore beat Khelif Hadjila of Algeria by unanimous decision (5-0) as she clinched the first gold medal for Nigeria at the competition. In the men’s 57kg, Joshua Omole defeated Ethiopia’s Leta Yadesa by split decision (3-2) to book a spot for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and emerged…
With five days to the commencement of the 7th National Youth Games, tagged ‘Asaba 2023’, the Main Organizing Committee and the Local Organizing Committee have reiterated their commitment to stamping out age cheats and doping in the annual cadet sports fiesta. Executive chairman of Delta State Sports Commission, Chief Tonobok Okowa, stated this in an interview with journalists in Asaba. Chief Okowa who is also the chairman of the Local Organizing Committee of the Games said the National Youth Games was instituted to develop young athletes across the nation towards improving on Nigeria’s standing in the global sports community. The sports…
Manchester United were beaten 3-1 by Brighton at Old Trafford as the home crowd turned on manager Erik ten Hag. Ten Hag has enjoyed the overwhelming backing of United fans since his arrival last summer and the majority have supported the Dutchman in his current dispute with winger Jadon Sancho. But they let Ten Hag know they did not agree with his decision to replace new signing Rasmus Hojlund with Anthony Martial 19 minutes into the second period in no uncertain manner, as a cacophony of boos rang round the stadium before the Dane was applauded off. The change didn’t…
The Federal Government has expressed its desire to collaborate with Spain and other countries of the world in the field of sports, with a view to ensuring that her huge sporting potentials are tapped for the socio-economic growth and development of the nation The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, stated this on Friday in his office at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, when he received the Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Juan Ignacio Sell. He stated that Spain was undoubtedly a renowned country in the field of sports, especially its Football League, the Spanish La…
The final batch of Nigeria weightlifters at the 2023 IWF Championship have arrived the country after winning three medals at the championship holding in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia The contingent arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja after consolidating their 2024 Olympic Games qualification hopes. The IWF Championship, organised by world weightlifting body, International Weightlifting Federation, IWF also serves as the 2024 Olympic Games qualifier. The first batch of the contingent returned on Monday after completing their competition. The athletes include Folashade Rafiatu Lawal and Olarinoye Adenike Adija both of who competed in the 59kg women category as well as Ayodele…
Worried by the incessant cases of collapsed buildings in the country, Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has tasked members of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) to critically examine causes of building collapse in the country to avoid the disturbing development. Speaking in Asaba on Thursday at the opening ceremony of a two-day programme: Archi- Delta Expo 2023, organised by the state chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Governor Oborevwori said everything would be done in the State to prevent cases of building collapse and implored Architects to rise to the occasion. Represented by the Commissioner…
Bantamweight boxer, Arabambi ‘Power’ Ojo has taken up the challenge to fight Tunde ‘Turning Star’ Olojede at GOtv Boxing Night 29. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Flykite Productions, organisers of the premier boxing event. Turning Star was billed to fight the late Habeeb ‘Ige’ Oladeji, who died earlier this month. According to the statement, Power will now face Turning Star in a national bantamweight challenge bout at Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on September 24. “Arabambi ‘Power’ Ojo will face Tunde ‘Turning Star’ Olojede in a national bantamweight challenge bout…