No fewer than 10 countries are expected to participate in the 2023 edition of the West & Central Africa Challenge Trophy in Lagos.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the week-long event will hold at the Lakowe Lakes Golf Estate and Resort fr…

Ekiti Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has recalled the General Manager of Ekiti State Sports Council, Mr. Adekunle Adeyemi, from the ongoing 7th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta, over the athletes’ poor kitting.Adeyemi’s recall was announced on Sund…

Deputy Minister of Sports, Youth and National Service Emma Kantema-Gaomas emphasised that sports plays an important role in promoting mental health, especially in a world where this has become critical.Kantema-Gaomas during the opening ceremony of the …

The acting Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi, has expressed optimism that more Nigerian wrestlers will qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.He stated this on Saturday in Abuja after the inauguration of the ‘Work-Life…

Namibia’s senior national rugby team, ‘the Welwitschias,’ suffered a crushing 96-0 defeat against France on Thursday night, extending the team’s winless record at the 2023 Rugby World Cup being held in France.The Welwitschias suffered their third high-…

Namibia’s 2022 Commonwealth Games representatives Alex Miller and Anri Kruger were on Sunday crowned winners of the last race of the 2023 Nedbank Windhoek Pedal Power (WPP) Series held in the Auas Mountains.Miller, who won a bronze medal for team Namib…

A cooperation agreement on the field of sports was signed Monday in Belgrade between Angola and Serbia, a source from the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MINJUD) has said.The partnerships cover staff training, sharing of experiences, internships for nat…

Namibian amateur boxers who participated in the 2023 Boxing Africa qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics will need to look to Italy or Thailand if they hope to secure any Olympic slots for their country.Namibia fielded a team of four boxers at the 2023…

Newly promoted Debmarine Namibia Premiership outfit Okakarara FC was welcomed to the country’s elite league on Saturday with a 3-1 defeat by Blue Waters at the Swakopmund Sport Stadium.The 2023/24 Debmarine Namibia Premiership season commenced on Satur…

Director of Sport in the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service, Jo-Ann Manuel, has expressed her directorate’s readiness to elevate the Navachab Half-Marathon into one of the largest events in the region.Manuel made these remarks during the awa…

Karasburg-based Young Brazilians (YB) on Saturday suffered their first defeat in the Debmarine Namibia Premierhsip, going down 2-0 to newly promoted Khomas Namibia Police Force (NamPol) in their 2023/2024 campaign.The game, which was the first premiers…

Namibian Correctional Service and Namibian Police Force runners Martha Shivolo and Jeremia Shaliaxwe were crowned as the new champions of the Navachab half-marathon after dominating their respective categories on Saturday.The ninth edition of the Navac…

The President of the Ni­geria Wrestling Federa­tion (NWF), Daniel Igali, says he is positive of a good out­ing for Nigeria Wrestlers in the forthcoming World Wres­tling Championship.Igali said this when he paid an unscheduled visit to the camp of the W…

The immediate past Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, has been commended for bequeathing the National Stadiums in Abuja and Lagos to the present administration in an improved state.

A statement issued on Sunday by Toyin Ibitoye, …

Angolan basketball player Sara Caetano is expected to make her debut match at French senior women’s basketball league after joining the Basket Lattes-Montpellier in July.

The 19-year-old, 1.72m tall, signed for the European team in July during Angol…