Final-year athletes from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, have been barred from participating in the 27th Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) Championship due to discrepancies in their academic records. The Games, scheduled for November 5–16 at the University of Jos, only recognise athletes registered under the 2024/2025 session. OAU, however, is still officially in the
The Lagos State University (LASU) women’s football team, known as LASU Queens, has been disqualified from the 2025 FISU University World Cup in Dalian, China. The team, which earned the right to represent Africa after winning the 2024 All Africa University Games, was denied accreditation for failing to meet the organisers’ squad requirements. FISU rules
The Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL) football team recorded a morale-boosting 1–0 win over Lapai Academy in a friendly match ahead of the 2025 Pre-NUGA and Nigerian Universities Games Association (NUGA) competitions. The tightly contested encounter, played at the Muhammadu Kobo Campus field, drew hundreds of spectators who turned out to support both sides.
A six-year-old, Abdulsalam Yusuf, has won gold for Kwara State in Scrabble at the 9th National Youth Games. Yusuf, the youngest athlete at the competition and a Primary One student at Bethel Primary School in Offa, demonstrated a remarkable mastery of complex words and strategic play. The young prodigy credited his success to a combination
Abuja will host the Crown Elite All-Star Basketball Weekend from August 22 to 24, with top teams and players from across Nigeria set to feature. The men’s basketball champions of the Nigerian University Games, Nile University, will take part alongside Gboko City Chiefs of the national league, Hoatcoal Basketball Foundation, and other sides. Matches will
Premier International School has joined a seven-day football tour organised by Manchester-based Amazing Sports Tours in partnership with Lagos-based Dynaspro Sports Promotion. Through the tour, the students engaged in friendly matches against Bolton FC and Bradford FC and visited the Anfield Stadium. Sharing his experience on the tour, one of the students said, “I am
The maiden edition of the Sam Okwaraji Under-16 Annual All-Nigeria Secondary School Soccer Championship will officially kick off on November 8, 2025. The tournament will bring together promising young footballers from across the country to honour one of Nigeria’s most iconic sports heroes. Organised by the Sam Okwaraji Foundation under the theme “Patriotism, Education and
Nigeria made an impressive mark at the 1st African School Games in Algeria, winning 25 medals across 10 sports. The event, held from July 26 to August 5, 2025, brought together over 3,000 young athletes from across Africa. Students from Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC) played a key role in the country’s success, securing four
Former Super Eagles stars Felix Owolabi, Tajudeen Disu, and Three-time Olympic medallist Mary Onyali-Omagbemi headline the list of mentors at the inaugural sports camp organised by the Wamufat Youth Community Development Foundation, in collaboration with the Nigeria School Sport Federation, which begins on Monday. Onyali, a five-time Olympian (1988–2004), will be joined by Owolabi and
Nigeria has been selected as the host of the 2027 African Schools Games. The announcement was made on Tuesday in Algiers, Algeria. Nigeria’s bid defeated the proposals of South Africa and Kenya to be named the destination for the second edition of the competition. The African School Games is a continental competition that features student-athletes
