The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, on Thursday, called for an independent National Sports Commission (NSC) to develop the sector. He made the call at a Public Hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Sports and Youths Development, chaired by Sen. Obinna Ogba. The hearing was on two bills: The National…
Ambitious Kayserispor, who barely escaped relegation from the Turkish Super Lig last season, want to sign Cyriel Dessers.The club finished 17th this past season to avoid the dreaded drop and now want to bring Dessers to replace Romanian striker Denis Alibec, who has been a huge flop, according to Olay Turk.Dessers had to play second…
Abia Warriors FC of Umuahia technical adviser, Imama Amapakabo is relieved after his side put five past Zamfara United in round of 32 fixtures of the Aiteo cup.Lukman Bello scored an hattrick while Chukwuemeka Obioma and Fatai Abdullahi added the other two goals to send the Abia State based team to the round of 16…
After a less-than-impressive season in the Super League, former Nigerian international Brown Ideye has been declared surplus to requirement at Turkish side Goztepe, according to Istanbul publication, IbbHaber.The 2013 African Cup of Nations winner only joined Goztepe last summer from Greek side Aris Saloniki, signing a two-year contract to expire in 2022.But Ideye didn’t impress…
Super Eagles legend Taribo West has criticised Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick for the comment regarding players tranfer to in small European countries.Pinnick, while addressing the home based Super Eagles before their friendly match against Mexico told the players, his administration won’t release players who want to leave the NPFL for what he termed…
European football’s governing body UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against England over a laser pen shone at Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel during the deciding moment of their Euro 2020 semi-final. Television footage showed Schmeichel was targeted by a spectator using a green laser as England captain Harry Kane stepped up for a penalty in extra…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that most British troops have left Afghanistan, almost 20 years after the UK and other Western countries sent troops into the country to engage in what they described as a “war on terror”. Johnson stressed on Thursday that the threat posed by al-Qaeda to the UK has substantially diminished,…
By Alessandra Migliaccio and William Horobin and Christopher CondonBloomberg Global finance chiefs this week will make their most concerted effort yet to redefine the world economic order in the era after Donald Trump and the coronavirus pandemic. With trade tensions no longer bedevilling the Group of 20 economies in the way they did during the former US…
Higher Kenyan taxes on airtime and data give market leader Safaricom the chance to expand its dominance at the expense of second-placed Airtel Kenya, analysts say. Kenya increased its excise duty on airtime and telephone services from 15% to 20% on 1 July, leaving mobile data and SMS charges unchanged. The market’s three largest players, Safaricom,…
