The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has, in what it called ‘another show of proactivity’ given out $25,000 to Team Nigeria athletes who have so far won medals at …
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Dare receives Tobi Amusan in Birmingham after Oregon 2022 triumph
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readSports minister Sunday Dare yesterday received Tobi Amusan for the first since she made history for Nigeria at the World Athletics Championship in Oregon, United States of America. Amusan became …
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Commonwealth Games: Sports ministry clarifies Team Nigeria kit situation
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readThe sports ministry has explained the situation surrounding the alleged last-minute ordering of kits for Team Nigeria athletes at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which started last night with the …
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Buhari, Dare, Peseiro hail Nigeria’s Oregon 2022 medallists Tobi Amusan, Ese Brume
by Nurudeen Obalola 4 minutes readPresident Muhammadu Buhari, sports minister Sunday Dare and Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro have joined millions of Nigerians in commending the country’s medallists at the Oregon 2022 World Athletics …
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Dare expects ‘great success’ for Team Nigeria at Commonwealth Games
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readSports minister Sunday Dare believes Team Nigeria will have a fruitful outing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom, which will take place from July 28 to August …
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Super Falcons boycott training over unpaid allowances despite minister’s assurances
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readThe Super Falcons refused to attend their evening training session today in Casablanca, Morocco ahead of their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations third place match against Zambia billed for Friday. …
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‘You’re our champions’: Dare, Nigerians hail Super Falcons despite WAFCON defeat
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readSports minister Sunday Dare and Nigerian football fans have praised the Super Falcons for their resilience even in defeat against Morocco at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in …
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WAFCON: Buhari, Dare, Pinnick hail ‘spirited’ Super Falcons over World Cup ticket
by Nurudeen Obalola 3 minutes readPresident Muhammadu Buhari, sports minister Sunday Dare and Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick have praised the Super Falcons for qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia …
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Sports minister, Pinnick ‘train’ with Super Eagles
by Prince Tobyby Prince Toby 1 minutes readTHE sports minister Sunday Dare and the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, met with the Super Eagles players in Benin and light heartedly participated in their training …
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Sports ministry: Festival not postponed indefinitely, new dates soon
by Prince Tobyby Prince Toby 1 minutes readTHE sports ministry, headed by Sunday Dare, has denied reports that the 2020 National Sports Festival has again been postponed indefinitely. The festival had initially been scheduled to be held …