By Ikemefuna Asika Nigeria’s Women’s U-18 handball team began their campaign at the 2025 Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship on a shaky note, falling 50–25 to Tunisia in their opening match played in Oran, Algeria. The Coach John Uzor tutored team who had gotten 3 points after they walked over Madagascar on Sunday in what…
Members Board of Cycling Federation of Nigeria By Ikemefuna Asika National Sports Commission have inaugurated the newly elected board of Cycling Federation of Nigeria. Chairman of the Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko supervised the oath taking by the new board at NSC headquarters in Abuja. In a remark the NSC told the board “If you succeed,…
SWAN Logo By Ikemefuna Asika The National Secretariat of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has established a caretaker committee for the Abia State Chapter of the Association. According to a letter signed by SWAN Secretary General Ambassador Ikenna Okonkwo, following the expiration of the grace period granted to state chapters yet to conduct…
By Ikemefuna Asika The National Sports Commission (NSC) has officially inaugurated the Electoral Committee responsible for conducting the upcoming elections into the boards of 20 National Sports Federations. The newly inaugurated committee is tasked with ensuring a transparent, credible, and hitch-free electoral process across various federations, including Aquatics, Chess, Handball, Golf, Karate, Darts, Fives, and…
By Ikemefuna Asika The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the failure of some state governments to invest deliberately in human capital development, particularly through engaging the youth in sports-related activities. This position was outlined in a communiqué issued at the conclusion of the Association’s National Convention, held during the…
