Rio 2016 – Why We Really Failed
Just a few days after the just concluded Rio Olympics, Mariam Usman, a Commonwealth medallist, said she has lost the urge to represent Nigeria at international events. She was the…
The 2016 Rio Olympics and the Perpetual Failure of a Nation
As we ecstatically inch towards the finale of the greatest sports fiesta in the world, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil, it is becoming increasingly apparent to many…
Rejected Olympic sports: 5 new events you won’t be seeing in Sochi
The Olympic Village, Russia — If you have the feeling that the 2014 Olympic Games are a little short on activities, give yourself a medal. Five brand-new sports created for…
Okagbare, Odumosu jostle for Penn Relays medals
Nigerian women sprinters are hoping to record world class performances and win medals as the Penn Relays reach its climax today in Penn Relays in Philadelphia, USA. The event began…
Warri dazzles Africa as AYAC 2013 begins
The stadium was full, the ambiance superb and Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan walked with his shoulders soaring above his height. Thousands of fans, many of them school children cheered ceaselessly as…
What AYAC Warri 2013 means to Nigeria, Africa – Uduaghan
Amaju Pinnick has never been this exhausted, not even when he was preparing Delta’s team for the last National Sports Festival which Delta won sensationally in Lagos. Then his directors,…
NIGERIA: It feels good being an Olympic gold medalist – Chuwkwu
Sydney 2000 Olympics newly crowned gold medalist, Clement Chukwu has described the awarding of the 4x400m relay gold to Nigeria by the International Olympics Committee as the best thing that…
Don’t neglect our throwers, Toblow tells AFN
Celebrated athletics grassroots coach, Tobias Igwe has called on the sports governing body in Nigeria to pay more attention to the field events rather than continue in the tradition of…
2016 Olympics: Start preparations now
Nigeria’s athletics chief coach to the London 2012 Olympics, Innocent Egbunike has called on the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN and the National Sports Commission, NSC to close ranks and…
Serena undisputed number one – Stosur
SERENA Williams sits third on the world rankings, but Australia’s world No.9 Samantha Stosur believes the American superstar is without doubt the best tennis player in the world at the…