DAYO AWONIYI

Dayo Awoniyi

Dayo Awoniyi

Dayo Awoniyi is a multimedia sports writer with vast experience.

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Rivers Hoopers reclaim NPBL crown as Maktown Flyers fall to Aso Sky Hawks

  Rivers Hoopers reclaimed the Nigeria Premier Basketball League (NPBL) crown on Monday after defeating Gboko City Chiefs 88-76, while defending champions Maktown Flyers suffered a second consec...

September 22, 2026

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Five Nigerian Golfers make history at World Schools Games in Scotland

Five promising young Nigerian golfers have made the country’s debut at the World Schools Games Golf Championship in St Andrews, Scotland, gaining valuable international experience against some o...

September 22, 2026

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Cricket: Nigeria off to winning start to NCF T20 Quadrangular Series

  Nigeria A opened their campaign in the Nigeria Cricket Federation T20 Quadrangular Series with a convincing 33-run victory over Sierra Leone on Monday at the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval...

September 22, 2026

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Enyimba crisis: Arrested officials released after Kanu Nwankwo’s intervention

The Enyimba officials reportedly arrested following Monday’s disruption at the club’s training ground in Aba, have been released. The development follows the intervention of Enyimba chair...

September 22, 2026

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NSC prioritises grassroots sports infrastructure across Nigeria — Bukola Olopade

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has reaffirmed its commitment to taking sporting infrastructure closer to Nigerians, with Director-General, Hon. Bukola Olopade, disclosing that the Commission is...

September 21, 2026

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Africa U-18 Handball: Nigeria target top-five finish against Côte d’Ivoire

Nigeria’s Under-18 men’s handball team will battle hosts Côte d’Ivoire on Monday in a crucial 5th–8th placement match at the 22nd Africa Men’s Youth Handball Champi...

September 21, 2026

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Sports Governance: NOC, IOC set Abuja Seminar for Federation Presidents

  The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) is set to bring together presidents of National Sports Federations in Abuja for a two-day Good Governance Seminar aimed at strengthening accountability, tra...

September 21, 2026

Sports

NIS, NSC at odds over 200-Bed Hostel at MKO Abiola National Stadium

  The National Institute for Sports (NIS) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) are facing questions over the ownership, control and intended utilisation of a 200-bed athletes’ hostel l...

September 21, 2026

Sports

Football Reform: SWAN, NFF discuss stronger stakeholder collaboration

  The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has called for a stronger and more structured working relationship with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), reaffirming its readiness to sup...

September 21, 2026

Sports

Table Tennis: Aruna headlines Amiens squad for French Pro B campaign

Nigerian table tennis star Quadri Aruna is set to begin a new chapter of his career in France when Amiens Sport Tennis de Table (Amiens STT) host Lille Métropole TT in the opening round of the...

September 21, 2026

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Gymnastics: GFN targets 900 Athletes at 3rd North Central Festival, eyes 30,000 by 2028

    The Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria (GFN) is targeting about 900 children from 90 schools for the third North Central Regional ‘Catch Them Young’ Gymnastics Festival, sche...

September 21, 2026

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Gymnastics Federation set for 3rd North Central regional ‘Catch Them Young’ Festival in Abuja

  The Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria (GFN), in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC), Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and Turkish Gymnastics Federation (TGF), will stage the...

September 21, 2026