By Nurudeen Adebayo The management of Ikorodu City Football Club has parted way with the club’s General Manager, Onadeko Adekeye by mutual consent. Both parties agreed to part ways after several meetings with the management team of the Lagos-based club. It could be recalled that Onadeko was part of the board members nominated for screening […]
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the Commonwealth Youth and Students Summit, African Region; scheduled to hold in Abuja from May 8 – 12, 2023. The Honourable Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Sunday Dare who inaugurated the Committee today at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, stated that […]
By Saheed Afolabi The Federal Government has approved the recognition of Mixed Martial Arts (NMMAF) as one of the National Sports Federations under the control and supervision of the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development. The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Sunday Dare who disclosed this on Tuesday in his office in […]
By ECHONEWS The 2022 National Para Sports Federations Elections has been scheduled to hold in Abuja on Friday, July 15, 2022 following the dissolution of the Boards of seven Para Sports Federations on Tuesday March 8, 2022 by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare after the expiration of their four-year tenure […]
By Saheed Afolabi The Jogo Talent Hunt competition earlier scheduled to kick-off on September 5, 2021 has been postponed till September 12, 2021. The chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Olatunbosun Fash (SOSO), told ECHONEWS that the competition was shifted to a later date to allow the the committee organise a perfect and hitch-free […]
By Saheed Afolabi The head coach of Delta Queens, Alabi Ayinla, has disclosed his team’s determination to win the leagues ahead. He told ECHONEWS the level of preparation of the team for the forthcoming preseason tournament that they will be participating in. Ayinla, who was recently appointed the coach of the team, said his strategies […]
By Saheed Afolabi The chairman of Ejigbo LCDA, Hon. Monsurudeen Bello (Obe), has thrown his weight behind a football competition tagged OBE Cup, to be organised in his honour. The council boss, after ratifying the competition, pledged both financial and logistic support for the sustenance of the competition which is scheduled to be held in […]
By Saheed Afolabi The sponsors of grassroots sport competitions who are mainly individuals told ECHONEWS that their aim for sponsoring competitions at the grassroots is to take the youths off the streets and discourage them from engaging in social vices. They said they painstakingly fund the competitions annually to put smiles on the faces of […]
By Saheed Afolabi Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area including Isolo and Ejigbo LCDAs have proven to be havens of standard and quality sport facilities to host and stage sport competitions. There are various sport competitions organised either by individuals, group, organisation or government held annually across the local government area with full security. These competitions serve […]
By Saheed Afolabi The Chief Coach of Ysdron Sport FC, Ayodeji Adebayo has boasted that his club would emerge the champion during this year’s Lagos City League. The league was ongoing before the outbreak of Covid-19 which forced the government to shut down all sport activities as a measure against the spread of the virus. […]
