Sports
DG NSC Pays Morale Boosting Visit To Team Nigeria Wrestlers In Yenegoa Ahead Of World Championship
Joel Ajayi
The Director General of the National Sports Commission,NSC, Hon. Bukola Olopade, has paid a morale boosting visit to the camp of Team Nigeria Wrestlers in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, who are preparing for the Senior World Wrestling Championship coming up in Zagreb, Croatia in September 2025.
The DG charged the Wrestlers to remain focused and assured them of the country’s unwavering support in ensuring they have an outstanding outing in Croatia.
The DG emphasized that Wrestling is a key sport that the country is banking on to win medals at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, citing the importance of making sure the wrestlers are in the best shape to give their best while representing the country.
” I want to first of all thank the President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation Daniel Agali for his personal commitment and sacrifice for the country’s wrestling. And as Commission, we know how critical wrestling is in our determination to finish on the podium in 2028″.
” This is why the Chairman of the Commission Mallam Shehu Dikko has urged me to tell you that the entire country is solidly behind you guys and we are confident that you will continue Nigeria’s recent impressive outings across several sports in Croatia”.
” In fact some of you who are listed in category A of our Elite programmes will start receiving your training grants any moment from now. And just be rest assured that if you guys do well at the World championship in Croatia, you have a country that rewards handsomely under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR”, he concluded.
Sports
AACT 2026: 31 Days to Africa’s Big Sporting Gathering in Abuja
Joel Ajayi
The countdown to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) has officially entered the final month, with just 31 days to go before Africa’s leading women’s team golf championship tees off at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.
In a statement signed by the AACT 2026Director of Communication Kayode Adeniyi on Friday in Abuja.
Under the theme “Africa Is Coming to Abuja,” the countdown campaign will spotlight the championship, the participating nations, the players, the host venue and the growing development of women’s golf across the continent.
The 2026 AACT, scheduled for November 2–7, will bring together women’s golfing talent from across Africa for six days of continental competition in Nigeria’s capital.
As preparations continue at the IBB International Golf & Country Club, attention is increasingly turning to Abuja, where the championship will provide a platform for African golfers to compete while also showcasing Nigeria’s hospitality and the country’s growing profile as a destination for major sporting events.
The countdown will feature daily stories, interviews, player and country profiles, tournament facts, behind-the-scenes updates and features on the host venue as the championship draws closer.
The campaign will also highlight the role of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN), the Local Organising Committee and other stakeholders in preparing for the continental championship.
With just 31 days remaining, anticipation is building across the African golfing community as Abuja prepares to welcome the continent’s leading women golfers.
Africa is coming to Abuja.
.
-
Featured7 years agoLampard Names New Chelsea Manager
-
Featured6 years agoFG To Extends Lockdown In FCT, Lagos Ogun states For 7days
-
Featured7 years agoChildren Custody: Court Adjourns Mike Ezuruonye, Wife’s Case To April 7
-
Featured7 years agoNYSC Dismisses Report Of DG’s Plan To Islamize Benue Orientation Camp
-
Featured5 years agoTransfer Saga: How Mikel Obi Refused to compensate me After I Linked Him Worth $4m Deal In Kuwait SC – Okafor
-
Featured7 years ago
Board urges FG to establish one-stop rehabilitation centres in 6 geopolitical zones
-
Sports4 years ago
TINUBU LAMBAST DELE MOMODU
-
News2 years agoZulu to Super Eagles B team, President Tinubu is happy with you
