Sports Minister, Amokachi Welcome Heroic Paralympians

Youth and Sports Development Minister Sunday Dare and the Special Assistant on Sports to President Buhari, Daniel Amokachi led the rousing welcome for the first batch of Paralympians who returned home from Tokyo, Japan.

The athletes, mainly the power lifters, arrived in Lagos Thursday afternoon aboard an Ethiopian Airline flight to the warm welcome of the Minister, Daniel Amokachi, as well as an appreciable number of journalists and supporters.

At the short reception held at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, Sunday Dare and Daniel Amokachi praised the athletes for giving their best and doing the nation proud.

The Sports Minister would also commend them for competing fairly and holding their own against some of the best Paralympians in the world.

Dare said: "You have done us proud. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is happy with you. Nigerians are happy with you and all we can say now to all of you is 'thank you'.

"It is not just about the colour of medals around your necks. Whether you have a medal round your necks or not. You have demonstrated that you have great abilities inspite of your challenges.

"You should also be happy and proud of yourselves. You broke records, set some new world records, received standing ovations many times and held your own against the best and kept your heads up," Dare concluded.

Hammola FC Launches Official Website

Hammola Int'l FC is a professional Nationwide League One (NLO) Division One outfit based in State of Osun.

Nicknamed ‘LeeBombers', the club which debuts in 2020/2021 league season is driven by the vision of the president to give back to humanity by providing platforms for talented grassroots players to showcase their God's given potentials and nurture them to stardom. 

Widely hailed for its distinctive football artistry that facilitates a business model, the new digital platform launched by the club  focused on fans engagement, digital archives, merchandising, players profile, fans membership, match highlights and competitions schedule.

 

The link www.hammolafc.com is designed for mobile and PC use and will be undergoing constant improvements from time to time, even feedback would be prioritized, because of the portal's stability and flexibility.

According to club General Manager, Coach Adediran AbdulRasheed Adeleke, " the new link would ensure positive outlets for juicy contents with our unusual activities having fans in mind.

" A new way of engaging our fans in furtherance to contents we are pushing on Facebook and Twitter, with the launch of the website, our fans will have more features and packages to benefit from." stated the GM.

NNL Playoff: Ogunjobi Gold Cup Charge 3SC, Tornadoes, Remo Stars, Gombe Utd To Win Promotion Ticket

 

 NNL Playoff: Ogunjobi Gold Cup Charge 3SC, Tornadoes, Remo Stars, Gombe Utd To Win Promotion Ticket

Nigeria's prestigious pre-season tournament for teams in the domestic leagues, Ogunjobi Gold Cup Pre-Season Tournament has charged the quartet of Shooting Stars (3SC), Niger Tornadoes, Remo Stars and Gombe United to clinch a promotion ticket.

 

Shooting Stars and former Ogunjobi Gold Cup champion Niger Tornadoes, the duo of Remo Stars and Gombe United plus other four teams El-Kanemi Warriors, DMD FC of Borno, Ekiti United and Insurance of Benin will be chasing the four available tickets for Nigeria Professional Football League(NPFL) football next season.

 

 

 

 

Ogunjobi Gold Cup General Coordinator, Tunde Shamsudeen gave the charge after Remo Stars emerged top of the Southern Conference Group B2 ahead of Insurance.

 

"Over the years, the Ogunjobi Gold Cup has grown to become a brand in Nigeria's domestic football, as it has given teams the needed platform to prepare for the new seasons.

 

 

"Shooting Stars, Niger Tornadoes, Remo Stars and Gombe United are teams that have used the platform to know the strength and weakness of their squads going into the season.

 

 

"So having come this far, it's best the four teams cap their hard work by earning promotion from the NNL playoff. 

 

 

"We believe they can, looking at their pedigree in the NNL season that ended. Though it's going to be a different ball game in Enugu, which of course is a neutral ground for the eight (8) teams, irrespective of their good form in the season.

 

"However from what I saw in some of the home and away matches involving 3SC, Tornadoes, Remo Stars and Gombe United, I can place a bet on them to gain promotion to the NPFL, as the teams have a sound coaching crew and players that will surely deliver the goods."

 

 

The week-long football fiesta will be staged at the 22,000 capacity Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu, Enugu State from Tuesday 7th through to Saturday 11th September.

 

 

Draw for the playoff will be conducted on Monday 6th September 2021 with the opening ceremony and first game holding the next day.

Once Again, Chinedu Emmanuel Excited After Scoring Against NK Tabor Sevena

Chinedu Enuademu has expressed his excitement over scoring the first goal against a visiting club NK Tabor Sevana from SLOVENIA at the newly rebuilt Lekan Salami Staduim, Ibadan.

The 21 years old who plays as a right winger was a beauty to behold as he dazzle his skills to the admirer of the 18000 fans who came from far and near to watch the friendly match.

At the 20mins of the game,  his effort was rewarded with a brilliant goal. A goal best describe as Television goal . This is not the first time he has scored such goal.  He scored against Dynamite during the NNL league matches.

After the match this was what he had to say " I am very happy to have scored the first goal. I want to thank my team mates and the coaches for given me this opportunity. I am looking forward to more goals for the clubs" 

3Sc will continue their pursuit of a ticket to the NPFL as the prepare intensively ahead of the super 8 tournament that will commence

NFF Pens N300 Million A-year Sponsorship Deal With Air Peace

 

NFF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

Air Peace is Official Airline Sponsor of the Nigerian National Teams

The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday sealed a partnership agreement with Air Peace that made the frontline indigeous airline company the Official Airline Sponsor of Nigerian National Teams, and which President of NFF and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick described as “an ordained union of two super brands.”

At a short but impressive ceremony held at the Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, Pinnick and Chairman of Air Peace, Barrister Allen Onyema dwelt on the strength inherent in Nigeria’s diversity, and the opportunities and possibilities flowing in a country of 200 million people with 378 different nationalities, and football as the strongest unifying force.

“Air Peace epitomizes unity, patriotism, humanity and selflessness. Ourselves at the NFF have followed not only the meteoric rise of the company but its patriotic fervour and sense of nationalism. It is an organization that believes firmly in the Nigeria project, just as we do.

“This contract covers all the National Teams, from the Super Eagles to the junior teams. Let me say it here that the Super Eagles will be flying to Cape Verde on Monday for their FIFA World Cup qualifier in the latest brand of aircraft just acquired by Air Peace. The NFF is happy to partner with this highly responsible organization that has Nigeria at the heart of everything it does.” He also assured that NFF will keep to the letter and spirit of the contract.

Onyema, who spoke at length on the power of football and the glory locked in Nigeria’s humongous human and material resources, said his company was delighted to have the opportunity to work with the NFF and the National Teams. “We decided to partner with the NFF not just because we are enamoured by the hard work and resilience of Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick in improving the lot of Nigeria’s football on the pitch and in the boardroom, but also because we passionately seek a platform to give Nigerians hope.

“Football is a huge unifying force everywhere and the same is true of our country.”

Onyema said Air Peace has the capacity to compete with the best airlines in the world, and would offer top-of-the-range services to the various National Teams.

The contract is for one-year, renewable for four years and worth N200million with separate Value-In-Kind in the worth of N100million.

Also at the occasion were Ms Aisha Falode (NFF Executive Committee and Chairman of the Nigeria Women Football League); Mr Charity Kadiri (NFF Director of Finance and Admin); Mr Ademola Olajire (NFF Director of Communications); Barr Okey Obi (NFF Director of Legal); Mr Alizor Chuks (NFF’s Head of Marketing); Neda Kheiri (Head of Marketing, Air Peace) and; Peggy Iheagwam (Head of Human Resources)