Category: Sports

SWAG Honours Suleiman Habuba with Special Award [2017]

Former CAF Communications Director, Suleiman Habuba, has been honoured by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) with a special award in recognition of his contribution towards the development of African football, especially the sporting media.
Suleiman Habuba is fondly remembered by the Ghanaian media for his leading roles which includes heading the Communication Directorate of the continent’s soccer governing body, CAF, between 2003 and 2012, overseeing major transformations in the media front and helping to organize six successive editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, organization of the Africa Cup of Nations hosted by the West African country in 2008, which ranks amongst the most successful in the history of the biennial flagship African football tournament amongst others.

Olarewaju Kayode Emerge Top Scorer & Best Player in Austrian Bundesliga [2016/2017]

Super Eagles forward Olarewaju Kayode has been voted the best player in the Austrian Bundesliga taking after his breathtaking performances for Austria Wien this season (2016/2017).

The 24-year-old additionally finished as top scorer in the Austrian league with 17 goals and making it a total of 24 goals in all competitions this season, scoring 5 goals in the Europa League and 2 in the Austrian Cup to wrap up a fine season, which earned him Super Eagles call-up.

Senior African Wrestling Championships 2017

Nigeria’s contingent to the Senior African Wrestling Championships 2017 has won eight gold and two silver medals held at Marrakech, Morocco.

Odunayo Adekuoroye’s victory in the 55 kg, Blessing Oborududu (63 kg), Mercy Genesis (48 kg), Aminat Adeniyi (58 kg), Kemeasuodei Dressman (69 kg) and Gofit Winnie (75 kg) ensured that the nation won six gold medals in the female freestyle.

In the freestyle men’s cadre, Soso Tamarau in 97 kg and Ogbonna Emmanuel John (70 kg) clinched gold medals.

Bose Samuel, who contested in the 53 kg and Bisola Makanjuola (60 kg) also got silver medals in the female freestyle.

Deborah Fari Wins 2017 Okpekpe International Road Race

Deborah Fari representing Plateau State, came first with a record time of 38 mins 15 seconds in the Nigerian category of the 10-kilometre 2017 Okpekpe International Road Race in Edo State, Etsako East Local Council, South-South Nigeria.

Elizabeth Fawa representing Nasarawa State came second in 38 minutes 41 seconds, while Rose Akesho, also from Plateau state came third after finishing in 38 minutes 55 seconds.

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Lagos State Wins 2017 Asaph Zadok National Scrabble Championship

Team Lagos has emerged the best state at the 2017 Asaph Zadok National Scrabble Championship held in Abuja.

Team Lagos retained the title, after five out of their six players emerged as the top six on the scores table.

With the victory, Lagos won a trophy and a cash prize of 100,000 Naira.

Delta and Akwa Ibom came second and third best respectively.

Dipo Akanbi, representing Lagos State, emerged the 2017 individual champion after winning 18 games with an aggregate of +743.

Akanbi, with the victory, earned a trophy and a cash prize of 150,000 Naira

Dayo Tayo, also of Lagos State, came second with 16.5 wins and +346 aggregate and a cash prize of 100,000 Naira.

Moses Peter of Akwa Ibom came third with 16 wins and a +1351 aggregate, for a cash prize of 50,000 Naira.

Olatunde Oduwole, the 2016 national champion and Lagos representative, came fourth with 16 wins and +764 aggregate.

The reigning world scrabble champion, Wellington Jighere, finished 14th on the score table after winning 14 games and +1076 aggregate.

Justice Ayotunde Phillips Is Elected Into FIFA’s Ethics Committee Adjudicatory Chamber [2017]

Justice Ayotunde Phillips has been elected into FIFA’s Ethics Committee Adjudicatory Chamber as Africa’s representative prior to the 67th FIFA Congress in Bahrain.

The Committee in full:

Chairman: Vassilios Skouris (Greece)

Deputy chair: Fiti Sunia (American Samoa)

Members:

Asia: Mohammad Ali Al Kamali (United Arab Emirates)

Africa: Justice Ayotunde Philips (Nigeria)

Europe: Aivar Pohlak (Estonia)

North Central America and Caribbean: Margarita Echeverria (Costa Rica)

Oceania: Jack Kariko (Papua New Guinea)

South America: Flavio Zveiter (Brazil)