News – SportsDay Newspaper https://sportsdayonline.com Africa's Elite Sports Daily Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:22:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sportsdayonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-SportsDay-icon-32x32.jpg News – SportsDay Newspaper https://sportsdayonline.com 32 32 86240109 Gusau 4×4 Forum Urges NFF Stability, Backs Ibrahim Gusau for 2030 World Cup Qualification https://sportsdayonline.com/gusau-4x4-forum-urges-nff-stability-backs-ibrahim-gusau-for-2030-world-cup-qualification/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:21:59 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150951 The South East Coordinator of the Gusau 4×4 Solidarity Forum, Chief Uzo Epundu, has called on Nigerian football stakeholders to maintain stability in the administration of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), urging support for the re-election of NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. Epundu said Nigeria possesses […]

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]]> 150951 Gov Diri Urges Players to Use Pre-season Tournament as Stepping Stone to Stardom https://sportsdayonline.com/gov-diri-urges-players-to-use-pre-season-tournament-as-stepping-stone-to-stardom/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:16:33 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150943 Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has charged participating teams in the Bayelsa United/Prosperity Cup Pre-season Tournament to see the competition as a stepping stone to promising careers. Governor Diri gave the charge shortly after declaring the tournament open at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa, immediately after the weekly Prosperity Walk. Represented by Deputy […]

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]]> 150943 Aderemi Ogunsuyi unveils Living in America, inspiring memoir on immigration and resilience https://sportsdayonline.com/aderemi-ogunsuyi-unveils-living-in-america-inspiring-memoir-on-immigration-and-resilience/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:12:50 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150938 Author Aderemi Ogunsuyi has released Living in America, a memoir that offers an intimate and thought-provoking account of immigration, resilience, identity and the pursuit of a better life. The book chronicles Ogunsuyi’s personal journey of leaving his homeland for the United States, detailing the sacrifices, cultural adjustments and emotional challenges that shaped his path to […]

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]]> 150938 CAF Name MEL Media Partners For WAFCON 2026 https://sportsdayonline.com/caf-name-mel-media-partners-for-wafcon-2026/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:51:38 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150930 Media Experts Limited (MEL), the international sports and entertainment media consultancy has been appointed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to Commercialise the Sub-Saharan Africa free-to-air media rights to the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2026. The deal covers the free-to-air distribution of Africa’s flagship women’s football competition across Sub-Saharan […]

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]]> 150930 ‎Bayelsa United Chairman, Dr Singabele Calls For Synergy Between Feeder and Senior Teams https://sportsdayonline.com/bayelsa-united-chairman-dr-singabele-calls-for-synergy-between-feeder-and-senior-teams/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:47:10 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150926 …As Bayelsa United/Prosperity Cup Pre-season Begins‎‎Chairman of the Interim Board of Bayelsa United Football Club, Dr. Peter Singabele has stressed the need for collaboration between the Feeder team and senior teams of Bayelsa United‎‎Dr. Singabele made the call while addressing coaches and players of the Feeder team shortly after their training session at the Samson […]

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]]> 150926 Unfulfilled promises may ruin Super Falcons -Ex Falcons https://sportsdayonline.com/unfulfilled-promises-may-ruin-super-falcons-ex-falcons/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:07:39 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150912 Former Nigeria Women National team footballers have alerted that unfulfilled promises by the Federal Government to the present team could affect Super Falcons’ target of winning the Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for the 11th time in Morocco and also qualifying for the next FIFA Women’s Cup. Members of United Ex Super Falcons Worldwide […]

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]]> 150912 1X Cup 2026 Set To Kickoff On Thursday July 23 https://sportsdayonline.com/1x-cup-2026-set-to-kickoff-on-thursday-july-23/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:59:50 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150908 The largest community -based grassroots tournament in Nigeria, 1X Cup tournament is scheduled to kickoff on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at the Inspire Sports Centre, Kappa, Oshodi, Lagos. A total of 100 top teams carefully drawn from the five Lagos State Football Association Divisions – namely: Epe, Ikeja, Lagos Island, Ikorodu and Badagry will begin […]

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]]> 150908 Former Nigerian squash champion Olubo, embarks on historic multi-continental ride for mental health awareness https://sportsdayonline.com/former-nigerian-squash-champion-olubo-embarks-on-historic-multi-continental-ride-for-mental-health-awareness/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:53:53 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150903 Former Nigerian national squash champion Moses Olubo has embarked on a groundbreaking multi-continental motorcycle expedition aimed at raising global awareness about mental health while setting a unique world first. The 1980s Nigerian squash champion is riding a Can-Am Spyder three-wheeled motorcycle from the United States to his hometown of Kaduna, Nigeria, under the campaign theme […]

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]]> 150903 1X Cup 2026: FC Bethel Sporting Ready For Dreamers FC https://sportsdayonline.com/1x-cup-2026-fc-bethel-sporting-ready-for-dreamers-fc/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:24:23 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150898 Ahead of their 2026 1X Cup opening fixture against Dreamers FC, on Friday, July 24, at the Inspire Sports Complex, Kappa, Oshodi, Lagos, at 11am, FC Bethel Sporting has disclosed their readiness to face their opponents. The Lagos based outfit, which won the competition two years ago, say they’re coming for victory in the knockout […]

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]]> 150898 Bayelsa United Board/Prosperity Cup Organizer’s Pre-season Tourney Gets Underway https://sportsdayonline.com/bayelsa-united-board-prosperity-cup-organizers-pre-season-tourney-gets-underway/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:24:54 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150893 …As Team’s Rebuilding Process Begins‎‎The interim Board of Bayelsa United and the organizers of Nigeria’s largest grassroots football spectacle the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament tagged the “Prosperity Cup”, have announced a one-week pre-season football tournament in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.‎‎This is contained in a statement signed by the chairman of the club, Dr. Peter […]

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