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All remaining 32 clubs in the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup have been paired separately into eight groups of four teams each. This was part of the private draw ceremony held at the Warri City Stadium on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Group A and Group B teams will taste the action …

Edo Government on Thursday inaugurated 11 sub-committees for the successful hosting of the 20th National Sports Festival scheduled for March 2020 in Benin City. The Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, said in Benin that the aim was also to ensure the state won the edition, tagged: “Edo 2020″. The sub-committees are: …

The Chief Executive Officer of Maro11 Speedstar Academy, Precious Echewa, has rated the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup very high, saying that the level of competition among all 108 teams who took part in the qualifiers is impressive. Echewa, who said this immediately after his side qualified for the group phase …

The Chairman of the Delta State Wrestling Association, Preye Ekpebide, on Sunday commended his athletes for their performance at the ongoing 5th National Youth Games (NYG) in Ilorin. His commendation has come in spite of the athletes’ failure to win gold medals at the event. Ekpebide told newsmen that the …

Against the backdrop of alleged fraud at the Glass House of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, the anti-graft agency, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related matters Commission, ICPC, has confirmed that it has sealed off the houses of two top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Statements via …

The Disciplinary Sub Committee for the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup have banned two players from the competition. The two players, Bernard Ebadan and Epini, were axed from the grassroot tournament for double registration. Ebadan was registered for the competition to play with Excellent FC and at the same time as …

Usulor Usulor of Anambra and Joshua Ajuozie of Edo have both won gold medals in the Judo event at the ongoing National Youth Games (NYG) in Ilorin. Usulor defeated Angela Elechi of Delta in the girl’s Judo 44kg final, while Joshua Ajuozie of Edo defeated Kehinde Sulaimon of Lagos in …

The pairings for Matchday One action for the 2019 edition of the Bet9ja Royal Cup have been released formally by the competition’s Local Organizing Committee. According to a press statement by the tournament’s Media and Communications Lead, Jahrock Ujewe, the grassroot football showpiece will feature matches across various centers in …

At the end of the bet9ja Royal Cup 2019 draws and capacity building workshop, held at Wellington Hotel, Warri, Texas Academy and Royal FC, both from Asaba, emerged as the two clubs that will be engaging each other at the Opening game of this year competition. The game that will …

Romelu Lukaku has made an eloquent plea for players, clubs and federations as well as social media platforms to unite and take a stand against the scourge of racist abuse in the game. Inter Milan’s new recruit from Manchester United was responding after being the target of monkey chants on …