Captain Inaugural tournament in Lafia breaks record


Winners have emerged in the captain inaugural tournament of Lafia Golf Club, Lafia Nasarawa State, with Gideon Wala emerging the winner in the men category one, playing off a handicap of 10, a gross of 73 and a net of 63, while Pam Fidelis was the winner in the men’s category two, playing off a handicap of 18, a gross of 76 and a net of 58, in category three of the men cadre Dombin Jesse, playing off a handicap of of 27, got a gross of 91 and a net of 64.


Adabor Martins was the winner in men’s veteran category, while Awa Sokpo emerged winner in the ladies veteran category, as Ringsum C. was the winner in the ladies category one, while Izang Melody emerged winner in the second category of the ladies.


Speaking shortly after the ceremonial tee- off, Air Vice Marshall BD Solomon, the Vice president of the Nigerian Golfing Federation (NGF) said the Arc. John Mlanga Captain Innaugural tournament held in Lafia, has broken the records interms of participation in the history of Captain’s Inaugural tournament in the country, attributing it to robust mobilisation and the character of the captain of Lafia Golf Club, Architect John Mlanga and the good will he enjoys among the golfing the  community across the country, encouraging golfers to continue in the spirit of unity and love that golf is known for, promising to attract the attention of NGF to Lafia.


The NGF representive, was joined in the Tee -off by  the former minister of Labour and productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, former Group managing director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) the captain of the club among others.


Speaking during the closing ceremony, the Emir of Lafia Justice Sidi Bage Muhammed rtd. who is a member and grand patron of the club, acknowledged the presence of the guest who graced the Lafia and golf club in particular, adding that the commitment made by the former minister, Emeka Wogu of giving the club face lift by turning the browns to green and other infrastructural development arround the club has been top of his concern for the club.


According to him, he is still in talks with investors on the possibility of a five star hotel for the Golf Club.
On his part, the captain of Lafia Golf Club, Arc. John Mlanga, said he was overwhelmed with massive attendance and promised to attract investors to Nasarawa through golfing, emphasing the business side of golf, soliciting that the government who are the owners of the club should improve their support for the club as it has the potential of turning around the internally generated revenue of the State.


He however called on the Nigerian Golfing Federation to extend their support to Lafia Golf Club, which is fast becoming a destination of choice for golfers in the country.


The golfing event was attended by over two hundred golfers and other guests, it began April 19 and closed on April 20, 2024.

36 Lion CEO Sets To Mobilize Support For Tinubu With The Jagaban Cup

As countdown continues for Jagaban Cup coming up in Lagos, 36 Lion has mapped out strategies to mobilize support for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the Presidential Flagbearer of APC at the 2023 General Elections.

CEO of 36 Lion, Gafar Liameed has concluded arrangements to set up a GIANT banner at the Badagry roundabout. This will be visible to 300 Thousand people of Badagry and for millions of travelers along the ECOWAS axis.

According to the Football technocrat, “This is just the beginning of many grassroots awareness we shall be doing for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”

“The awareness is a driving parade at the Badagry axis,” he added.

The ‘Jagaban Cup’ kick-off November 15th.

Adamu Yola Gombe South Unity Cup: 7th Edition’s draw to get new date




The draws of the 7th Adamu Yola Gombe South Unity Cup slated for saturday 15th October 2022 has been postponed.

In a Press Release signed by the Head Media, Mark Nuhu Mabudi, revealed that postponement was to give the Local Organising Committee (LOC) time to finalise discussion, terms and conditions with partners.

“We regret to announce the postponement of the draw, it became necessary in order to give room to the LOC to finalise discussions and terms with all the partners who have signified interest in the tournament”, Mark stated.

The committee is dedicated to delivering a tournament second to none, not only to the good people of Gombe South, the state at large but also the entire Northeast.

“We sincerely apologise to everyone who who has made plan to attend especially the teams and our special guests”, Mark added.

A new date will be communicated in the coming days.

Registration for the 7th edition of the competition was closed on the 30th September, 2022.

Breaking: 36 Lion’s NO Offside Magnificent 8 Has Been Postponed

The ‘No Offside Magnificent 8’ initially billed to take place in Legacy Pitch from October 17 has been postponed to November 15th.

This was one of the key decisions taken by Organizers at the weekend.

CEO of 36 Lion, Gafar Liameed stated that the competition will no longer kick-off in the coming week.

“We have postponed the Scouting Tournament ‘No Offside Magnificent 8’ from November 15th to November 18th 2022,” Gafar Liameed told the Media on Saturday.

“The cash prizes have been removed and registration of 5 Million Naira has been refunded back to the participating clubs.

Gafar Liameed continued: “These same 8 clubs shall be invited for the new format in appreciation for their trust and holistic collaboration with 36 Lion and Diamond Sports.

“We crave the indulgence of our associates, our partners and our supporters world wide for this significant change and apologize for all inconveniences.

“The concept is the same but now with a touch campaign class and political undertone for our Godfather, the Sports Loving next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he added.

Remo Stars Crowned Optima Energy Gold Cup Champions Again





Defending champions Remo Stars retained their Optima Energy Gold Cup title after they edged their southwest derby rivals Shooting Stars 4-2 on penalties.


Remo Stars made history becoming the first team to win the Optima Energy Gold Cup title back-to-back and had goalkeeper Vincent Edafe to thank as he showed class during the penalty kicks after he made two saves.

The battle to claim the bragging rights lived up to its billing, as it was end-to-end football and fireworks from both teams.

The first real chance of the game came the way of the Oluyole Warriors in the 20th minute.

Samuel Stone muscled out two Remo Stars defenders to set up Tony Okachi who went past his marker to flick the ball into the box, leaving Edafe to push the ball awkwardly to the path of Joshua Akpan, but the attacking midfielder put his effort wide.

The Sky Blue Stars could have punished the Oluyole Warriors 12 minutes later after Samuel Anakwe dazzled past his markers but couldn’t off despite having goalkeeper Bamidele Adeniyi beat in goal.

Six minutes into the second half, Okorom Stanley’s superb strike at goal from a set piece was easily saved by Bamidele as he was sharp with his timing of the ball.

With 10 minutes to end the game, Bamidele made two saves in less than two minutes, from a low drive shot and corner kick to deny the Sky Blue Star.

With no winner in regulation time, both teams needed spot kicks to settle scores.

It was Remo Stars that had the day after scoring four while Edafe was outstanding after he stopped two spot kicks of Shooting Stars.

The victory had Remo Stars smiling home with One Million Naira and a beautiful gold-plated trophy while 3SC was rewarded with half a million Naira.

Transfer: Samson Gbadebo Signs For Naft Al-Wasat Sports Club From Akwa United



Prospective Naft Al-Wasat Sports Club signing Samson Gbadebo has looked ahead to “a new chapter” ahead of his transfer from Akwa United.

The Iraqi club has finalized a 10-month deal with the defender, subject to a medical and player terms being finalised.

Gbadebo, 25 is departing after three years with Akwa United, in which he has helped them win the Nigeria Professional Football League title.

“These last few days have been charged with many emotions, feelings that I now want to share with all of you,” he remarked to Akwa United family

“After three incredible and wonderful years at Akwa United a club that I will always carry in my heart, the day has come to say goodbye.

“Since I arrived in 2019, together we have exceeded all expectations and achieved things that I could never have dreamed of. I would like to thank all the coaches and all the people who work or have worked at the club for everything they have done for me.

“Many thanks also to all the Akwa United fans who always gave me a lot of affection and with their great demand they pushed me to give my best and fight for every success.

“I have had the honour of sharing a dressing room with the best players in the Nigeria Professional Football League.

“Finally, I want to thank all Elder Paul Bassey and especially to the city of Uyo. The place will always be special to me.”

Samson Gbadebo said it had been “an incredible journey in every way” and that he was leaving “with the feeling of having given everything and I will not change a single thing in this story of ours”.

The message concluded: “A new chapter begins…”

Founded in 2008, Naft Al-Wasat spent three seasons in the Iraq Division Two and another three in the Iraq Division One until they were promoted from the 2013–14 Iraq Division One to the Iraqi Premier League.

In their first season in the Iraqi Premier League, Naft Al-Wasat became the champions by achieving the 2014–15 Iraqi Premier League.

NYIF- 16 Nigerian Journalists get soft loans to boost their trade

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The Nigeria Youth Investment Fund, NYIF, is an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Youth.and Sports development that has since recieved the blessings and endorsement of the federal government.

The initiative was set out, to assist business minded Nigerian youths with soft loans of up to 500,000 naira, to improve their businesses.

Nigeria Sports minister Sunday Dare was and is still a journalist and he understands the plight of the media especially in today’s world.

Every media man, especially the independent ones in the ever expanding New Media platform need tools to work and the ministry’s intervention could just be the motivation needed to take their trade to the next level.

Thursday September 22, 2022, will go down in history as the birth of a new dawn for Sports journalism in Nigeria as no fewer than sixteen sports journalists spread across the six geo-political regions recieved the sum of 500,000 Naira (five hundred thousand naira) refundable loans, from the National youth investment fund, an initiative of the Nigeria Sports ministry.

This is not the first time that the sports ministry has extended a hand of love to the media. The most recent being, the 400,000 naira given to sixteen journalists as incentives to support their two day trip to Ghana for the all important World Cup Qualifier with the Black Stars

Then, the ministry also took 10 Journalists to the recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and gave another 10, 5.5million naira to augment their expenses during the games.

The Sunday Dare administration has continued to standout in performance, achievements, athletes relationship and now media relations, since assuming office in August, 2019 and in the area of youth development, Dare has achieved even more compared to his predecessors.

Breaking: Gallant Respect Star Gets National Team Call Up



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Ex Al Hilal Star Bello Rouchdane of Gallant Respect has just been handed an invitation to the Benin Republic u23 team that will be camping in faraway Egypt in preparation for the forthcoming U23 nations cup.

In a release by Galant Respect Agency, it was disclosed that the 21 year old left footed box to box midfielder was invited by Coach Bruno Goudjo Adula to his team as Bello’s style of play suits his philosophy and expects the striker to lead his team when the qualifiers begins proper.

Bello Rouchdane is a left footed box to box midfielder currently been scouted by teams from Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco as his agent, Ramone Remmie Ashiru exclusively disclosed to us.


“We are still study the proposed offers for our 21 year old left footed tallish playmaker as we have not decided yet but hopefully soon Bello will certainly get the best and move to a team that will accommodate his playing style, the soft spoken agent disclosed”.

36 Lion graduate, Samson Akinyoola signed a three-year deal that will keep him at Zamalek till June 30th 2025

The White Knights have been proactive in the summer transfer window so far after securing deals for several key players.

They managed to sign Senegal U-23 international Ibrahima Ndiaye from Swiss club FC Luzern for an undisclosed fee to replace Achraf Bencharki. Also joining was Tala’a El-Geish defender Mostafa El-Zenary.

Morocco’s Zakaria El-Wardi later arrived from Raja Casablanca to strengthen Zamalek’s midfield signing a three-year contract.

Club president Mortada Mansour had previously confirmed that Zamalek reached an agreement to sign Pyramids’ Nabil Emad Dunga as well as Tala’a El-Gaish defender Mostafa El-Zenary.

The latest is 36 Lion product Samson Akinyoola who becomes their seventh summer acquisition.

The 22-year-old Beninese striker is a rising star. During the 2021 Venezuelan Premier Division season, he scored 18 goals in 34 combined appearances across the regular season and playoffs as Caracas – the country’s most successful club – went all the way to the final before eventually losing to Deportivo Tachira.

Akinyoola – who had a previous spell with Slovakian top-flight side FK Senica – also chipped in with six assists, while he found the net twice in four Copa Libertadores matches.

He scored eight goals in 2022 for Caracas.

Nicknamed the ‘Bison’ for his broad physique, Akinyoola is strong and surprisingly explosive given his large frame and lack of height. He’s also skillful and clinical in front of goal.

Breaking: Sunusi Ibrahim Signs With New Global Sports

World leading sports management company, The New Era Global Sports have announced the signing of Nigerian International Sunusi Ibrahim who plies his trade with CF Montreal in the MLS..

Sunusi Ibrahim will be represented on all front by the world famous agency in the next two years as he continues football development at Montreal.

New Era Global Sports posted on their social media handle.

“We are delighted to welcome CF Montreal and Nigerian International forward, Ibrahim Sunusi to the New Era Global Sports Team”.

“Sunusi has 3 senior caps for Nigeria with 1 goal! He has recently been selected to represent Nigeria U23s”.

New Era Global Sports are currently managing the likes of Micheal Keane, Ben Godfrey and Mason Holgate (all Everton), Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), Max Aarons (England u21 and Norwich City) amidst many other players.

While reacting exclusively to Naija Sports Arena, An elated Sunusi Ibrahim confirmed the change in management as he hope this move will breathe a fresh air to his career.

“It is true that I have teamed up with New Era Global Sports and it is a done deal. I thanked my previous management for all they did for me during our time together, it is time to move on and I am very happy and convinced that I have taken the right step toward achieving my dreams as a footballer, he concluded”.

Sunusi Ibrahim will be officially represented by Rashid Uddin who is the Head of Overseas Markets at New Era Global Sports.