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...Sends out notice and invitations for overseas based players ahead of D'Tigers' trip to dreaded Lybia ...Home based players will be part of the crucial qualifiers - NBBF boss, Engineer Kida By Maxwell Kumoye        The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), says it has tipped off preparations and build up for the last and crucial Qualifying Window for the 2025 Men's Afrobasket Championship. FIBA Men's AfroBasket 2025 will be the 31st edition of Africa's most prestigious continental men's basketball championship. The tournament will take place in Luanda, the Angolan capital between the 12th and 24th of August, 2025, for the fourth time after they hosted the event in 1989, 1999 and 2007. Former AfroBasket champions and four-time continental silver medalists, Nigeria, will journey to Lybia to compete in the last and final window of the 2025 FIBA Men’s AfroBasket Qualifiers. Your authoritative and award-winning news channel FIRST ZEALMEDIACAST BLOG, gat...

...The Nigeria sporting media has helped shape athletics - Chief Okowa  By Maxwell Kumoye          The President of the AthIetics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Chief Tonobok Okowa, says all their sponsors, associates, partners, athIetes and officials including the media are their Sports Personality of the Year 2024. Chief Okowa, gave this submission in a chat with newsmen while reviewing the activities of the Federation in the last 12 months and also outlining their plans for 2025. “Without our numerous sponsors led by Premium Trust Bank, our associates, partners, athIetes and the media, athIetics would not have flourished in the out going year and we are deeply grateful to them,” the President of Confederation of African Athletics Zone II said. Okowa says, “Edo State, Delta State and some friends of athIetics made the athletics season thicker in 2024.” "The list of individuals and corporate bodies that have been backing athIetics over the years ...

...We will support her, our prayers are with Brume - Chief Tonobok Okowa  By Maxwell Kumoye      “We are with you during this difficult and challenging moment in your life and we shall equally support you to get on the track again as soon as possible.” These are the words of the President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Chief Tonobok Okowa, while reacting on the car accident of one of Africa's finest and most successful women's long jumper Ese Brume. “We as a Federation were shocked to learn of the car crash that will keep Ese Brume away from the track for some time,” the AFN President said on Friday. Okowa said, AFN will be keeping a close watch on the recovery process of the four time African champion and Olympic Games bronze medallist. “Our Performance Director Victor Okorie, will be updating the Federation on her progress and on our part we shall keep the National Sports Commission (NSC), up to speed with her condition, needs and support...

...With our collective efforts, determination, we will achieve success - Honourable Onoriode Oborevwori ...Former Chairman of the Sports Commission, Chief Tonobok Okowa graced the inauguration ceremony By Azuka Chiemeka and Maxwell Kumoye   The newly appointed Chairman of one of the most proactive and forward looking State run sporting body, the Delta State Sports Commission, Honourable Onoriode Oborevwori, says his reign will certainly add some fillips to the sporting spectrum of the heart beat State. Honourable Onoriode Oborevwori, gave this assurance when the new board of the Delta State Sports Commission (DSSC), was inaugurated in Asaba the State capital in the presence of the former Chairman of the Commission, Chief Tonobok Okowa. Oborevwori said, the board will "hit the ground running" in order to ensure the continued success of Delta athletes, particularly at the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Ogun State, scheduled for January 2024.  He also emphas...

Lagos State Scrabble and Monopoly Association begins secondary school scrabble sensitization ...Atunrase Secondary School the first port of call  ...We need corporate backing for this lofty, laudable initiative to blossom - Engineer Dipo Akanbi  By Maxwell Kumoye and Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye      The Lagos State Scrabble and Monopoly Association (LASSMA), have begun the pilot project of it 'TAKE SCRABBLE TO SCHOOLS' with the introduction of the sport of words to Atunrase Senior High School, Owodele Street, Surulere, Lagos. The Chairman of Lagos State Scrabble and Monopoly Association (LASSMA), Engineer Dipo Akanbi alongside the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Atunrase Senior High School Mr. Adewale Adelowo, the Principal of the School Alhaji Fatai Yussuf and top scrabble players like Hakeem Olaribigbe were all on ground as the first scrabble tile was placed on the board during the introduction. Atunrase Senior High School with over 330 ...

...WBLA final rounds tip off in Dakar next month  By Maxwell Kumoye       Customs Basketball Club of Abuja, have been awarded wild card for the final round of the FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League which dunks off next month in Dakar, Senegal. The governing body of the slamming and dunking game on the continent gave the Nigeria side wild card due to their track record in the Qualifiers in Monrovia, Liberia last month as well as their fine outing in Egypt last year, where they came fifth. They will now join another Nigeria side Mountain of Fire & Miracle Basketball Club of Lagos in the finals scheduled to hold from the 6th to the 15th of December at the Dakar Arena. 12 Clubs from 8 countries, namely Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Senegal will be competing for honours at the event. Just like Nigeria, Egypt have two teams Al Ahly Club and Sporting Alexandria in the competition and so ...

By Maxwell Kumoye and Mishael Emmanuel  The President of FIBA Africa Zone 3, Retired Colonel Samuel Ahmedu, is elated with the honour and recognition accorded him by the Africa Military Games (AMGA), and the Local Organizing Committee of the Games in Abuja. Retired Colonel Samuel Ahmedu who is also a member of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), was invited as one of the Special Guest at the Games and he was asked to do medal presentation at the event over the weekend. Ahmedu, a seasoned sports administrator, said, “It was indeed a great honour and privilege for me as a retired military personnel and product of the legendary Nigerian Armed Forces sporting system to be part of this prestigious event.” The retired Nigeria Army Officer, had some pleasant and thoughtful words for the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (OFR), and members of the Organizing Committee, who deemed him worthy of such an honour. “Thank you so very much for putting up a m...

...She is a role model, it's an honour well deserved - Chief Tonobok Okowa  By Maxwell Kumoye, Trust Ittai with additional information by AFN Media Support Team  The AthIetics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), is excited about the honour bestowed on Nigeria's World record holder in the women's 100 meters hurdle event Tobi Amusan by University of Texas, El Paso in America.   The AFN said, the honour will encourage other young and talented athIetes to go for glory and do more in their various disciplines. The President of the Federation Chief Tonobok Okowa, said, Tobi Amusan is a role model that a lot of young athIetes, male and female look up to and honouring her is the icing on the cake. “We are really, really elated that the University of Texas, El Paso in America is bestoring such honour on Tobi Amusan, she is a beacon and her light will continue to radiate beyond the shores of Africa and the track,” Okowa stated. The Nigerian track and field sensation added another feather...