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...It's an honour to represent Nigeria ...Heaps praises on AFN President, Chief Tonobok Okowa By Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye who was in Shagamu for the National Trials           A key of member Team Nigeria's contingent to the Confederation to the forthcoming 3rd edition of the Confederation of Africa Athletics, (CAA) U-18/U-20 Championships, Success Oyibu is very confident in Nigeria's ability to excel at the event. She made her thoughts known in an exclusive interview with FIRST ZEALMEDIACAST BLOG'S Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye. She explained that due to the camping put together by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, the team has helped her and other athletes to sharpen their skills, either our starting or finishing a race and for some it's perfecting their throws. She went on to explain that she will do everything within her power to make Nigeria proud at the championships, bringing glory and honour to the Giants of Africa. “...

      The Academies' basketball tournament, hosted by FIBA Africa Zone 3, continued on the second day with the President of the zone, Col. Sam Ahmedu (Retd) emphasising on the importance of integrity over the relentless pursuit of victory in developmental programme. In a heart-warming moment mid-way through the day, Col. Samuel was celebrated by friends, executives from the A's Ahmedu Foundation, members of the Warriors Academy, and basketball officials in honour of his birthday. The results for Day 2, Sunday, July 06 2025  Impression (4 - 7) Amazon (Female)   McSpencer (10 - 7) Anjorin (Female)   Taba 6 - 18 Victoria Queens (Female)   Anjorin 2 - 20 Impression (Female)   O’Connell (27 - 9) LeoKarem   McSpencer (11 - 13) Amazon (Female)   Beavers (15 - 9) Hoopsdream   Vedione (3 - 27) Raptors   LeoKareem (9 - 17) Maktown   LionDen (2 - 13) O’Connell   ...

...Appeals to the media to help disseminate, it's drug awareness advocacy programs By Maxwell Kumoye with additional report by AFN Media Hub     The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has distanced itself from the current two year ban handed Imaobong Nse Uko by the Integrity Unit of World Athletics for doping violations for committing three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period a violation of anti-doping regulations. The AFN, explained that the whereabout filling is the responsibility of any elite athlete, “Athletes are required to provide the following whereabouts information on a quarterly basis.” ✓ Home address ✓ Email address ✓ Phone number ✓ An address for overnight accommodations, regular activities, such as training, work, and school, the locations and the times of these activities. The Federation stated that her failure to do the needful is the reason why she was handed a two years ban which expires in July 2026. “Athletes are role models and t...

...Selected athletes for Team Nigeria to begin camping in Shagamu  By Maxwell Kumoye and Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye in Shagamu      In a bid to get members of Team Nigeria to the forthcoming CAA U-18/U-20 Championships in Abeokuta, Ogun State, South-West, Nigeria fully ready and fit for the big task ahead, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has fashioned out a special diet routine for the team. The carefully selected meals that will aid the young athletes will be offered during the team's camping which begins today in Shagamu after the national trials ended on Tuesday. We gathered that the Athletics Federation of Nigeria will keep a close mark on the contingent's stay in camp in order to get them ready for the competition. Meanwhile, about 12 events were decided on the final day of the CAA U-18/U-20 national trials on Tuesday with Gafar Badmus winning the U-20 men's 400m title under poor weather conditions. Badmus's 45.78s was fast and good...

...We will thrill fans, basketball is not just a game; it’s entertainment - Opeyemi Babalola, CEO Webber Engineering  ...NOA president, Olumide Oyedeji, to support tournament  By Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye           Highly esteemed, Nigerian basketball equipment brand, Webber Floors and Hoops, has been named as sponsors the maiden edition of the FIBA Africa Zone 3 Academies Tournament. The distinguished basketball brand, widely known for their stunning hoops and courts is to furnish and light up the grassroot tournament with a breathtaking blend of sport and entertainment. This development was made public in a press statement, made available to your authoritative and award-winning news channel, FIRST ZEALMEDIACAST BLOG on Monday. Webber Floors and Hoops will be decorating the tournament with branded match balls, a state-of-the-art playing floor, scoreboard, and a 24-second shot clock. The tournament put together by the pres...

...Finals dunk off today by 2pm at the Dolphins basketball court  By Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye           The Finals of the 2025 Olumide Oyedeji Intercollegiate 3×3 Basketball Championship proudly sponsored by the Olumide Oyedeji Youth Foundation dunk off today, Sunday, at the Dolphins Basketball Court, Mamgoro Bus Stop, Onipetesi, Lagos State, South-West, Nigeria. 18 institutions across Nigeria will be slamming and dunking for the highly esteemed 'Intercollegiate 3×3 King' title. Heading the list of teams in the Finals are the basketball addicts from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, who are yet to taste the pain of defeat at the championship. Ahmedu Bello University is closely followed by the B-ball Buffs from University of Osun, Oshogbo, Osun State, who dropped only once, to the experienced basketers from Zaria. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, are in third spot winning only two of their games. Ladoke Akinto...

...Records second win in semi-finals playoffs over United Generation ...We have to keep the fire burning, keep the spirit up, stay focused, ready - Ogoh Odaudu  By Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye with additional agency report          Rwanda Energy Group Basketball Club admiringly called REG put one foot into the finals of the 2025 Rwanda Basketball League on Sunday with a 12 point margin win over United Generation Basketball Club. REG managed by experienced Nigeria born coach, Ogoh Odaudu, took complete control of their destiny with a 15 points lead at halftime 55-40. REG maintained the 15 points advantage into the final ten minutes of the game with United Generation Basketball winning the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late as ended 96-84 in favour of REG. Full-time score 27-26, 28-14, 21-21, 20-23. A very elated Coach Ogoh Odaudu told FIRST ZEALMEDIACAST BLOG , that the team translated out the game plan well but not to perf...

...We will not lift our feet off the pedal in game 2 - Odaudu ...As Patriots gave their domestic rivals APR a reality check By Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye and Maxwell Kumoye with additional report by NTR       Nigeria born coach of Rwanda Energy Group Basketball Club, Ogoh Oduadu, started the best of five games league playoffs semi finals matchup with a win. REG took Game 1 of the semifinals playoffs, beating UGB 82-74 courtesy of a stellar performance from Cleveland Thomas Jr who dropped 33 points in the win. After the game, coach Ogoh Odaudu had this to say in an exclusive interview with FIRST ZEALMEDIACAST BLOG's Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye. “We didn't end game 1 properly, so it was a concern for me, I'm hoping we're going to come and clean it up today and do a better job in the third and fourth quarter than we did in the first game, but all in all, we are happy with the first game, hopefully we'll do better today and make it 2-0.” Odaudu,...

...Events to hold in Onitsha, the economic hub of the South East  By Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye           This year's edition of the Jordan Nwora Foundation, (JNF), Elite 5 Basketball Camps and 3×3 championship in collaboration with the FIBA Africa Zone 3 and the Honourable Tony Nwora Foundation has been scheduled to take place in Onitsha Anambra, the Economic hub of the South East, Nigeria. This cheering news was made available to your authoritative and award-winning news channel FIRST ZEALMEDIACAST BLOG on Saturday, in a statement by Retired Colonel Samuel Ahmedu, President of FIBA Africa Zone 3. He explained that the age grade basketball events is slated to dunk off on the 1st of July in Onitsha Anambra State and will come to a befitting end on Thursday, July 3rd. The three-day basketball camp and the 3×3 basketball tournament, will feature boys and girls from across Nigeria between the ages of 14 and 18. The event is the bra...

...Record entries for FAZ3 Academies Championship By Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye        The Main Organizing Committee of the maiden edition of the FAZ3 Academies Championship has increased the number of venues to be used for the competition. We gathered that Dolphins Indoor Basketball Court at Onikpètèsi is the additional venue to be used for the championship that is generating huge interest and excitement among basketball stakeholders in the West African sub region. The Chair Person of the Main Organizing Committee, Elder Toba Shinkaye said the event, originally scheduled to hold at the Warriors Basketball Court in Ilupeju, will now host some matches at the Dolphins Indoor Basketball Court at Onikpètèsi, Lagos. The decision to increase the match venue is due to the timing of the competition. “Bearing in mind the number of matches to be played against the backdrop of the rainy season, we have to get the event done as scheduled. Both venues have...

...As Premium Trust Bank emerges as lead sponsor By Maxwell Kumoye       Corporate bodies in Nigeria are indicating their readiness to partner with the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Enugu State Government to make the 23rd National Sports Festival a huge success story. Your authoritative and award-winning news channel FIRST ZEALMEDIACAST BLOG, understands that two companies have thrown their weight behind the 2026 Festival scheduled to hold in cool city of Enugu, Enugu State, South-East, Nigeria.  PremiumTrust Bank and BetKing are the first sets of sponsors for the 23rd edition of the Games, setting the stage for what is projected to be the most successful and impactful Festival. The deal followed a high-level meeting in Enugu between the Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, PremiumTrust Bank Managing Director Emmanuel Efe Emefienim, CON, the MD of BetKing, Gossy Ukanwoke and Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Honourable ...

...As scrabble showpiece holds In Lagos By Maxwell Kumoye and Mishael Emmanuel                The wooden edition of the one of the most prestigious scrabble events in the continent, the Emmanuel Egbele Annual Scrabble Tournament (EEAST), tagged 'Quinta Essentia' is scheduled to take place at the alluring and captivating Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos State, South-West, Nigeria. The premium championship which is a most attend event in the African scrabble circuit is expected to add some glamour, fillips and panache to the growth of the mind sport in Nigeria and the continent. This year's tournament will not only raise the scrabble barometer but it will also carve a niche for it's high standard with mouth watering and princely prize money and equally jaw dropping gifts and spots prizes that will make the players ask for more. EEAST will be delivered in a manner that will bewitch the players, officials, sponsors, stakeh...

...16 teams to feature at the Championship ...Event to be thrilling, action-packed - Retired Brigadier-General, Aliyu Abdullahi By Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye            The 2nd edition of the Chief of Defence Staff U-18 Democracy Day Basketball Championship is set to begin on Friday at the Basketball Courts of the MKO Abiola Stadium, Package B, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. 16 basketball clubs, 10 male and 6 female, drawn from the North-Central Zone, will feature at the week-long basketball championship slated to take place from the 13th-18th of June.   The age grade tournament tagged 'Encouraging Grassroot Basketball Talents', is aimed at discovering, developing, and showcasing young slamming and dunking talents across Nigeria, taking the game to a higher level in their hearts and minds. Chairman of the Main Organising Committee (MOC), Retired Brigadier-General Aliyu Abdullahi, stated that the championship wi...

...Chief Tonobok Okowa set to get second term ticket as president  By Maxwell Kumoye              Delegates and newly elected board members of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), have started arriving in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, ahead of the much anticipated presidential election of the Association. The AFN presidential election which has suffered multiple setbacks and a shift in date and venue is scheduled to be held on Thursday in Abuja. Initially scheduled for Asaba, Delta State on the 31st of May, the polls was shifted to the 12th June by the last Extra Ordinary Congress of the AFN in Abeokuta after the National Sports Commission (NSC), advised that the elections be moved from Asaba to a neutral venue Abuja since at that time three of the four known presidential aspirants were from Delta State. Following the advise, which was more of a directive from the National Sports Commission, one of the aspirant...