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By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update The 2024 edition of the Oyo State Federation Cup will feature eleven teams with the defending champions Shooting Stars on bye alongside Crown FC of Ogbomoso. The event held at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba had in attendance Oyo State Football Association executive members, representatives from all registered clubs, member of Oyo Sate football coaches association, the fourth estate of the realm and other major football stakeholders. Speaking to newsmen, Chairman, Oyo State Football Association Oba James Odeniran, the Alakinyele of Akinyele thanked all representatives of the participating teams and promised that is edition will be hitchfree across all match venues. He also assured that the association will continue to reward exceptional players in various categories. After the draws were conducted, Shooting Stars, Crown FC, Ilaji FC, Iseyin United FC and Liberty United were drawn bye to face oppone...

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update Oyo state soccer governing body under the chairmanship of Oba James Odeniran, the Alakinyele of Akinyele has confirmed the draw date for the 2024 Oyo State Federation Cup, OyoSportsNews reports. The draw marks the beginning of this year edition of Federation Cup, which had Shooting Stars as the defending champions. The association through its secretary, Mr Kehinde Adebayo Ojelowo, on Tuesday afternoon told OyoSportsNews that Thursday, 29th of February, as the draw date for this year edition. The draw is scheduled to be conducted from 12 noon at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan. Ojelowo said: "In view of the ongoing protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress scheduled between 27th and 28th February, 2024. The scheduled Oyo State Federation Cup draws have been rescheduled for Thursday 29th February, 2024, in Lekan Salami Sports Compkex, Adamasingba, Ibadan at 12noon." OyoSportsNews r...

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update General manager of Crown Football Club of Ogbomoso Mr Olamide Ilupeju has expressed assurance that the technical crew of the club led by Coach Raheem Tajudeen will provide more formidable squad ahead of the second stanza of the Nigeria National League 2023/24 season. Crown FC are enjoying a purple patch of form earlier of the season and they have amassed 16 points from a possible 30 in ten matches. The Ajilete Warriors are placed third on the group B2 table although they were two points behind table leader's Ikorodu City and a point behind second placed Int'l Lagos FC. Olamide Ilupeju fondly called 'Ortega' assured that his team will improve their performance in the second half of the campaign and have perfected plans to sign fresh legs that will help them achieve promotion ticket to the Nigeria Premier Football League. Speaking to OyoSportsNews , Olamide Ilupeju said; “For second stanza, all the...

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update Osun United Chairman, Akin Maxwell Makinde is unperturbed by his team's current position on the Nigeria National League group B2 standings and remained optimistic that the ultimate goal for the club is promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League [NPFL]. At the end of the Nigeria National League first stanza, Osun United sat fourth position behind table leader's Ikorodu City FC (18points), Int'l Lagos FC (17points) and Crown FC (16points). With three points between the Omoluabi Giants and Ikorodu City FC, Maxwell is untroubled on the target to secure promotion to NPFL. After ten league matches, Osun United won four matches, drew three and lost three. Thier home draw against Warri Wolves could have helped them earned 17points, unfortunately, they settled for 15points at the first stanza. Speaking to OyoSportsNews , Akin Maxwell Makinde said: "The ultimate goal is to get promoted. We might not...

The Nigeria Football Federation has condemned in its entirety the cyber attacks on Super Eagles’ midfielder Alex Iwobi, saying the virulent attacks on the player are uncalled-for given his commitment and dedication to duty for homeland over the years. “Alex Iwobi does not deserve these attacks. He has a record of utmost dedication to duty and a remarkable attitude of giving his all on international duty. We cannot suddenly forget the great moments he has made on duty for Nigeria, like scoring that goal against Zambia in Uyo that qualified Nigeria to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. “We are talking about someone who is actually the seventh most-capped Nigerian footballer in history. With 76 caps, Alex Iwobi has nothing to prove to anyone about his patriotic fervour and dedication to duty for Nigeria. Please let us show him love and not hatred,” NFF Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire appealed on Tuesday. Iwobi is behind only Ahmed Musa, Vincent Enyeama, Joseph Yobo, John Mikel...

.Gifts team MON National Awards, flat, land in Abuja A grateful Nigeria nation has showered National Honours and material gifts on players and officials of the Senior Men National Football Team, Super Eagles for reaching the Final of the Africa Cup of Nations championship concluded in Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu told members of the team at the Council Chambers, State House, Abuja on Tuesday: “I am very proud of you. This country is proud of you because you gave us great excitement. Your performance is confirmation that we can achieve so much as a nation if we all come together and unite for positive purposes, despite our diversity. “You worked very hard and navigated your way through to the Final. You lifted our spirit; you made us proud and you made us smile.” The President then conferred National Awards of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) on all the players and their officials, as well as President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau and the NFF General S...

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update The Wheelchair Basketball Federation of Nigeria said it has concluded arrangements to organize a national technical workshop for coaches and officials in Kwara state. The Secretary General of WBFN, Aminu Sikiru, disclosed on Friday that the workshop will start on 19th February and last for three days at the indoor sports hall of Kwara State Sports complex in Ilorin. According to the schedule, the workshop commences with lectures from 20th to 2nnd February and the participants are expected to pay 5,000 naira for the programme. The statement read, “In preparation for the commencement of the 2023/2024 season, the Federation has concluded arrangements to host a 3-day National Wheelchair Basketball Technical Workshop in Ilorin. “Kwara State is becoming a force to reckon with in wheelchair basketball and one of the ways to encourage the state’s continuous participation is by bringing the seminar to the North Central s...

By Oluseyi Adedire Twitter/Instagram: @oyosportsnews FB: Oyo Sports Update  The Ayedero of Yorubaland and former House of Representatives member, Honourable Shina Peller, has acknowledged and commended the leadership attribute of the Captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, William Troost-Ekong, describing it as exemplary. Honourable Peller made this known while congratulating Super Eagles and Nigerians for defeating Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the semi-final match played yesterday to qualify for the final match of the African Cup of Nations 2023. While commending the entire Super Eagles team for their resilience, courage and fighting spirit from the beginning of the tournament till the moment, the former federal lawmaker acknowledged the impressive leadership role demonstrated by the captain from the beginning of the tournament to the last match.  He added that Captain Ekong has leadership ability to make observe his colleagues, communicate with them in different ways, ch...