A 10-man Interim Management Committee (IMC) has been constituted by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports to oversee the affairs of the Nigerian premier league. The committee will function until a substantive professional league board is put in place. The Ministry said the decision was in line with the 10-year football Master Plan approved by President Muhammadu Buhari towards …

The Board of the League Management Company (LMC) Limited has said that it is discussing with the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development (FMYSD) to resolve the issues that necessitated the Ministry withdrawing recognition of the LMC. In a statement on Friday by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, the Ministry declared that the Federal Government would no …

Bayelsa State team at the weekend in Abuja won the maiden edition of National Para Sports Games with 93 medals. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bayelsa won 31 gold, silver 30 and 32 bronze to clinch the premier position in the games, which was held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The Permanent Secretary Federal …