Yaya Toure has won the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year award. The Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder, who had been nominated in each of the past four years, beat Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and Jonathan Pitroipa to this year’s crown. The 30-year-old told BBC Sport: “I think I’ve been […]

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has called for a review of policy on issuance of visas to Nigerian sportsmen and women. Dalung made the call on Tuesday in a protest letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, over the refusal of the U.K. and U.S. to issue transit visas to […]

The 2013 Zone D biennial Nigerian University Games kicked off on Friday at the University of Jos, Plateau State. Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Hayward Mafuyai while addressing participants and spectators at the event reiterated the essence of the games and urged participating Universities to ensure that only students compete. He stated that […]