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From left: Member, Local Organising Committee of CAF Beach Soccer competition, Mr. Sunny Moniedafe; Chief Executive Officer of Kinetic Sports Limited, Mr. Samson Adamu and Group Head, Corporate Affairs of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited, Mr. Diran Olojo, during press briefing on the 2016 CAF Beach Soccer competition and...

The Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) ended its 2015/16 season with a resounding final match that saw Rangers International Football Club of Enugu win the league after a 4-0 trumping of El-Kanemi Warriors of Borno on Sunday 2nd October 2016 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu. Rangers International's bid to...

Heineken® has unveiled a new UEFA Champions League TV commercial, called ‘Prep Talk’. The film features two time UEFA Champions League winning manager, Jose Mourinho, and was shot by award-winning director, Guy Ritchie. The commercial is part of Heineken’s ‘Champion the Match’ campaign and launches on TV and digital channels...

Nigeria's foremost radio platform, Megalectrics Ltd, Owners of Beat, Classic, Naija FM, and Lagos talks radio station, today announced that an exclusive rights deal has been acquired from talk Sport. Bringing Megalectrics on-board as a new broadcast partner in Nigeria, the radio platform will broadcast at least five games each...

Oil giants, Capital Oil and Gas and Anambra based NPFL club side FC Ifeanyi Ubah have inked a long-term partnership deal with West Ham United FC, one of the leading clubs in the English Premier League. The deal, which was officially signed today in London is set to be unveiled...

A dominant performance saw Nigeria win bronze over a resilient Honduras side. Sadiq Umar scored a brace as Nigeria won an Olympic bronze medal in the men's football with a 3-2 win over Honduras in Belo Horizonte. Nigeria, the 1996 Olympic football champions, are now the first African country to...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have announced Total as the official sponsor of the body for the next eight years. Total is a global, integrated energy producer and provider, the world’s fourth-ranked international oil and gas company and second-ranked photovoltaic solar. CAF, in its website on Thursday said that...

Asegun Boys celebrate their win!   Oyo state’s Asegun Comprehensive High School boys have won the 2016 edition of Copa Coca-Cola U-15 tournament and smiled home after weeks of hard won and tension-filled matches, with a cash prize of N1 million Naira. The victory came after the Asegun defeated National...

The UEFA EURO 2016 logo was designed and developed by Brandia Central, a brand consulting company based in Lisbon, and a market  leader in Portugal with more than 20 years’ experience. Brandia also  developed the logo for UEFA EURO 2012. Brandia Central’s design revolves around France’s artistic reputation. UEFA EURO...

Reports of corruption have dogged FIFA and the IAAF in recent months, so with high profile sporting events – namely the Olympics and Euro 2016 – taking place this year, what stance should sponsors take? Sports marketers have plenty to look forward to this year, but ample reason for concern too....