The opening ceremony of the Maiden Edition of Da Senator John Wash Pam, CON Memorial Peace Cup Football Tournament held today Tuesday 22nd October, 2019 at Ekan Primary School Football Field Karon-Mission Foron B/Ladi LGA Plateau State and will run through to 26th December, 2019 when the finals will be held. The essence of the tournament include promoting unity and peaceful existence. Chairman of the occasion, a former Federal House of Representatives for Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency and Member of the Nigeria Football Federation , Rep. Suleiman Kwande appreciated the Coordinator, Mr. Ganan Wash Pam for finding him worthy to serve as Chairman of the historic occasion and commended the […]

Plateau has added two more gold medals to their kitty in the ongoing National sports festival holding in Abuja. Patrick Barde who contested in the Weightlifting 109kg class, lifted 140kg and 162kg weights in Jack and clean/Jack respectively to win 2gold and 1silver. Dung Williams, also of the weightlifting, clinched 2bronze in the Super Heavy category, having lifted 133kg weight. In Cycling, Caroline Dung grab the silver medal in the Individual Time Trials event. Sadiq Abubakar of Teakwondo, late Wednesday evening secured silver in the plus 87kg class bout. Shehu Mu’azu of athletics settled for bronze in the Ten thousand metres race. In Other results famale Handball tesm booked a […]

DALUNG APPLAUDS SUPER FALCONS -Urges team to lift AWCON trophy The Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung has applauded the Super Falcons’ 6-0 trouncing of Equatorial Guinea in their last Group B match of the 11th Women Africa  Cup of Nations in Accra Ghana. Asisat Oshoala scored a hat-trick while Francisca Ordega, Desire Oparanozie and Rita Chikwelu pulled one goal each to set up a semi – final match-up against Cameroon’s Lionesses. Dalung congratulated the Falcons for their emphatic win and  enjoined the players to reinforce their dominance of women’s football on the continent. “I am delighted in your performance so far in the Women Africa Cup of […]

Rep ID Gyang, Member representing Barkin Ladi/Riyom Federal Constituency at the National Assembly has applauded the vision and initiative of the COCIN President and leadership for establishing LIGHT FOOTBALL CLUB. He made the commendation at the official unveilling of the club at COCIN Garki Abuja on Tuesday, 09/10/18. Rep Gyang described the initiative by COCIN leadership as welcome idea and a veritable platform that will harness, cultivate and nurture the talents and refine the character of the youth. He dismissed fears of the moral standing of the youth as a precondition for being engaged as trainee players. He asserted that what the youth needed was an encounter with the refining power […]

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports development has directed the Nigeria Football Federation, a parastatal under it to comply with the judgment of the Supreme Court delivered on April 27, 2018, which restored the orders of the Federal High Court, setting aside the purported election into the Executive Committee of the NFF held on September 30, 2014. The Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung said in a statement on Monday that the directive followed a written notification signed for the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice requesting the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports to ensure compliance. The notification states thus; “I have been directed to […]