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Sunday Adeleye removed as Athletes Representative based on 137 Athletes’ request

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 adante adante

Facts are beginning to emerge regarding the removal of Sunday Adeleye as Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria as well as Athletics Representative. In a letter ref number: FMYSD/FEAD/TFAN/2019/CON/1/24 written by the AFN secretary general, it was revealed that Mr Sunday Adeleye has used his office to misappropriate funds in the course of the duty. In this regards, athletics who is he representing have asked and recommended the ministry to remove him from the position he is holding. According to the letter, 137…

Olamide George now AFN Acting President as Board suspends Gusau, Ebewele is new Technical Director

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 adante adante

Vice-President, Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Honourable Olamide George has emerged as the Acting President of the federation following the unanimous decision of eight Board members after suspending incumbent President Shehu Gusau, www.adantesports.com.ng can report. This is contained in a communique released to the journalists on Tuesday at the end of the Board meeting at the Board’s secretariat at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja today. The board members however frowned at Gusau’s refusal to pay athletes, coaches and other official’s allowances, also cited Gusau’s alleged violation of the AFN constitution to…

Lionel Messi wins Ballon d’Or for record sixth time

December 2, 2019 adante adante

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player for a record sixth time. It is the 32-year-old Argentine’s first Ballon d’Or since 2015 and comes after he scored 54 times for club and country in 2018-19, in which Barca won La Liga. Virgil van Dijk was second – one of four Liverpool players in the top seven, including Sadio Mane in fourth. England defender Lucy Bronze was beaten to the women’s award, finishing second behind Megan Rapinoe, who was Golden…

Another $150,000 scandal surfaces in the AFN

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 adante adante

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) is alleged to have collected another $150,000 from World Athletics governing body as grant for the 21st African Athletics Championships held in Asaba in August 2018 which remained unaccounted for. The AFN had been embroiled in a grant overpayment scandal which was recently repaid to the World Athletics body by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare. World Athletics had sent the grant to assist the AFN in preparation for the championships last year, but the money remains unaccounted for and board…

10-Man Rangers bow 3-1 to Egypt’s pyramids FC in Enugu in CAF Confederation Cup

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 adante adante

It was another bad day in the office for Nigeria’ CAF Confederation cup 2019/2020 hopefuls, Rangers International F.C as it suffered a 3-1 home loss to Pyramids F.C of Egypt in the match day 1, Group A fixture inside Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium, Enugu. Three second half goals, two from the spot after Tope Olusesi had been sent off on the stroke of half time canceled out a fine strike from Olawoyin Ibrahim who started the build up and got an Egbujuo Nnamdi’ assist on 29 minute silenced the half full…

Tokyo 2020 Olympics : Minister inaugurates committee on preparations

November 29, 2019November 30, 2019 adante adante

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare,yesterday in Abuja, inaugurated a 12-member committee to ensure Team Nigeria gets adequate preparation which would spur the athletes to a successful participation at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics slated to hold between July 24 to August 9, 2020 while the Paralympics will take place from August 25 to September 6, 2020. The Minister while urging the committee to ensure a hitch free participation at the games, said the committee is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring adequate preparations for Team Nigeria at…

Sports Ministry to partner with African Development Bank on Youth capacity

November 28, 2019 adante adante

The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has reiterated its willingness to partner and collaborate with the African Development Bank Group to alleviate and enhance the engagement of youths in sustainable socio- economic activities. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare, ably represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola, dropped these hints when he received in audience a delegation from the African Development Bank Group, who are on a business development mission in Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary stated that the Ministry…

Minister commends Imo State Governor Ihedioha for boosting sports development

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 adante adante

The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare has commended His excellency Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha for the 2019 Sports Summit which he described as another major act in the series of ongoing and oncoming acts the governor has committed his administration to in Grassroot sports . He said this at the 2019 Imo State Sports summit today Thursday November 28, 2019 in Owerri the Imo state capital. He said Gov. Ihedioha has caught the Mandela bug in giving true meaning to the inspiring words of Nelson…

NFF cautions Rohr on incessant breaches of contract

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 adante adante

The Nigeria Football Federation says it has asked Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Mr. Gernot Rohr to explain reasons behind several breaches of the contract that he signed with the body, which forbids him to divulge to the public/media information on some aspects of the contract. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, NFF’s Technical Director, Mr. Bitrus Bewarang said Mr. Rohr’s new-found love for disclosing information beyond technical matters to the media is highly unprofessional and against the spirit and letter of his contractual relationship with the…

Increased investment in youth can stop irregular migration – Sports Minister

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 adante adante

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has said youth are underserved by development and only an increase in youth-targeted investment can stop irregular migration that arises because of the situation. He advocated for partnerships between critical non-for-profit agencies and his Ministry strategic plan, called DEEL, as one of the ways to reduce irregular migration in the country. Speaking on a discussion panel alongside the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed, during the launch of the UNDP Migration Report in Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, the Minister,…