Sports Minister

The Federal Government has taken delivery of a world class, FIFA standard VIP team shelter for the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.

Nigeria acquires FIFA Standard VIP Team Shelter for Moshood Abiola stadium

June 25, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari receives in audience Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare and President of Nigerian Football Federation and Member FIFA Council, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick in state house. June 4th, 2021

Muhammadu Buhari orders NFF to hold elections in September, amend statutes

June 20, 2022

On Thursday, September 30, the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja will host the final phase of Elections into the boards of 23 Sporting Federations.

Sports minister: NPFL banned from using Moshood Abiola stadium

June 7, 2022

French interior minister Gerald Darmanin (R) and sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera (L) spoke in Paris

French interior minister blames ‘ticket fraud’ for Champions League final chaos

May 30, 2022

Real Madrid supporters celebrate in Cibeles square in downtown Madrid, at the end of the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on May 28, 2022. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP)

France seeks to ‘learn lessons’ from Champions League fiasco

May 30, 2022

France's sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera believes Kylian Mbappe will be the poster boy for the Paris Olympic Games.

France’s sports minister backs Kylian Mbappe to shine in 2024 Olympics

May 28, 2022

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Canada pulls out of friendly football game with Iran

May 27, 2022

With the dire need for policy direction to catalyze sports development and repositioning in Nigeria, Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has restated his commitment to ensuring total implementation of the Policies and Plans to drive sports development in Nigeria.

Nigerian government appoints interim committee to oversee basketball

May 23, 2022

Basketball players ask sports minister to resolve NBBF crisis immediately

May 11, 2022

With the deadline for offers to come in to buy Chelsea Football Club this evening at 9pm, it looks like Chelsea legend John Terry is making a last ditch attempt to part-own the club alongside a new consortium.

Chelsea sanctions prompt soul-searching over football finance

March 23, 2022

Multiple bids submitted for Chelsea as deadline passes

March 19, 2022

An Opening Ceremony at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and four regional centres spread around the state, each with their own Athletes’ Village, were among the plans revealed as Victoria formally presented its bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games here today.

Victoria present formal bid to host 2026 Commonwealth Games

March 16, 2022

Cameroon are through to the semi-finals of their Africa Cup of Nations after Karl Toko-Ekambi’s double fired them to a 2-0 win over Gambia on Saturday in the hosts’ first game at the tournament since the deadly crush in Yaounde.

Karl Toko-Ekambi goals fire Cameroon into AFCON semi-finals

January 29, 2022

A stampede that led to the deaths of eight people outside an Africa Cup of Nations stadium was caused by a “reckless” decision to open a gate in the face of a “flood of people”, Cameroon’s sports minister said Friday.

Minister blames ‘reckless’ opening of stadium gate for deadly Cameroon crush

January 29, 2022

The Ghana Football Association has named 67-year-old Serbian Milovan Rajevac as the new coach for the Black Stars, its senior men’s national team.

Ghana FA sacks Milovan Rajevac as Black Stars coach

January 22, 2022