Expect more fireworks as former Prosperity Cup champions, Eternal Grace Ministry FC and Krusaders FC, clash in their semifinal tie in the Bayelsa State Governor’s Cup. Tournament favourites, Eternal Grace Ministry, fondly called EGM were 2022 champions, while Krusaders claimed the top prize a year later, in 2023. Fate …
Read More »Premium Trust Bank leads brands behind success of Gateway Games 2024
SPORTS BUSINESS REVIEW Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, speaking at a World Press Conference during the Gateway Games. By OJEIKERE AIKHOJE It’s time for the closing ceremony of the Gateway Games 2024, which unarguable enters the record books as the best organized and festival with …
Read More »Chelsea win the Conference win
Chelsea have become the first club to win each of the five major European trophies after defeating Real Betis to be crowned Conference League champions! Stadion Wroclaw was the venue for our latest European triumph, and Enzo Maresca‘s side did it the hard way as the Blues battled back from …
Read More »Unity Cup Tournament: Super Eagles edge Black Stars in London thriller
Nigeria and Ghana ignited an electric atmosphere at the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford on Wednesday, with the Super Eagles coming out tops in a sweet 2-1 victory that sprung them into Saturday’s final. A rapturous evening in West London began in frenetic pace, with Cyriel Dessers asking hard …
Read More »Quartet in Prosperity Cup Semi-Finals chase Premium Trust Bank’s N10m jackpot
SPORTS BUSINESS REVIEW The quartet of Eternal Grace Ministries, Bayelsa United Feeders, Youbolobo and Krusaders will continue their semi-final battle in Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football tournament, the Bayelsa Governor’s Cup, as the race for the N10million jackpot in the men’s category continues, on Thursday. Sponsored by Nigeria’s fastest growing bank, …
Read More »Akpe proud of Bayelsa Governor’s Cup impact on Nigerian football
Prosperity Cup discovery, Precious Benjamin, made an impact with Nigeria’s Under 20 National Team at the just concluded CAF Under 20 Africa Cup of Nations, in Egypt. Director General of the Bayelsa Governor’s Cup, Ono Akpe (right) having a chat with Bayelsa State Governor, His Excellency, Senator …
Read More »CAF unveils new Champions League Trophy
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), has opened an exciting chapter in the legacy of Africa’s premier club competition, with a new Trophy for its premium club competition, the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League trophy, in partnership with sponsor, TotalEnergies. The unveiling ceremony took place at TotalEnergies’ South Africa headquarters …
Read More »National Sports Festival: First Bank backs quest for giants in Nigerian sports through sponsorship of National Sports Festival
SPORTS BUSINESS REVIEW It’s no surprise that Nigeria’s oldest financial institution, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has thrown its weight behind the 2024 National Sports Festival, in Ogun State. This is part of First Bank’s unique First@Sports initiative. Tagged Gateway Games 2024, the National Sports Festival seeks to …
Read More »Prosperity Cup: Diri wants Eguavoen, others to scout for best Bayelsa talents
Determined to scout the best up-and-coming talents in the 2025 Prosperity Cup, Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Duoye Diri, has approved the invitation of Nigeria Football Federation Technical Director, Austin Eguavoen, for the knock out stages of the Governor’s Cup tournament tagged Prosperity. Since inception, the competition backed by Diri …
Read More »When Legacy Meets Preparedness – Olusegun Alebiosu as CEO, First Bank Group
By Aniekan Ezekiel What happens when legacy meets preparedness? What results from such a combination? Let us not be in a hurry to put forward any answers yet. Instead, let us consider first the opposite situation: When legacy meets unpreparedness. The world abounds in examples of this …
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