Category Archives: Sports
17th Bishop Okonkwo Football Tournament Kicks-off May 18
The 17th edition of the Bishop Mike Okonkwo Football Championship is set to kick off on May 18 at National Institute for Sports (NIS) pitch, National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. The Chairman, Main Organizing Committee of the championship, Deacon Malachy Ndubuzor disclosed this during a seminar and draw ceremony held at The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) … Continue reading
Pastor Banned from Praying with Football Team
Pastor Banned from Praying with Football Team By: Oluwaseyi Jeje October 22 2018 A Georgian Pastor, Russell Davis was told to stop praying with a high school football team after a viral video amassed a complaint from the Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), a legal organization that advocates for a strict separation of church and … Continue reading
“Nigeria Has Too Many Mediocre Players” – MFM Sporting Director
“Nigeria Has Too Many Mediocre Players” – MFM Sporting Director Samuel Mayowa September 26, 2018 The Director of Sports, Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) Football Club, Godwin Enakhena has termed players that Nigeria currently produces as mediocre. The football administrator who is also a media practitioner and sports analyst stated this on Monday … Continue reading
Church Clashes with Soccer Fans Over Stadium Property
A group of Christians have clashed with soccer fans after invading and occupying the stadium of the popular Alianza Lima soccer team in Peru. The group claimed to be doing God’s will. Reuters reports that the founder of the Conservative Christian Group, Pastor Alberto Santana and the soccer team laid claims to a piece of … Continue reading
Officials Paint Over the Name of Christ On Football Field
Louisiana high school officials have painted over a business logo owing to the fact that it contained a cross symbol and the word “Christ” in a move that “baffled” the business owner on Friday The owner of Christ Fit Gym, a faith-based gymnasium, Billy Weatherall said he paid $3,500 for his business logo to be … Continue reading
Footballer Docked for Church Theft
The police have docked a footballer, Sola Fabiyi before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday for allegedly stealing valuables worth N320,000 from Full Gospel Church of God, Alagbado, Lagos. Fabiyi, who is on trial for conspiracy, housebreaking and stealing, was said to have broken into the church at 2, Odutola Estate Alagbado, stealing a mixer … Continue reading