The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) took a significant step toward promoting inclusive sports participation by attending the First Annual Unified Sports Event for Children and Individuals with…
Disability Sports
Paralympians Demand Greater Recognition for Athletes with Disabilities
Nigeria’s Paralympians have called for increased recognition and support for athletes with disabilities to inspire continued success on the global stage. After a stellar performance at the 2024 Paris Paralympics,…
Ekiti State is set to witness a landmark moment as the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) launches its first-ever athletics event. This announcement was made on Thursday,…
SSA Reaffirms Tinubu’s Commitment to Inclusive Sports, Equal Opportunities
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Mohammed Abba Isa, has reaffirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to supporting inclusive sports and promoting equal…
Nigeria’s men’s amputee football team, the Special Eagles, are through to the quarter-finals of the ongoing Amputee AFCON in Egypt following a comprehensive 11-0 win over Burundi in their last…
Sports Minister Congratulates Nigerian Para Badminton Star, Mariam Eniola Bolaji
Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh has congratulated Nigerian Para Badminton star, Mariam Eniola Bolaji for winning the women’s singles SL3 title at the just concluded Spanish Para…
NCPWDs Celebrates 2023 Int’l Day For PWDs In Style With Novelty Matches
In a bold move to address the underrepresentation of people with disabilities (PWDs) in sports and explore the barriers to participation, the National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPWDs) organised…
Malaysia 2023: Deaf Eagles Shine On Independent Day, Defeat Gabon 2-1
Deaf Eagles shone on Nigerian Independent Day in Malaysia, thrashed Gabon 2-1 in a classification of 9-16 world ranking match which was played on the Nigerian Independent Day celebration(1st October…
Malaysia 2023: 18 Deaf Eagles, Coaches Leave Nigeria Today, See Final List
The Final list of 18 Deaf Eagles have been selected to represent Nigeria at the 4th World Deaf Football Championship in Malaysia. Nigeria will for the first time participate in…
Sports veritable tool to take persons with disability off street begging — Ex-NFF Chair
The former Chairman, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Ibrahim Galadima has said that sports is a veritable tool to take persons with a disability off the street begging for alms. Galadima…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has announced that with a growing population of over 35 million in Nigeria, the voting strength of…
Plans are currently in top gear to host the 2022 West Africa Sitting Volleyball Championship in Nigeria with teams expected to arrive on Dec. 10. The competition, being organised by…
By Ogunbayo Oluwaseyi (INN), Ogun The 2022 National Sports Festival (NSF) scheduled to hold from November 28 to December 10 in Asaba, Delta State has generated mixed reactions following exclusion…
By Ogunbayo Oluwaseyi (INN), Ogun Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has awarded three representatives of the State to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics for their superlative, medalist-winning performance. Latifat Tijani,…
Former Super Eagles midfielder Etim Esin says he was told by a surgeon who operated on his knee ligament injury that he wouldn’t have been able to walk again if…