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Gowon Akpodonor

Gowon Akpodonor is a sports journalist for the editorial arm of The Guardian Nigeria. He specialises in sports analysis, investigating journalism and news reporting with over 30 years' experience in journalism

Articles: 607
Joined: 2025

Latest Articles (607)

Sport

Porbeni wants Tinubu to reward Youth Olympic Games gold medallists

19 hrs ago

The NSC Director General, Bukola Olopade

Sport

Organisers promise thrilling Abuja half marathon

19 hrs ago

News

Abuja half marathon will be another masterpiece, says organisers

2 days ago

News

Enugu 2026 National Sports Festival will hold, says LOC

2 days ago

Sport

Okumagba solicits support as Super Eagles begin training for Tanzania double-header

3 days ago

Sport

‘I didn’t forsee Olympic gold medal,’ Ugoh confesses

3 days ago

Football

Olopade traces Flamingos’ World Cup victory to Asaba 2025 Youth Games

3 days ago

Sport

Ugoh strikes Team Nigeria’s third gold medal

4 days ago

Ibese Plant Director, Mr. Ayyagari Subbaraidu (third right), performs the ceremonial kick-off to declare the 2026 Host Communities’ Unity Football Tournament open in Ibese.

Sport

Host communities agog as Dangote Cement football tourney begins

4 days ago

Sport

Okocha dazzles, Dikko seals it as Nigeria Legends edge Africa Legends 2-1 In Onikan thriller

4 days ago

Rosemary Nwankwo will lead Nigeria’s charge in athletics at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics this weekend.

Breaking News

Dakar 2026: Team Nigeria capture two gold medals in athletics, targets more

5 days ago

Sport

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Go for history, Olopade tells Flamingos

7 days ago

Teenage star Rosemary Nwankwo (right) is expected to be in Nigeria’s 4x100m team to the World Athletics Ultimate Challenge billed to hold in Budapest, Hungary, in September.

Sport

Inspection Teams gives green light as GCU relays countdown begins

7 days ago

Sport

Flamingos: ‘We want to win for Africa’

a week ago

Sport

‘Legends Football Game will reunite Super Eagles heroes of 1994, 1996 against African stars’

a week ago

Sport

Dakar 2026: Beyioku, Alabi predict ‘greatness’ for Nigeria’s budding stars

a week ago

Sport

Dakar 2026: Nigeria’s Eyituoyo narrowly misses medal in swimming

a week ago

Sport

Dakar 2026: Nigeria’s Eyituoyo misses swimming medal

a week ago

Sport

‘CAF was unfair to Jay-Jay Okocha’

a week ago

Athletics

Dakar 2026: We registered only five athletes in track and field, says NSC

a week ago

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Latest Articles (607)

Porbeni wants Tinubu to reward Youth Olympic Games gold medallists

Organisers promise thrilling Abuja half marathon

Abuja half marathon will be another masterpiece, says organisers

Enugu 2026 National Sports Festival will hold, says LOC

Okumagba solicits support as Super Eagles begin training for Tanzania double-header

‘I didn’t forsee Olympic gold medal,’ Ugoh confesses

Olopade traces Flamingos’ World Cup victory to Asaba 2025 Youth Games

Ugoh strikes Team Nigeria’s third gold medal

Host communities agog as Dangote Cement football tourney begins

Okocha dazzles, Dikko seals it as Nigeria Legends edge Africa Legends 2-1 In Onikan thriller

Dakar 2026: Team Nigeria capture two gold medals in athletics, targets more

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Go for history, Olopade tells Flamingos

Inspection Teams gives green light as GCU relays countdown begins

Flamingos: ‘We want to win for Africa’

‘Legends Football Game will reunite Super Eagles heroes of 1994, 1996 against African stars’

Dakar 2026: Beyioku, Alabi predict ‘greatness’ for Nigeria’s budding stars

Dakar 2026: Nigeria’s Eyituoyo narrowly misses medal in swimming

Dakar 2026: Nigeria’s Eyituoyo misses swimming medal

‘CAF was unfair to Jay-Jay Okocha’

Dakar 2026: We registered only five athletes in track and field, says NSC