2016 Nigerian Army Sports Festival The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army emerge champions of the 2016 Nigerian Army Sports Festival with 118 medals clinching 45 gold, 32 silver and 41 bronze medals.
2015/2016 NPFL Champions Enugu Rangers have won the 2015/2016 Nigeria Professional Football League season
2016 NYG Champion: Delta State Delta state emerges overall champion at the 2016 National Youth Games (NYG) with a total of 26 medals, made up of 9 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze
2016 ITF West/Central Africa U-18 Championship Team Nigeria has emerged overall winners of the 2016 ITF West/Central Africa U-18 and Under Circuits Championship in Lome, Togo with four gold and one silver medals
2016 Lagos Country Club Tennis Festival Prince Adejoro Olateru-Olagbeji combined with Tony Unuavworho to win the men’s doubles title at the just concluded 2016 Lagos Country Club Tennis Festival
2016 Women’s NBA MVP of the Year Nneka Ogwumike who plays for Los Angeles Sparks as a forwarder has been awarded the Women’s NBA Most Valuable player of the year award for her fine displays in the USA women’s basketball league this season.
Football: All-Time Top Scorer in Sudan Nigeria striker Kelechi Osunwa has emerged as the all-time top scorer in Sudan after he netted 33 goals including four hat-tricks, five braces and five Man-of-the-Match awards with six rounds of matches left to be played this season