Nigeria has qualified for the round of 16 of the table tennis men’s team event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. The second African team in the event – Ghana is one match away from making it to the last 16 following their 0-3 loss to England in their first group match. […]
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Following the successful draw for the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers in Libreville, Gabon, on Thursday, Nigeria has been drawn along with South Africa, Libya and Seychelles. Here are the groups and opponents Group A: Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe or Madagascar. Group B: Cameroon, Morocco, Malawi, Comoros Islands or […]
Continue ReadingFlora Ugwunwa set a new world record in the women’s javelin – F54 event on Tuesday at the Rio Paralympics to give Nigeria its seventh gold medal.She recorded a throw of 20.25 metres after six attempts to win the gold medal and take Nigeria’s tally to seven gold, two silver and one bronze medals. On […]
Continue ReadingEsther Oyema gave Nigeria its third medal of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio on Saturday by winning a silver medal in the power-lifting competition. Oyema won the medal in the women’s -55 kg event of the competition after finishing second in the event. She won with a lift of 127 kg in the nine-athlete […]
Continue ReadingTeam Nigeria has won its first gold medal, which is actually the second for the team, from the ongoing 2016 Paralympics in Rio.Roland Ezuruike provided the golden moment, winning the 54Kg event in astonishing manner. Ezuruike set 3 Paralympics records in his run to win the top prize. Earlier in the day Latifat Tijani won […]
Continue Reading“There is ability in disability.” The veracity of that expression has been upheld by Nigeria’s Latifat Tijani, who has won the country’s first medal at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.Tijani came in second behind China’s Hu Dandan in the women’s 45 kg Powerlifting event after lifting 106 kg, just behind the Chinese. Hu set […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian representatives at the 2016 Paralympic Games have arrived in Rio, Brazil. The 35-member contingent departed Abuja on September 1. A statement issued by Nneka Anibeze, Special Assistant, Media, to Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youth and Sports, said the team promised to win medals for the country. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that […]
Continue ReadingDespite Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of Colombia, Nigeria’s dream team VI still finished Group B winners, while Brazil put in a great performance to top Group A in the final match of the group stage. This development means that the Olympic Eagles will not play the hosts in Saturday’s last eight game in […]
Continue ReadingThree out of the many Nigerian athletes in the ongoing Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games have set records that will be cherished in a longtime to come. The trio with records are two table tennis stars, Segun Toriola and Aruna Quadri as well as Rower, Chierika Ukogu .The 41 year-old Toriola had his 7th appearance […]
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