Archives Tag: Athletes

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  It is no doubt that powerful women have shaped the history of sports as we know it. Trailblazer Georgia Oboh is one young woman shaping the history of golf in Nigeria. She is the first Nigerian to feature in the Ladies European Tour (LET), a series of golf tournaments for elite female golf players … Continue reading Oboh Makes Ladies European Tour History

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Joe Garba Garba’s career was cut short when the player became an administrator in the game. However his political move made a huge difference on Nigeria’s basketball, and today its acceptable to call the former military man the ‘Father of Nigerian Basketball’, because of the great impact he made. During his playing days, Garba, as … Continue reading Did You Know? Joe Garba is the Father of Nigerian Basketball

By achem

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

According to a provisional entry list released by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), nine athletes will represent Nigeria in the World Indoor Championships which is scheduled to run from the 1st till the 4th of March in Birmingham. The nine-man list comprises of a dominant number of females (seven) compared to the number of … Continue reading IAAF World Indoor Championships: Nine Athletes To Represent Nigeria

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BUSINESS SPORTS

April 19, 2022

The high-points of any athletes’ career are their major victories. The sweetest of them are those to which the world has attached the greatest importance: the tournaments, staged in spectacular looking stadiums packed with thousands of fans whose roars add to the sense of anticipation and form the backdrop for history-defining sporting performances. Added to … Continue reading Four Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Athletes

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

The Nigerian athletes will depart for Moscow, Russia today for the World Athletics Championship. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has selected 20 athletes to fly the country’s flag at the event. The athletes were selected from the Cross River/All Nigeria Championships which was held in June. Blessing Okagbare is one of the two athletes … Continue reading Athletes Depart for Moscow Today

By arinzeude

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

The progressive and resilient Nigerian Spirit has produced some remarkable individuals who have achieved world class awards and recognition in their various fields. Hakeem “the dream” Olajuwon, Daniel “the bull” Amokachi, Kanu Nwankwo, Samuel Peters and my personal favorite Austin “jay jay” Okocha are just a few names who have brought great honor to themselves … Continue reading 5 Nigerian Athletes you should know

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