Archives Tag: golden moments in nigerian sports

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April 19, 2022

Nigerian women’s national basketball team, the D’Tigress, established dominance as an African basketball powerhouse in the 2019 edition of the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship in Senegal. Read more about Golden moments in Nigerian sports After beating Mali, 79-58 in the semi-final of the event, the coach Otis Hugely tutored side was up against the Senegalese … Continue reading Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: 2019 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Final

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April 19, 2022

  Without a doubt, it is the dream of almost every aspiring Nigerian football player to make it to Europe and feature in the grandest stage of them all. However, there are Nigerian players whose past exploits in Europe opened Nigeria to the world as a country filled with football talents. One of such players … Continue reading Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: Nwankwo Kanu’s Hattrick Against Chelsea In 1999

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April 19, 2022

  Without a doubt, Nigeria is one of the African countries with an interesting athletics history, especially in the Olympic Games. It is rare for the West African nation to feature in the biggest global sporting event and fail to win a medal. However, there is always a story behind the start of every successful … Continue reading Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: Team Nigeria’s Bronze Medal Win At The 1984 Olympics

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April 19, 2022

Since Nigeria’s victory in men’s football category at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games in the USA, football fans from the West African nation became expectant of victory each time any set of Olympic Eagles file out to represent  them at the global sporting event. The 2008 Olympic Games in China saw Nigeria missing on the … Continue reading Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: When Nigeria Beat Belgium At The 2008 Olympics In China

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April 19, 2022

The CAF Champions League, founded in 1964, is the biggest football club competition in Africa. The tournament pitches clubs from different African countries against each other and is not only popular as the continent’s biggest football event at the club level but has also produced several football stars with notable examples such as Vincent Enyeama … Continue reading Golden Moments of Nigerian Sports: Enyimba’s Emergence as CAF Champions in 2003

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April 19, 2022

The history of Nigerian sports in the 20th century and beyond would be incomplete without mentioning the event of March 22nd, 1980. Without a doubt, the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) is the biggest competition in African football and it will not be out of place to name it the biggest sporting event in Africa. … Continue reading Golden Moments of Nigerian Sports: The Emergence of Green Eagles as Champions of the 1980 AFCON

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