Archives Tag: Men In Sports

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

One of the best players in the present Nigerian national male basketball team, D’Tigers, is Detroit Pistons’ NBA star, Jahlil Okafor. The basketball centre was born on December 15, 1995, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA, to a Nigerian father, Chukwudi Okafor, and an African-American mother, Dacresha Lanett Benton. Okafor featured in his freshman college basketball … Continue reading Men In Sports: Jahlil Obika Okafor

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  As the Nigerian national male basketball team continues preparations for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, all eyes are on some of the NBA stars of Nigerian origin that have decided to feature for their country of origin, rather than their country of birth. Read more about Sports One of the biggest NBA stars in camp … Continue reading Men In Sports: Monte Morris

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Born March 8, 2000, Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100m. The 21-year-old athlete is currently the rave of the moment after his exploits at the just concluded National Olympic Trials and Invitational Relays in Yaba, Lagos State. Read more about Sports Adegoke who says he is ‘”running by … Continue reading Men In Sports: Enoch Adegoke

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  In every part of the globe, there are families that have devoted their lives to being patriotic citizens of their nations and have flown their country’s flag high on the international stage. That is the story of our focus for today, Chika Yagazie Chukwumerije. Born on December 30th, 1983, to the late Senator Uche … Continue reading Men In Sports: Chika Chukwumerije

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Without a doubt, Nigeria is one of the countries that have produced some of the finest boxers the globe has seen. The likes of Samuel Peter and Anthony Joshua ring a bell, but our focus for today is the boxing sensation with the record for the fastest win in boxing history, Efe Ajagba. Read … Continue reading Men In Sports: Efe Ajagba

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  The name Samuel Peter rings a bell in Nigerian boxing for his exploits on the domestic and international boxing scene. Born Samuel Okon Peter on September 6, 1980, the boxing legend hit the grand stage after beating Oleg Maskaev in six rounds to win the WBC title in 2008. Read more about Sports In … Continue reading Men In Sports: Samuel Peter

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Despite retiring from professional football for close to two decades now, the name Daniel Amokachi still rings a bell in the ears of Nigerian football fans. The exploits of Amokachi, popular as ‘’The Bull’’ during his playing years owing to his speed, technique and physical strength, is indelible in the history of Nigerian football … Continue reading Men In Sports: Daniel Amokachi

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