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CBN Junior Tennis: Top Seeds Qualify For Semifinal
April 19, 2022
The top seeds at the on-going CBN Open Junior Tennis Championships were met with great difficulty as they fought their way through tough opponents to the semifinal round of the tournament. In the Girl 16, top seeds, Rebecca Ekpenyong, Omolayo Bamidele, Omolade Aderemi and Favour Moses, had the biggest challenge of the day. Mary Udofa from … Continue reading CBN Junior Tennis: Top Seeds Qualify For Semifinal
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This Day in History: The First National Sports Festival was Held in Lagos 1973
April 19, 2022
On the 18th of August 1973, Nigeria kick-started the first National Sports Festival at the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. The festival served as an avenue to promote ethnic unity and national integration after the Nigerian civil war ended in 1970. It also paved a way for the discovery of athletes that would represent the … Continue reading This Day in History: The First National Sports Festival was Held in Lagos 1973
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DISCOVER NIGERIA: The Day Sam Okwaraji Died!
April 19, 2022
By Nehi Igbinijesu. For many football lovers 12 August, 1989 was a day to look forward to. It was a day when Nigeria would commence its qualification bid for the 1990 World Cup at the National Stadium, Surulere. According to the Confederation for African Football (CAF), attendance was put at an estimated 100,000 people. And … Continue reading DISCOVER NIGERIA: The Day Sam Okwaraji Died!
