Archives Tag: Sports
Weekend Sports Roundup: Israel Adesanya Returned To Winning Ways
April 19, 2022
Nigerian mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya, returned to winning ways on Saturday, June 12th, 2021, after beating his Italian opponent, Marvin Vettori, in the UFC 263 fight at the Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, United States. The Stylebender outclassed Vettori to retain his 185-pound UFC middleweight belt after suffering defeat for the first time … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: Israel Adesanya Returned To Winning Ways
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NPFL Review: Akwa Go Top As Sunshine Records First Win In Five Months
April 19, 2022
Matchday 26 of the Nigeria Professional Football League saw Akwa United return to winning ways and reclaim the top spot in the league after a 3-1 win over Heartland FC of Owerri at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Read more about Sports Charles Atshimene gifted the hosts an early … Continue reading NPFL Review: Akwa Go Top As Sunshine Records First Win In Five Months
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Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: Nigeria’s First FIFA World Cup Win
April 19, 2022
It is the dream of any nation that hasn’t featured at the FIFA World Cup to qualify and have their flag hoisted alongside that of other countries, but having an interesting world cup debut is a bigger dream. That is the story of the Golden Generation of the Nigerian national football team, the Super … Continue reading Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: Nigeria’s First FIFA World Cup Win
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Men In Sports: Efe Ajagba
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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Weekend Sports Roundup: Super Eagles Lost To Cameroon
April 19, 2022
On Friday, June 4th, 2021, the Super Eagles lost the first leg of their international friendly match against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt in Austria. Read more about Sports A 37th-minute strike from Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa condemned the Eagles to their first loss against the Central Africans since Gernot … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: Super Eagles Lost To Cameroon
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International Friendly: Eagles Set To Square-Off Against The Indomitable Lions
April 19, 2022
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to square off in an international friendly against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon today, Friday, June 4th, 2021 at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt in Austria. Read more about Sports Today’s match is the first leg of two friendlies Nigeria will play against the Central Africans with the … Continue reading International Friendly: Eagles Set To Square-Off Against The Indomitable Lions
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Women In Sports: Evelyn Akhator
April 19, 2022
Nigerian women’s national basketball team is unarguably the best in Africa at the moment, kudos to outstanding and high profile players that rise up to the occasion whenever it is time to fly the country’s flag high. Evelyn Akhator is one of such players and is currently one of the best players in the … Continue reading Women In Sports: Evelyn Akhator
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Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: D’Tigress’ First FIBA World Cup Win
April 19, 2022
The Nigerian national women’s basketball team popularly known as D’Tigress has established dominance on the African basketball space but their success on the continental stage was not achieved overnight, it took years of hard work and surprises on the global stage for D’Tigress to arrive at this point where every national team in Africa … Continue reading Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: D’Tigress’ First FIBA World Cup Win
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Men In Sports: The Aminu Brothers
April 19, 2022
The trend of siblings fighting their way all through the challenges associated with becoming a professional athlete and going on to represent their country is always an interesting tale. Nigeria, one of the nations blessed with numerous athletic talents across the globe have seen siblings dorn the country’s national colours and compete together for … Continue reading Men In Sports: The Aminu Brothers
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10 Nigerian Sports People In History
April 19, 2022
It’s hard to compile a list of the top ten Nigerian sportspeople in history. You would have to leave out some exceptionally gifted top performers, who are probably just as deserving as those left on such a list. Read more about Top 10 That’s precisely the conundrum this writer faced while preparing this article. … Continue reading 10 Nigerian Sports People In History
Weekend Sports Roundup: Oshoala Wins The Spanish Copa Del Reina
April 19, 2022
High profile Nigerian athlete, Ese Brume, made history over the weekend at the Chula Vista Field festival in California after leaping 7.17 metres to break the 25-year-old 7.13m leap set by legendary Nigerian athlete, Chioma Ajunwa, at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics in the USA. Read more about Sports Ese hit 7.17 metres in her … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: Oshoala Wins The Spanish Copa Del Reina
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D’Tigress Set To Confront Puerto Rico, Serbia, And Belgium
April 19, 2022
Nigerian national female basketball team, D’Tigress, are set for action this weekend as preparations for the 2021 Olympics in Japan hits top gear. The Nigerian side which opened the second phase of camping on May 8, 2021, is currently in Belgium where it will play high profile games against Belgium, Puerto Rico, and Serbia. … Continue reading D’Tigress Set To Confront Puerto Rico, Serbia, And Belgium
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Women In Sports: Patience Okon George
April 19, 2022
Patience Okon George has established herself as one of the finest quarter-miler Nigeria has ever seen. Born November 25, 1991, Okon made the headlines after winning bronze at the African Championships in Marrakesh, 2014, and went on to win gold for Nigeria in the 4x400m relay event. Read more about Sports At the Glasgow … Continue reading Women In Sports: Patience Okon George
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Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: When Lovethpatra Young Defeated Reena Norville
April 19, 2022
Top Nigerian female martial artist, Loveth Patra Young, has had some moments that defined her place as one of Africa’s finest fighters in the globe and why the ‘Nigerian Terminator’, is not one to toy with inside the ring. Read more about Golden moments in Nigerian sports On October 30th, 2020, Nigerian fans watched … Continue reading Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: When Lovethpatra Young Defeated Reena Norville
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Men In Sports: Olusoji Fasuba
April 19, 2022
Our focus for today is the fastest man in Africa and he is none other than Nigeria’s Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba. Born on July 9th, 1984, in Sapele, Delta State, Olusoji hails from a family with athletic blood. His mother, Evelyn Fasuba, a Jamaican, was a sprinter in her youth days, and a cousin to … Continue reading Men In Sports: Olusoji Fasuba
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