Archives Tag: Team Nigeria

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April 19, 2022

Team Nigeria’s wrestling team have a lineup of thrilling international events ahead of them, designed to help the team build its global ranking and reputation. Nigeria will be participating in a grand prix event in Dormagen, Germany, and in the Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov ranking series tournament in Bulgaria. According to the nation’s wrestling governing body, … Continue reading Wrestling: Team Nigeria To Participate In Germany, Bulgaria Grand Prix

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April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s ace female wrestlers dominated the Olympic Wrestling African and Oceania qualification tournament in Algiers, to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics. African Champions, Blessing Oborodudu, Aminat Adeniyi, Genesis Mercy, and Hannah Reuben, all qualified for the monumental event after each wrestler made it to the finals in their weight class. According to the qualification … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sports: Team Nigeria’s Wrestling Qualification For Rio Olympics

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April 19, 2022

The Nigeria Scrabble national team have arrived in Kenya for the 13th edition of the Africa Scrabble Championship (ASC), which will take off from Thursday, November 29, 2018 to Sunday, December 2, 2018. Speaking to NAN in Abuja, the Technical Director of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation, Farouq Baba-Inna, said the 11-man delegate team to the … Continue reading 13th Africa Scrabble Championship: Team Nigeria Arrive Kenya

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April 19, 2022

After a ten-year wait, Team Nigeria regained the Men’s Team title at the 2018 ITTF-African Championships staged in Port Louis, Mauritius on Wednesday 5th September. Aside from winning the gold medal, Nigeria will represent the continent at the ITTF Team World Cup to be held in Tokyo, Japan. Nigeria, the top seeds of the competition, … Continue reading Breaking: Team Nigeria To Represent Africa At 2019 ITTF World Team Cup

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April 19, 2022

Here is a schedule for all the events Team Nigeria will participate in on Day 6 (April 10) of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. You can follow the games by tuning in to any of the SuperSports Channels; 231, 232, 233 and 234.   Athletics Men’s 400m Hurdles Heat 1 Henry Okorie … Continue reading 2018 Commonwealth Games Day 6: Team Nigeria Schedule

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April 19, 2022

When Chierika Ukogu advanced to the quarterfinals of her rowing event at the ongoing Rio Olympics, many who watched- Nigerians and non-Nigerians alike- were surprised. Congratulatory messages popped up across social media in recognition of a feat that most thought impossible. After all, Nigeria has never had a representative at rowing in the Olympics before … Continue reading Meet Chierika Ukogu, the First Nigerian to Row at the Olympics

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April 19, 2022

  Nigeria’s U-20 Men’s national team, Flying Eagles’ coach, Manu Garba has released a list of 25 names for the highly anticipated clash with Lesotho later this month. Garba included 2013 U-17 World Cup winning Golden Eaglets including Captain Musa Mohammed and striker Taiwo Awoniyi. Muhammed and Awoniyi are the only overseas-based players selected for … Continue reading Manu Garba Names 25 for Lesotho Clash

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April 19, 2022

Team Nigeria comprising of 30 athletes, led by Commonwealth Games track double Gold medalist, Blessing Okagbare has touched down in Marrakech, Morocco for the 19th edition of the African Athletics Championship (AAC). The team is hoping to produce the performance that saw them crowned African Champions at the 2012 edition in Porto Novo, Benin Republic … Continue reading Okagbare Leads Team Nigeria to African Athletics Competition

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude.   Saidi Adedeji, Suwaibidu Galadima and Frank Johnwill all participated in the Men’s 100m T46 heats. Frank Johnwill finished finished second in Heat 1 in season best time of 11.12secs to qualify for the final round of the event. Galadima also qualified for the final round finishing in 4th position in Heat … Continue reading London 2012: Paralympics Day 9 For Team Nigeria.

By connectnigeria

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April 19, 2022

 By Arinze Ude. Gloria Anozie added another Gold medal to Nigeria’s medal haul at the on going Paralympics in London. She won the Gold in Women’s +82.50kg Power-Lifting event to bring Nigeria’s total medal haul in the Power-Lifting event to 12 (6 Golds, 5 Silvers and 1 Bronze) placing the country on first position in … Continue reading London 2012: Paralympics Day 8 For Team Nigeria!

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April 19, 2022

Nigerian athletes participated in 13 games and came back with no medals. Many questions are already hitting headlines, but the big question is “what have we learned from this Olympic Games?”

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April 19, 2022

During the last moments of the games, while some countries were having a nice time scooping up and celebrating gold medals, Nigeria was still trying to get a bronze medal.

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April 19, 2022

24 year-old Doreen Amata cleared her season best height of 1.90m in the Women’s High Jump event but it wasn’t enough to thrust her into the final round of the competition as she finished in 17th position.

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April 19, 2022

Selim Nurudeen clocked 13.55 seconds in the semi-finals of the Men’s 110m Hurdles event thus did not make it to the final showdown. Odumosu Muziat Ajoke finished in last position in the Women’s 400M Hurdles final. She cleared all the hurdles in 55.31 seconds. Earlier, she ran a good race in the semi-finals in 55.40 seconds to obtain a spot in the final starting line up but couldn’t replicate the same form in the final

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April 19, 2022

Day 11 seems to be a success as some athletes scale towards the chance to be on the podium. Tosin Oke cleared 16.83m in Men’s Triple Jump semi-final to book a place in the final.

By connectnigeria