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13th African Games: One-time African sprint queen Mary Onyali praises athletes
Onyli, an Olympic sprint medallist and past African and Commonwealth champion in the 100 and 200 metres, gave a speech in Accra during...
13th African Games: Ese Brume clinches long jump gold
Nigeria’s Ese Brume won gold in the women’s long jump event of the African Games, jumping a record 6.92 metres to defend her...
Ghana 2024: FG hails Team Nigeria for remarkable performances as Nigeria shines in athletics, boxing
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has lauded the impressive performances of Team Nigeria athletes at the ongoing African Games in...
13th African Games: My victory amazing, incredible, and a dream come true – Okezie
The newly crowned African 400-metre champion, Chidi Okezie, has described his triumph as incredible and a dream come true. He said following his...
13th AAG: Nigeria’s Sports Minister Charges Falconets to Defend Crown Against Ghana’s Princesses
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has urged Nigeria’s U-20 female national team, the Falconets, to go for victory against Ghana...
13th All African Games: Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan wins women’s 100m hurdles heat
Nigerian sprint queen, Tobi Amusan, has won the women’s 100m hurdles round 1 heat at the 13th Africa Games in Ghana. Amusan won...
International Break: Iwobi, Simon, Nwabali, seven others arrive Super Eagles’ Morocco camp
With major leagues paused due to a break, 10 players have arrived at the Super Eagles camp in Morocco ahead of the friendlies...
FG lauds wrestling team as athletes sweep medals again at African Senior Champs in Egypt
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has applauded the Daniel Igali-led Nigerian Wrestling Federation for their exceptional performance at the African...
13th All African Games: Falconets to battle Ghana for gold
Nigeria’s U-20 female football team, the Falconets, will take on Ghana on Thursday in the final of the women’s football event at the...
Sports Minister advocates Nigeria’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games in 2030
Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has called for the hosting of the Commonwealth Games by an African country, highlighting the...
13th All African Games: Sports Minister says athletes’ welfare ministry’s top priority
Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has re-stated the Federal Government’s commitment to the welfare of athletes,who are working tirelessly to...
13th All African Games: IWF restates zero tolerance for doping
Mohammed Jalood, the President, International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), says the body has zero tolerance to doping in the sport as the weightlifting events...
13th All Africa Games: Nigeria Weightlifters Win Six Gold Medals
Nigerian weightlifters asserted their dominance in the weightlifting event at the ongoing 13th All Africa Games in Ghana on Tuesday, as two lifters...
Anthony Joshua clarifies why he didn’t acknowledge Nigeria after latest victory
Heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has finally broken his silence on the contentious issue surrounding his decision not to acknowledge his Nigerian heritage following...
13th All African Games: Nigeria’s Falconets advance to semi-final after stunning Senegal 4-0
The Falconets, Nigeria’s Under-20 women’s football team, thrashed their Senegalese opponents 4-0 on Monday in the second Group B match of the 13th...
Exclusive: Igali to Pres. Tinubu: Increase funding for sports for Nigeria’s global dominance
The President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali, has called on President Bola Tinubu to increase funding for Nigerian sports to accelerate...
