Team Nigeria won six more gold medals on Day 8 of the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, on Monday, to take their total tally to 16 gold medals and push them into second place on the medal standings. Following the triumph of Edidiong Umoafia in the men’s weightlifting, the duo of Adijat Olarinoye and Folashade Rafiatu Lawal both cruised to victories in their respective...
Nigeria’s Under-20 women’s team thrashed their Senegalese counterpart 4-0 at the Cape Coast Stadium in the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. The Falconets, who defeated Morocco 2-0 in their opening game, continued their perfect start to the women’s football tournament as they improved to six points after two games, clinching all maximum points in the group. The defending champions opened the scoring in the...
The head coach of the Spanish national team, Luis de la Fuente, has backed Brahim Diaz’s decision to play for Morocco rather than La Roja ahead of the 2024 UEFA European Championships slated for Germany later this summer. Diaz, who was born in Malaga to a Spanish mother and a Moroccan father, is eligible to play for Morocco through his father’s nationality, despite representing Spain through...
Team Nigeria claimed another set of medals at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, as Edidiong Joseph Umoafia won three gold medals in weightlifting on Monday. The Nigerian national record holder dominated the men’s 67kg event, lifting 135kg in the snatch and 165kg in the clean and jerk, for a total lift of 300kg. ONE PERSON...THREE GOLD MEDALS!! ???????????? Edidiong Joseph Umofia raised the...
The Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has suspended sixty-two (62) players, including Wilfried Nathan Douala, who was part of their squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast earlier this year. Douala and the other 61 players have been suspended for “double identity” following suspicions of the players possibly hiding their actual ages. The Cameroon-based midfielder, who plies his trade with Victoria United,...
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