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2023 African Games: Silver in women’s team tennis as Nigeria finishes second in overall standings

2023 African Games: Silver in women’s team tennis as Nigeria finishes second in overall standings

Nigeria capped off a successful outing at the 13th edition of the African Games in Accra, Ghana, with a silver medal in the women’s team tennis event, losing 2-0 to Egypt at the Borteyman sports complex on Saturday, March 23, the final day of the event. The West African powerhouse finished in second place in the overall medal standings for the seventh time and the third...

2023 African Games: Eight gold and two silver medals for Nigeria in men’s and women’s boxing

2023 African Games: Eight gold and two silver medals for Nigeria in men’s and women’s boxing

Team Nigeria exerted their dominance in the boxing event at the 13th edition of the African Games in Ghana on Friday, clinching eight gold medals across different categories. In the women’s 57kg final, Nene Ojo won Nigeria’s first gold medal in boxing, claiming the title with a walkover after Algeria’s Chahira Selmouni failed to show up at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra. Dolapo Omole won...

2023 African Games: Two more medals for Nigeria in men’s and women’s 4x400m relay

2023 African Games: Two more medals for Nigeria in men’s and women’s 4x400m relay

Nigeria won yet another set of medals in both the men's and women’s 4x400m relay final at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana on Friday. The quartet of Esther Elo Joseph, Patience Okon-George, Brittany Ogunmokun, and Omolara Ogunmakinju cruised to yet another gold medal for the nation in the women's 4x400m relay final at the UGH Legon Stadium. The team clocked a time of...