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Siteny: President of African Judo Union vying to become Madagascar President

Unlike the many instances where politicians occupy sports positions across Africa, seasoned sports administrator Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko is eyeing the top seat in the Madagascar government. Siteny who doubles as President of Madagascar Olympic Committee and President of the African Judo Union is one of the leading candidates for the November 16th Presidential election in the Indian Ocean country. The 51-year-old has been at the helm of...

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Adekuoroye wins bronze medal in WWC, qualify for Olympic Games

by Ibikunle Salako

20 September 2023

Nigerian female wrestler Odunayo Adekuoroye defeated Turkey’s Elvira Kamaloglu in the third-place match at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on Wednesday. The 29-year-old reigning African champion overcame her Turkish opponent 9-5 to win the bronze medal in the women’s 57kg category and book her place in next year’s Olympic Games. Watch how Nigeria's Odunayo Adekurouye won bronze ???? medal at the ongoing 2023...

Paris 2024: Nigeria denied Olympic ticket by Egypt in ITTF African Championships

by Ibikunle Salako

15 September 2023

The Nigerian duo of Olajide Omotayo and the legendary Funke Oshonaike have missed out on a chance to clinch a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games following their 3-1 loss to their Egyptian counterpart on Friday. The duo lost to the Egyptian pair of Omar Assar and Dina Meshref in the mixed doubles final at the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) Africa Senior Championship held...

UFC 287: Adesanya feels challenged for Pereira’s rematch

UFC 293: Music star Drake places $500k bet on Adesanya to beat Strickland

by Taiye Taiwo

9 September 2023

Canadian rapper Drake is backing Nigeria-born UFC champion Israel Adesanya to retain his middleweight title when he challenges Sean Strickland in tonight's UFC 293. Drake placed a bet worth $500,000 on Adesanya to come out victorious which a potential winning of $920,000. Drake has not hidden his admiration for Adesanya's fighting skills and it won't be first time the music star is banking on the MMA...

Burkina Faso confirm route & schedule for Tour du Faso 2023

by Taiye Taiwo

31 August 2023

Burkina Faso has announced the route for Tour du Faso 2023 that will begin from October 26 to November 5. The 34th edition of Burkina's foremost cycling competition will feature 10 stages across seven regions that will cover a total distance of 1207.8 kilometres. The Tour du Faso is returning this year after the 2022 edition was cancelled out due security reasons after the military coup...

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Siteny: President of African Judo Union vying to become Madagascar President

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Adekuoroye wins bronze medal in WWC, qualify for Olympic Games

Paris 2024: Nigeria denied Olympic ticket by Egypt in ITTF African Championships

UFC 293: Music star Drake places $500k bet on Adesanya to beat Strickland

Burkina Faso confirm route & schedule for Tour du Faso 2023

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