The duo of Ruth Ayodele and Joy Eze won a combined six gold medals for Team Nigeria on Tuesday at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. Ayodele, who is competing in the African Games for the first time, claimed three gold medals in the women’s weightlifting 64kg category. The 23-year-old lifted a total of 208kg, 94kg in the snatch, and 114kg in the clean...
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...
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...
Nigerian wrestlers enjoyed a stellar day on Sunday at the ongoing African Games in Accra, Ghana, as all six female wrestlers won a gold medal each of their respective weight classes. Mercy Genesis got the first gold medal for Nigeria in the women's wrestling, defeating Egypt’s Nada Mohamed 7-0 to be crowned champion in the women’s 50kg freestyle event. She became the first woman to win...
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