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...
Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has defended his shot put title, winning the men’s final at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday. The 31-year-old won the nation’s first gold medal in athletics in this edition of the Games with a put of 21.06 metres to claim back-to-back titles in the men’s shot put event following his triumph in Rabat in 2019. Enekwechi, who is...
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) National Trials kicked off at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Edo State on Wednesday. According to the country's athletics body, the national trials will provide an opportunity for Nigerian athletes to meet the qualification benchmark for various events at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. World record holder Tobi Amusan, after her Diamond League win in Sweden on Sunday,...
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