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2024 Olympics Qualifiers: Onyenezide replaces Ayinde as Super Falcons gear up for Ethiopia test

Robo Queens midfielder Esther Onyenezide has been called up to Nigeria’s senior squad for the 2024 Women Olympic Football Qualifying Tournament against Ethiopia later this week. The 20-year-old, who represented the Falconets at last year’s FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, where Nigeria got to the quarterfinals, will replace the more experienced Halimatu Ayinde, who was part of the Super Falcons team that lost...

Lausanne DL: Ivory Coast’s Ta Lou, Kenya’s Moraa, Botswana’s Tebogo lead Africa’s impressive outing

by Taiye Taiwo

1 July 2023

It was another impressive Diamond League outing for African athletes in Lausanne on Friday with victories in a number of events at the Pontaise Stadium. Africa's fastest woman, Marie Josee Ta Lou set the pace with her commanding pace in the women's 100m event. Ta Lou clocked a time of 10.88 seconds to beat Daryll Neita and Gina Luckenkemper to second and third respectively. The 34-year-old...

Paris DL: Another world record for Kenya’s Kipyegon as Ethiopia’s Girma sets pace in Steeplechase

by Taiye Taiwo

10 June 2023

It was a night for African athletics at the 2023 Paris Diamond League as Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma set new world records in the women's 5000m and the men's 3000m steeplechase respectively. Exactly a week after setting a new world record in the women's 1500m in Florence, Kipyegon went to Paris to participate in a different but familiar event - the women's 5000m...

Abuja International Marathon: All you need to know about the 42km route

Abuja International Marathon: How to watch in Nigeria and anywhere in the world

by Taiye Taiwo

27 April 2023

The maiden edition of the Abuja International Marathon will take place in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday, April 29. 32 foreign athletes dominated by Kenyans have registered to compete in the 42km full marathon alongside Nigerians who will be led by long-distance couple, Emmanuel Gyan and Deborah Pam. Abuja Marathon will feature 5km for students, 10km for families and the marathon with the start...

CHAN 2022: Libya coach Martins has regrets after early exit

by Kunle Fayiga

23 January 2023

Libya head coach Corentin Martins has expressed his regrets following the Mediterranean Knights' group-stage exit from the 2022 African Nations Championship. The 2014 champions defeated Ethiopia 3-1 on Saturday, but the victory was not enough for them to pull through as they lost their first two matches against Algeria and Mozambique which sealed their disappointing fate. Martins cited a few details around lack of attention as...

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2024 Olympics Qualifiers: Onyenezide replaces Ayinde as Super Falcons gear up for Ethiopia test

Lausanne DL: Ivory Coast’s Ta Lou, Kenya’s Moraa, Botswana’s Tebogo lead Africa’s impressive outing

Paris DL: Another world record for Kenya’s Kipyegon as Ethiopia’s Girma sets pace in Steeplechase

Abuja International Marathon: How to watch in Nigeria and anywhere in the world

CHAN 2022: Libya coach Martins has regrets after early exit

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