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Italy to provide technical support to Nigeria for 2025 African Fencing Championships

To kickstart their four-year partnership, the Italian Fencing Federation (Federazione Italiana Scherma, FIS) will provide technical support to the Nigerian Fencing Federation in preparation for the 2025 African Senior Championships, scheduled to take place in Lagos from June 25 to 29, 2025. Italy signed the partnership agreement in December 2024 to advance the development of fencing in Nigeria through technical support and knowledge transfer. As part...

Nigeria to host 2024 Fencing World Cup in Charterhouse Lagos

Nigeria gets final nod to host 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships

by Afrosport

31 March 2025

Following the provisional hosting rights granted to Nigeria a few months ago, the Commonwealth Fencing Federation (CFF) has formally awarded the hosting rights for the 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships to the Nigeria Fencing Federation (NFF) ahead of Australia. This remarkable announcement makes Nigeria the first sub-Saharan nation to stage the tournament. In a letter issued on Thursday, 27 March, signed by CFF President Marie-France Dufour and...

Brou, six others to represent Nigeria at World Junior Fencing Championships in China

by Ibikunle Salako

18 March 2025

Inkosi Brou and six others have been chosen by the Nigeria Fencing Federation to represent the country at next month’s World Junior Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China, from 7-15 April, Afrosport reports Brou, Nigeria’s highest-ranked fencer, will lead a seven-member squad, having actively competed in numerous tournaments this year in his quest to become the first Nigerian to compete in the Olympic fencing event. The teenager,...

Nigeria’s Brou wins bronze medal at 2025 African Junior Fencing Championships

by Ibikunle Salako

4 March 2025

Nigerian teenager Inkosi Brou has claimed a bronze medal at the ongoing 2025 African Junior Fencing Championships in Luanda, Angola, Afrosport reports. Brou, secured Nigeria’s first medal at the tournament, winning the only medal for a Sub-Saharan African nation on 1 March. Egypt dominated the first day, bagging three golds, while Tunisia and Nigeria also climbed the podium. Angola shone with Daniel Tchipongue, who finished fifth...

US-based teenage fencer Akinbamiro switches allegiance to Nigeria

by Ibikunle Salako

10 February 2025

American-based teenage fencer Peluola Akinbamiro has pledged her allegiance to Nigeria on the international stage, Afrosport reports. The 13-year-old student from Fort Bend Fencing Academy in Houston, Texas, revealead that her love for Nigeria inspired her decision to reach out to the Nigerian Fencing Federation (NFF), aiming to make her international debut for the country. Adeyinka Samuel, President of the Nigerian Fencing Federation, noted that more...

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Italy to provide technical support to Nigeria for 2025 African Fencing Championships

Nigeria gets final nod to host 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships

Brou, six others to represent Nigeria at World Junior Fencing Championships in China

Nigeria’s Brou wins bronze medal at 2025 African Junior Fencing Championships

US-based teenage fencer Akinbamiro switches allegiance to Nigeria

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