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Nigeria lose to Mali, crash out of FIBA Pre-Olympic Qualifiers

Nigeria lose to Mali, crash out of FIBA Pre-Olympic Qualifiers

The D’Tigers of Nigeria on Tuesday lost their second straight game of the 2024 Africa FIBA men’s pre-Olympic qualifiers at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos and subsequently missed out on a place in the Games coming up next year in Paris, France. Nigeria, who lost to Senegal in their first group game and needed a win to keep hopes of qualification alive, couldn’t hold on...

Nigeria, Senegal maintain places in new FIFA rankings, Morocco drop one spot

Nigeria, Senegal maintain places in new FIFA rankings, Morocco drop one spot

Nigeria’s men’s national football team, the Super Eagles, remain unchanged in the newly released rankings by the world football governing body FIFA on Thursday. The Super Eagles, who moved a spot upward from 40 to 39 in the last rankings released in June, maintain their place as the 39th best football team in the world and the sixth in Africa. Since the last rankings were released,...

2023 African Beach Games: Nigeria finish fourth in overall medal table

2023 African Beach Games: Nigeria finish fourth in overall medal table

Team Nigeria capped their outing in the second edition of the African Beach Games in the Tunisian city of Hammamet, with a fourth-place finish in the overall medal ranking. Nigeria bagged a total of 12 medals - six gold, three silver and three bronze to finish as the best country from the West African region, behind Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. Nigeria stamped their authority in the...