12th African Games: Team Nigeria Finish Second In Morocco
Team Nigeria consolidated second place on the medals table at the 12th African Games as the country's athletes bagged 23 medals (6 Gold, 5 Silver, 12 Bronze) on Friday, the penultimate day of the tournament.
12th African Games: Silver For Flying Eagles As Burkina Faso Reigns Supreme
Nigeria’s 46-year wait for a gold medal in the Men's Football event of the African Games continues after the Flying Eagles suffered a 2-0 loss to Burkina Faso in the final of the 12th African Games...
12th African Games: Team Nigeria Men Claim Two Gold, Three Silver Medals In Wrestling
Team Nigeria capped a memorable outing in wrestling as the men won two gold and three silver medals in the Freestyle events on the penultimate day of the 2019 African Games in Morocco.
Table Tennis: ATTF Honours Nigeria’s Longest-serving Umpire
The African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) on Thursday, August 29, acknowledged the immense contribution of Nigeria's John Peters for his four decades service to table tennis.
At the grand finale of the...
12th African Games: Team Nigeria Amass 38 Medals On Day 14
Team Nigeria added a scarcely believable 39 medals (16 Gold, 8 Silver, 15 Bronze) to its kitty after the close of competition on Thursday at the ongoing 12 African Games to move up to 2nd on...
12th African Games: Omotayo Stuns Aruna To Win Table Tennis Gold, Meshref Retains Title
It was an unexpected outcome in Rabat, Morocco on Thursday, August 29, as a new face emerged champion of Africa in the men's singles event at the 2019 African Games.
Unfancied Nigerian...
12th African Games: Nigeria Dominate Women Wrestling, Wins Five of Six Possible Gold Medals
Team Nigeria, on Thursday, dominated women wrestling at the 2019 African Games, at El Jadida, Morocco, winning all but one of the six gold medals on offer to reaffirm her supremacy in the sport on the...
12th African Games: Falconets Beat Cameroon To Win Gold
Nigeria's U20 national women's national team have emerged champions in the Women's Football event at the ongoing 12 African Games in Morocco after a 3-2 penalty shootout win over Cameroon.
Goalkeeper Chiamaka...
12th African Games: Amusan Sets Games Record As Nigeria Climb To Third On Medals...
Eight of Team Nigeria's total of fifteen medals (4 Gold, 7 Silver, 4 Bronze) won on Wednesday were contributed by Weightlifters as the country moved up one spot to third on the medals table of the...
12th African Games: Omotayo Shines As Nigeria Dominate Men’s Table Tennis Singles
Olajide Omotayo gave an inkling of what he has in stock again at the 12th African Games as the Nigerian defeated one of the continent's most celebrated star - Egypt's Ahmed Saleh 4-3 in the quarterfinal...