12th African Games: Falconets Group Opponents Zambia Blame Visa Delay For Withdrawal
Nigeria's Group B opponents, Zambia, were forced to withdraw from the women's football event at the 2019 African Games in Morocco after being requested to provide visa letters according to the Football Association of Zambia.
12th African Games: Nigeria’s Handball Teams Begin With Defeat
Nigeria's handball teams began their quest for medals at the 2019 African Games in Morocco on a less than auspicious note as both the male and female sides fell to defeats on Tuesday.
12th African Games: Gold For Ekevwo, Bronze for Itsekiri in men’s 100m, Udo-Gabriel fourth...
Nigeria's Raymond Ekevwo set a new personal best at the 12th African Games dipping below 10 seconds for the first time in his career to win gold in the men's 100m with a time of 9.96s.
12th African Games: Dina Meshref Will Always Dominate
Legendary table tennis player Funke Oshonaike has warned that Nigeria's female players risk being perpetually in the shadow of Egyptian Dina Meshref if nothing is done to help them improve.
The table...
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.
12th African Games: Oduduru, Okagbare Headline Star-Studded Nigerian Athletics Team
Divine Oduduru and Blessing Okagbare will lead Nigeria's charge for medals in athletics when events get underway on Monday, 26 August at the ongoing 12th African Games in Morocco.
Organisers have released...
Blessing Okagbare: Campaign For Athletes Rights Gets Global Athlete Backing
Nigerian sprint queen Blessing Okagbare has received public backing by athlete-led organisation Global Athlete at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco after she spoke up for athlete rights prior to the competition.
12th African Games: NTF Boss Hails Taekwondo Medallists As Chukwumerije Lands WTF Appointment
Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) President Margaret Binga has praised the Federation's athletes who won medals for Team Nigeria at the ongoing 12th African Games in Rabat, Morocco.
Despite having just six weeks...
12th African Games: Easy Progress For Top Seeds In Table Tennis Event
The two powerhouses in Africa, Nigeria and Egypt played with ease in their group matches of table tennis event of the 12th African Games holding in Rabat, Morocco.
As the top seeds...
12th African Games: Major Stars Shun Athletics Event
Monday's athletics events at the ongoing 12th African Games in Rabat, Morocco will be shorn of three of the sport's biggest stars as Kenya's trio of Beatrice Chepkoech, Hyvin Kiyeng and Emmanuel Korir have all opted...