Nigeria failed to build on the advantage in the final quarter as they allowed the Italians to pick them apart and consequently win the game
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Aiyepeku told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the governor approved the grant as part of efforts aimed at improving sports activities in the state.
African champions, D’Tigers and their women counterparts, D’Tigress, will wait a little longer to know their opponents at the Olympics as the World basketball’s governing body has postponed the men’s Olympic qualifiers, the European Championship and the Americas Championship by a year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mozambique’s quest to qualify ahead of Nigeria suffered a heavy knock when they lost scandalously 49-124 points against current world champions USA as the Nigeria Basketball Federation set another enviable record of being the only federation in Nigeria to have two teams at the Olympics
Although, Mozambique started like a house on fire in the first quarter to lead Nigeria 19-18, heading into the second quarter it was all about the Coach Otis Hughley-led team immediately the second quarter resumed
Team Nigeria have settled for Kisarazu City in Japan as pre-games camp site ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Simona Halep has been the biggest story of the Romanian sport in the last couple of years and one of the most significant ones in the past couple of decades, lifting the first Wimbledon trophy to become a national hero.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has been given two weeks to return an overpayment of $134,000 (£104,000/€120,000) to the International Association of Athletics Federations or risk being sanctioned by the worldwide governing body.
Rafael Nadal has revealed that he hoping to take part in the new-look Davis Cup Finals as well as the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
The new Secretary-General, Nigeria Olympic Committee, Olabanji Oladapo, has said that cooperation with the Ministry of Sports would ensure that the country present the best athletes for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 2020 Summer Olympics, is expected to hold in Tokyo from July 24 to August 9.
He said: “We have not gotten to the level where they will start counting that we have not been to the Olympics, we are just three years old.