Flying Eagles’ head coach, Paul Aigbogun on Tuesday in Abuja, expressed confidence in his young home-based team doing the nation proud at the 12th African Games in Rabat, Morocco.
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The Federal Government says it has completed arrangement for Team Nigeria, comprised of 462 athletes and officials, to depart Nigeria for the African Games in Morocco on August 15.
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to transport over 400 athletes and officials to the 12th African Games in Morocco using a local airlines.
Captain Mbark Boussoufa scored in the last minute to hand Morocco a 1-0 win over South Africa as they took top place in Group D at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 100% record.
Youssef En-Nesyri’s 23rd-minute goal ensured a second win in Group D for Morocco, who move onto six points and join fellow heavyweights Nigeria, Egypt and Algeria with a 100 per cent record
Igali made the remark at the opening ceremony of the 3rdedition of the Governor Dickson National Wrestling Classics, holding at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa, Bayelsa.
Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, said in a statement that the group also has Equatorial Guinea, Mali and Algeria.
Morocco have their sights set on reaching the latter stages of the Africa Cup of Nations, according to midfielder Youssef Ait Bennasser.
The National Emergency Management Agency on Friday said a total of 14,036 Nigerians have voluntarily returned home under the Assisted Voluntary Returnees Programme which began in April 2017.
Caster Semenya has denied declining to race at Sunday’s Diamond League Meeting in Morocco, instead claiming organisers “made it impossible for her” to run.
The Secretary-General of the Nigeria Gymnastics Federation, Amina Amanchi, on Monday in Abuja said more than 100 gymnasts would participate in the 2019 National Open Gymnastics Championship.
The Nigeria Football Federation has denied that the Super Eagles will play a friendly game with the Atlas Lions of Morocco in France as part of preparations for this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre has for the second successive week risen significantly in the ITF ranking for junior players.
Cameroon’s national under-17 male football team on Thursday beat their Moroccan counterparts 2-1 to stay atop Group B at the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Dar es Salaam.
Cameroon’s national under-17 male football team on Monday beat their Guinean counterparts 2-0 to lead Group B of the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations holding inTanzania.
Pope Francis has commended Moroccans for allowing people to practice their different religions, “especially Christians in peace without fear, intimidation or harassment”.
A former Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Alhassan Yakmut, has been appointed Team Nigeria’s Chief de Mission to the 12th All Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco later in the year.
With only few days left to its first game, the team is still in Port Harcourt with little or no funding to travel to Morocco to honour her fixtures.
Morocco is not on the agenda of the 54th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS’ Heads of State and Government, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The Nigerian side held on to the 44th spot with 1427 points and are ranked fourth on the continent behind Senegal, Tunisia and Morocco.