The Minister of Sports Development said this at the reception in honour of athletes and officials of NWF on Saturday in Abuja.
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In their game on the final day of the 2024 Games, watched by an imposing crowd of 12,126 at the Bercy Arena, the hosts fought till the last second though.
The Nigerian cyclist took to social media to express gratitude to the German team for the spirit of sportsmanship.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports the teams failed to qualify for the next round in their events in the opening round.
The Nigerian side made history as Africa’s first side, either male or female, to go beyond the group phase of the Olympics.
D’Tigress had defeated Australia in the opening game of their group match at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
The Canadians qualified after a 1-0 win over Colombia who also booked their spot in the knockouts on Wednesday.
The victory was the team’s first win in an Olympic match since Athens 2004, when they defeated South Korea in an inconsequential classification game after crashing out.
Nigerians travelling for the one-month long summer Olympics in Paris, France are sure to roam like true champions with unmatched…
Owan-Enoh also told newsmen in Abuja that preparations for the games were on top gear.
Falcons beat Bayana Bayana of South Africa 1-0 on aggregate in the two-legged encounter to seal qualification for the first time in 16 years.
The Public Relations Officer of the NOC, Tony Nezianya, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
The hospital authorities have vowed not to release Okorodud’s corpse until an outstanding N600,000 debt is cleared
Lira was found to have supplied drugs to Okagbare in the build-up to the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021
The 36-year-old Wlodarzcyk said on Instagram late Tuesday that she damaged a thigh muscle in the recent incident.
Nigeria won an unprecedented four gold and three bronze medals to finish third on the medals table and Dare says the athletes have returned Nigeria to global reckoning in track and field.
US great Sue Bird opened the scoring less than a minute in, giving the Americans a lead which they never relinquished.
The 28-year-old, who threw 21.28 metres to win the 2019 African Games gold in Rabat, could only record a throw of 19.74 to place last
Ese Brume and Blessing Obodururu gave Nigeria bronze and silver medals at the Games respectively.
Ogunbanwo, 17, swam to a new National Record of 59.74s, making her the first Nigerian woman ever to swim under the one minute mark in this event. Ogunbanwo broke Monu’s longstanding record of 1:00.50 which had stood for 14 years, and now has two Nigerian records in her bag.