The atmosphere before kick-off was crackling with anticipation, with scores of Brazilian fans milling around the Maracana hours before the game got underway
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The kit is arriving less than 48 hours to the closing ceremony of the Games
To this end, the Senate committee on Sports has summoned the Sports Minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung, to explain reasons for the team’s current situation in camp
Nigeria won a historic Olympic Gold in 1996 and were beaten by Argentina in the Gold medal match at Beijing 2008
Ojokolo, now a coach, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State that the athletes have also be working hard towards the Games
Changes include taking the men’s marathon qualifying time from 2:17:00 to 2:19:00 and the women’s time from2:42:00 to 2:45:00, plus the men’s 800m time from 1:45.80 to 1:46.00 and the women’s from 2:01.00 to 2:01.50
In a statement by the AFN Head of Communication and Media, Olukayode Thomas, the federation did not fix the wrong date that was reported by some online medium.