The wrestler from Ondo State defeated Bayelsa State’s Patience Kakada by technical superiority on Wednesday
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The Jamaican sprint king will bring down the curtain on a career which has delivered eight Olympic gold medals when he runs his final race at the world championships in London in August
Dalung, while declaring open the second edition of the National Youth Games, said comments describing Team Nigeria’s performance at Rio 2016 Olympics as abysmal worried him
Speaking with State House correspondents in Abuja after a meeting with the President, Dalung disclosed that he briefed Buhari on the performance, challenges and progress recorded by Nigeria’s Rio Olympics contingent
Brazil had in an earlier semifinal game drubbed Honduras 6-0
According to Barrister Dalung, the players’ grievances had to do with match bonuses, camp allowance and the five months salaries owed Chief Coach Samson Siasia
Siasia had in the wee hours of Monday led Nigeria’s Olympics male football team, popularly known as Dream Team VI, into the quarter-final of the championship
Siasia gave the order after Monday evening’s training session at the FIFA Goal Project pitch, Abuja
Nigeria, who are hosting nine other countries at the Jabi Lakeside, lost out to Egypt in the semi-finals of the CAVB Continental Cup Women’s Finals, which is Africa’s Olympic qualifier
Over N600 million is believed to still be left of the fund
Skipper Oghenekaro Etebo beautifully netted a spot kick in the 77th minute of the tie to send Nigeria to the promised land