Tag: Bronze
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London museum returns looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria
A small museum in south-east London has begun the official process of returning looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria.
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Iyiazi wins shot put bronze to increase Team Nigeria’s Paralympics medals haul
Eucharia Iyiazi on Thursday increased Team Nigeria’s medals haul at the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo by winning a bronze medal in the women’s seated shot put event. In the final of the event’s F57 class at the Olympic Stadium, Iyiazi had a season best throw of 10.40 metres to finish third and claim…
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World Athletics U20: Nigeria finish third with seven medals
Team Nigeria on Sunday finished third on the overall medals table after a total of four gold and three bronze medals at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. Team Nigeria won two medals on the championships’ final day of action. Hosts Kenya finished top with eight gold, one silver and seven bronze medals,…
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U20 AFCON: Gambia beat Tunisia on penalties to clinch bronze
Goalkeeper Lamin Saidy saved two penalties as Gambia beat Tunisia 4-2 on post-match penalties at the Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya in Nouakchott on Friday to clinch bronze at the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Mauritania. The game was forced to penalties after a barren stalemate in normal time and Saidy proved to be…
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JUST IN: Bronze winning Super Eagles return to Nigeria
Super Eagles team that won the bronze medal of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nation after beating Tunisia 1-0 in the third place match in Egypt on Wednesday landed in Abuja today. The Nigerian national team led by its Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr was received by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Youths and…
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U-17 AFCON: Angola defeats Nigeria to clinch bronze
Angola defeated Nigeria 2-1 in the battle for third place at the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Saturday afternoon. Despite being forced to play with 10 men for the majority of the second half after Porfirio’s expulsion, the Palanquinhas held firm to end their U17 AFCON…