Tag: Team Nigeria
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Nigeria Taekwondo sets for Olympic qualifiers in Morocco
The Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) on Tuesday confirmed its participation in the forthcoming African Olympic Qualifications Tournament billed for Rabat, Morocco from Feb. 20 to Feb. 23. A board member of NTF, Chika Chukwumerije, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, that the athletes would feature in the eight Olympic weight…
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Team Nigeria win 9 medals in weightlifting championship in Uzbekistan
The Technical Director, Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Christopher Nwadei, said that team Nigeria has won nine medals in the 6th International Solidarity weightlifting championship holding in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Nwadei disclosed this while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the competition was one of the qualifiers for the…
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Team Nigeria arrives Kenya for 13th African Scrabble Championship
The Nigeria Scrabble national team arrived in Kenya on Wednesday for the 13th edition of Africa Scrabble Championship (ASC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team left Abuja on Tuesday for the championship, slated to hold from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2. The Technical Director of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation, Faruq Baba-Inna,…
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Youth Olympics: Team Nigeria departs for Argentina
A total of 17 athletes and 18 officials on Tuesday departed Abuja for Argentina ahead of the 2018 Youth Olympics slated for Oct. 6 to Oct. 18, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The athletes include five athletics, two badminton, two table tennis, two rowing and canoeing, two wrestlers, two golfers and two boxers.…
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Washington DC show: Osinbajo commends Nigeria’s robotics team
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has praised the effort of Team Nigeria to the First Global Robotic Olympics in Washington DC, U.S., in 2017 for its outstanding performance at the challenge. He made the commendation while receiving the six-member team, their project Director, Mentor and sponsors to the July 14 to July 19, 2017…
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2018 Africa Wrestling Championships: Team Nigeria wins 46 medals
Team Nigeria has won 46 medals at the ongoing Africa Wrestling Championships holding at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Civil Centre, Port Harcourt. According to our reporter, the medals comprise 16 gold, 14 silver and 16 bronze. As at the time of this report many events are still ongoing and Nigeria’s medals chances are still high. The…
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Winter Olympics: Buhari charges Team Nigeria to go for Gold
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday extended his best wishes to Team Nigeria as they begin their representation of the country in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President commended the women’s bobsleigh team made up of Seun Adigun,…
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Team Nigeria wins 21 medals, leading Africa Wrestling Championship
Team Nigeria has won a total of 21 medals, leading the medal table at the ongoing Africa Wrestling Championship holding at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Civic Centre, Port Harcourt. The medals comprise nine gold, five silver and seven bronze. In the women category, the team won 10 medal- six gold, two silver and two bronze- while…