Tag: Wildcard

Nigeria gets FIBA Africa’s wild card for AfroCan despite defeat in Abidjan

Jul 3, 2023

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Abimbola Fabunmi

in News, Sports

FIBA Africa has given Nigeria the last wild card slot for the second edition of AfroCan Basketball Championship scheduled to hold in Luanda the Angolan capital between the 8th and 16th of this month.
Andy Murray given French Open wildcard

Sep 15, 2020

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Bayo Millz

in Sports

Britain’s former world number one Andy Murray has been given a wildcard to the main draw of this month’s French Open. The 33-year-old Scot, currently ranked 110, required hip resurfacing surgery in 2019 to save his career and reached the US Open second round this month. Murray, winner of three Grand Slams and French finalist…