Tag: African Games

All Nigerian athletes competing on Monday morning qualified for their respective events' next stage.

The minister expressed confidence in the team’s ability to make Nigeria proud, in their pursuit of excellence and dominance over ...

Having initially been pushed to the third spot by South Africa, Nigeria bounced back with one gold, three silver and ...

While Team Nigeria added three silver and four bronze medals, it wasn't enough to maintain their second-place position.

Nigeria defeated Uganda by three wickets in a game that ended before the 20th over in the second innings.

The NFF boss minced no words in saying he has not been impressed with the outing of the Flying Eagles ...

Nigeria has now amassed 22 gold medals, while Algeria and South Africa are tied at 18.

The Nigerian side recorded 74 runs by nine wickets compared to their opponents who after the 16th over scored 75 ...

Adijat Olarinoye (55kg), Rafiatu Lawal (59kg), and Edidiong Umoafia (67kg) each claimed a spectacular triple gold in their respective weight ...

Umoafia, competing for the first time in the men's 67kg category, swept the podium by winning gold in all three ...

Monday's results mean wrestling won six gold medals, three silver and two bronze medals for Team Nigeria in Ghana.

While celebrating these six exceptional women, other members of Team Nigeria are also appreciated and their efforts in their respective ...

The country took a big leap in the standings after amassing seven gold medals on Sunday.

Mercy Genesis kick-started the gold medal rush; winning Nigeria's first wrestling gold medal in the 50kg category

Having landed in the final, Opeyori finished the business of claiming the gold medal with a great display.

These determined wrestlers are all looking forward to bringing home gold medals for Nigeria.

The reigning champions wasted no time asserting their dominance, securing both goals in the first half.

The match, held at the Achimota Secondary School Oval ground, saw Nigeria emerge victorious by a convincing 55 runs.

The North African nation successfully defended its titles in the men's and women's team events, held at the Accra International ...

Despite restoring parity, the Flying Eagles couldn't hold on for a point.

As the 13th African Games in Ghana approach, PREMIUM TIMES presents the official list of Nigerian athletes and officials accredited ...

The 13th African Games officially begin on 8 March with the wrestling events scheduled for 9-11 March in Accra, Ghana.

Team Nigeria finished second on the final medals table in 2019 with 127 medals (46 gold, 33 silver and 48 ...

World record holder in the 100m hurdles event, Tobiloba Amusan, is arguably the biggest name on the roster.

In the last two editions of the games, Egypt had dominated all the events claiming the majority of the gold ...