Tag: africa
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Ayomidiran Foundation names sports icons as Ambassadors for Girls Play Sports initiative
Pius Ayinor The Ayomidiran Foundation, under the leadership of Honourable Ayo Omidiran, has appointed four prominent women as Ambassadors for its Girls Play Sports initiative. It is a programme aimed at inspiring young girls to excel in sports. The initiative has brought together Ayisat Yusuf, a former Super Falcons player and current sponsor of Ayisat…
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Nigeria beat Uganda to qualify for FIBA U18 World Cup
Pius Ayinor Nigeria’s U18 Women, J’Tigress have booked a ticket to the FIBA U18 World Cup following their 71-67 pound-for-pound victory over Uganda in a match played in Pretoria, South Africa on Friday. Nigeria will take on Mali in the final match billed for Saturday after the Malians who are also the defending champions of…
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Rwanda vs Nigeria: Our objective is the three points – Eguavoen
Coach Augustine Eguavoen has stated that he intends to continue along the win-and-smile path when Nigeria confronts Rwanda at the Amahoro National Stadium, Kigali Tuesday afternoon. He said on Monday in Kigali, “We play to win all the time, because Nigerians expect their team to win all the time. And because we have a team…
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