Tag: fitness
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Afrobasket 2025: NSC leaves D’Tigress in distress over tickets, funding
Pius Ayinor Back-to-back African basketball champions, D’Tigress of Nigeria, are worried about their ability to successfully defend their title in Abidjan when the 2025 Afrobasket takes the tip-off on July 25. We can confirm that the National Sports Commission began the ticket purchase and distribution for the players called to camp on Wednesday, July 16.…
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Liverpool star Diogo Jota dies in car accident weeks after wedding
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died in a car accident in Spain at the age of 28. Jota’s 26-year-old brother, Andre Silva, was also killed in the accident. He was a footballer with Liga Portugal 2 side Penafiel. Sky Sports News confirmed of Jota’s death from the Guardia Civil in Zamora where the accident took…
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Africa’s top fencers light up Lagos for 23rd African Championships
Lagos, Nigeria’s vibrant commercial capital is set to host over 150 of the continent’s finest fencers for the 23rd African Fencing Championships, taking place from June 25 to 29, 2025. This five-day, 12-event tournament will unfold at Charterhouse Lagos, the first British independent school in West Africa. The event will be officially declared open by Lagos State Governor Babajide…
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Team Nigeria unveils squad for 23rd African Fencing Championships
The Nigeria Fencing Federation has announced a 12-member squad for the 23rd African Fencing Championships, scheduled to take place at Charterhouse Lagos from June 25 to 29, 2025. This marks only the third time the continental tournament will be hosted in Sub-Saharan Africa, following previous editions in Senegal (2002) and Mali (2009, 2019). Leading the…
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Okpekpe International 10km Road Race to return in 2026
The Okpekpe International 10km Road Race, one of Nigeria’s most prestigious road-running events, is set to make a grand return in May 2026 after unforeseen circumstances prevented its 2025 edition. Mike Itemuagbor, CEO of Pamodzi Sports International, organizers of the event, said the race will come back bigger in scope, reaffirming its status as a…
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Coach Odaudu blames Rivers Hoopers’ defeat on loss of concentration
Rivers Hoopers Head Coach, Ogoh Odaudu, has blamed their defeat to US Monastir on “a loss of concentration in the third quarter,” Extrasportnigeria.wordpress.com reports. The Nigerians were defeated 89-81 by the Tunisians in their first game of the Basketball Africa League Season 5 playoffs in Pretoria on Saturday night. Coach Ogoh, who spoke with the…
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Unity Cup Tourney & Russia Friendly: Chelle picks Simon, Musa, Nwabali
Nigeria’s Head Coach Eric Chelle has selected Moses Simon, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forward Ahmed Musa among 25 Super Eagles players who will execute this month-end’s Unity Cup Tournament in London. Chelle, who admitted that “we’re looking forward to taking part in the Unity Cup as it will give us the chance…
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Egypt 2025: For Nigeria, it’s beat Morocco and grab quarter finals ticket
Another North African delicacy is served to the Flying Eagles as they confront Morocco in Group B’s top-of-the-table clash at the 30 June Air Defence Stadium in Cairo on Sunday evening. Auwal Ibrahim’s 37th minute strike snatched the maximum points against the Tunisians on Thursday, but Morocco then upstaged a very good Kenyan side 3-2 in…
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NDSF opening ceremony holds in Uyo with Phyno, Eben on stage
President Bola Tinubu is expected to on Wednesday, April 2nd flag off the much anticipated Niger Delta Sports Festival sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission. The festival will be concluded on April 8 with about 3000 athletes and over 500 officials competing in 17 sports. A lot of entertainment will go with the opening…
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Chelle calls up Musa, Lookman, Osimhen, 36 others for Rwanda, Zimbabwe games
Super Eagles Head Coach Éric Sékou Chelle has recalled Musa Ahmed to the team. He also named goalkeepers Stanley Nwabali and Adeleye Adebayo, defenders William Ekong, Calvin Bassey and Olaoluwa Aina, midfielders Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi, and forwards Ademola Lookman, Victor Osimhen and Simon Moses in a provisional list of 39 players for this month’s…
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