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Giants of Africa Festival 2025 inspires with lovely opening show
The Giants of Africa Festival 2025 was officially declared open on Sunday night by Giants of Africa Co-Founder Masai Ujiri at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame was in attendance and spoke to the gathering. The second iteration of the festival unites 320 boys and girls from 20 African countries…
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Youngsters ignite Lagos for 2025 ITTF African Youth Championships
As the Festival of Table Tennis continues, Lagos is set to host over 150 young talents from across the continent at the 2025 ITTF African Youth Championships. The event started off on Sunday, July 27, at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium. ITTF Africa President Wahid Oshodi has described the tournament as a showcase…
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Day 1 at Giants of Africa Festival ends with women’s community outreach
50 young women were hosted by the Giants of Africa Festival 2025 for a community outreach event in Huye, Rwanda on Saturday afternoon. Held at Ecole Notre Dame de la Providence Karubanda, the event provided educational resources in a classroom setting and ended with a basketball clinic. “I’m here today at the women’s event to…
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D’Tigress thrash Rwanda 94-45 as Afrobasket 2025 starts
Nigeria easily defeated Rwanda 92-45 in the second game of the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Saturday, continuing their winning streak. Since October 2015, this is the 25th consecutive tournament victory for the Tigresses. With a mid-range hoop, Elizabeth Balogun made the first basket, but the Rwandan squad didn’t appear to be…
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Victor Ikpeba, Bet9ja Foundation, giving back to society through football challenge
Pius Ayinor Not every individual from the top professional sports circuit remembers the community that they emerged from. Some even disconnect completely from their immediate families, but some never forget the place of their first steps. Ex-Super Eagles attacker and a former African Footballer of the Year (1997), Victor Ikpeba, is one of those who…
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Super Falcons set for 10th African trophy in Rabat
This is how it goes. Nigeria will take the battle to Morocco from the blast of the whistle as they intend to give no inches or allow room for error in Saturday’s 13th Women AFCON Championship Match inside the Olympic Stadium in Rabat. The presence of hosts Morocco guarantees a full house at the magnificent…
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Upsets, thrillers as Top Seed crashes out at WTT Contender Lagos
The main draw of the 2025 WTT Contender Lagos burst into life on Thursday, July 24, with fireworks and a major upset that sent shockwaves through the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall at Teslim Balogun Stadium. Japan’s Hina Hayata, the women’s top seed, bowed out of the $100,000 prize money championship in a stunning opening-day defeat. The…
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Junior champion, Aina Goodnews 14, upsets top seed at CBN Senior Tennis Open Championships
Emerging national junior tennis star, Goodnews Aina, Thursday in Abuja achieved a monumental upset when she beat Nigeria’s No.1 and top seed, Khadijat Mohammed in the Quarterfinals of the 2025 CBN Senior Tennis Championships 6-3, 0-6, 6-3. Aina, 14, who won the CBN Junior Championship Girls 16 event in March had a shaky start but…
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Nigeria’s captain Ajibade likely to finish as Player of the Tournament
Three years ago, Rasheedat Ajibade was a sombre figure as she left the pitch at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca, having been handed a red card for a professional foul against a Moroccan player in the first semifinal match of the 12th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. A team-mate, midfielder Halimatu Ayinde also got…
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All You Need to Know: 320 youths from 20 African countries compete as Giants of Africa Festival returns to Kigali
The Giants of Africa Festival is returning to Kigali from July 26 to August 2, bringing together 320 young athletes from 20 African nations, and more than 20,000 spectators for a week of community, culture, basketball, education and entertainment. Organised by Giants of Africa, a non-profit organisation founded by former Toronto Raptors Vice-Chairman and president…
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