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Nigeria Scrabble Federation to camp players from the National Youth Games
Pius Ayinor The Nigeria Scrabble Federation says it has finalized an arrangement to camp the best wordsmiths from the just concluded 8th National Youth Games in Asaba. It was leant that 48 talented players have been penciled down for the camping programme that starts on the 2nd of October. The head coach of Nigeria Scrabble…
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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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Lagos SWAN in shock over Adeyinka Adebayo’s death
Pius Ayinor The Lagos State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (Lagos SWAN) is deeply shocked and saddened by the passing of one of its esteemed members, Adeyinka Adebayo – a head of sports desk at Eko FM/Radio Lagos until his death. The news of his death as announced on Tuesday night has…
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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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