Tag: sports
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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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World Youth Scrabble Championship: Team Nigeria showers praises on Kwara State
Members of Team Nigeria to the just concluded World Youth Scrabble Championship in Sri Lanka have praised the Kwara State Government for footing their bills. Team captain, Abdulqudus Olawale Aliu, said that they were grateful for the opportunity to represent Nigeria and equally supported by the Kwara State Government. He said, “I know that the…
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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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Nigeria can win gold if Scrabble is played at Olympics – LSC President
President of the Lekki Scrabble Club, Samuel Anikoh believes that Nigeria could have won gold medals and assuage the feelings of Nigerians if it were a part of the Paris 2024 Games. 88 athletes represented the country in 11 disciplines but their efforts sadly ended like the London 2012 when the team returned without any…
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