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12 Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo claimed a gold medal in the women’s 86kg Para-Powerlifting event at the 2024 Paralympic Games, setting a new world record in the process. Oluwafemiayo, the captain of the Nigerian team, made history by becoming the first para-athlete to lift 167kg, surpassing her previous world record of 165kg. Her remarkable performance not only earned her the top …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Nigeria’s senior national team started their AFCON 2025 qualifiers on the right foot with a 3-0 win over Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. We rate the players who paraded for Nigeria in the victory that will be revenge for the 2-1 loss they suffered at the hands …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Benin Republic coach Gernot Rohr said his side’s 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the AFCON qualifiers showed the difference in class between the two teams, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Rohr’s side inflicted their first ever defeat on Nigeria at this level with a 2-1 win three months ago in World …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Nigeria senior national team interim coach Austine Eguavoen has explained why the team reverted to a 3-4-3 formation in the AFCON qualifier against Benin Republic, which they won 3-0. Nigeria proved too strong for their West African neighbours, who beat them 2-1 three months ago in World Cup qualifying. This time, a brace …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Nigeria senior national team interim coach Austine Eguavoen has selected Boavista defender Bruno Onyemaechi among the players who will start today’s AFCON 2025 qualifier against Benin Republic, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Eguavoen, who will lead the team in the first two qualifying games with today’s match followed by another away game against Rwanda …

Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress will look to secure a win against Angola in the second match of Group C at the FIBA ​​​​U-18 AfroBasket Championship 2024 on Saturday (today). The Nigerian girls lost their opening match, 70-57 to Egypt, and currently occupy the third position on the log, with Angola and Egypt in first and second position respectively.Read also: AFCON 2025Q: …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Nigeria senior national team interim coach Austine Eguavoen has fine-tuned tactics and formation ahead of the team’s AFCON 2025 qualifiers against Benin Republic in Uyo, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Eguavoen will begin his fourth stint as coach of the team on Saturday with the aim of ending the team’s poor run of one win in …

1 Onyinyechi Mark made history on Friday by securing Nigeria’s first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Competing in the women’s para-powerlifting category up to 61kg, Mark delivered an impressive performance, setting multiple world records along the way. He opened his campaign with a lift of 140kg, followed by an impressive 145kg on his second attempt. In his …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his readiness to emulate Chinese infrastructure in Nigeria. The President, according to a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, stated this during a meeting with the Nigerian Diaspora Organisation in China (NIDO China) and the Nigerian community in Beijing. He stressed the need for innovative teaching methods …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Benin Republic coach Gernot Rohr says his side will go into tomorrow’s AFCON 2025 qualifier against Nigeria’s Super Eagles at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo full of confidence, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Rohr managed Nigeria’s senior national team for a period of almost seven years before his shock exit just weeks after the 2021 …