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D’Tigress claimed their first Olympic victory in 20 years against Australia and have now become the first African team (men or women) to play in the Olympic quarter-finals. (L-R) Promise Amukamara, Nicole Enabosi and coach Rena Wakama celebrate. (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images) On Sunday, the team needed a win in their final group game against Canada, or …

Nigerian women’s basketball team D’Tigress has qualified for the quarterfinals of the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics. Nigeria’s women’s team reached the quarter-finals after beating Canada 79-70 in their final group game on Sunday. Rena Wakama’s girls began their campaign with a thrilling win over Australia to break a 20-year Olympic curse. Also Read: Paris Olympics: D’Tigress defeated by hosts France …

A senior member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says the football house’s technical committee has recommended the hiring of former Mali coach Eric Chelle as the new coach of the Nigeria senior national team, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. The Super Eagles have been left without a substantial coach since the departure of Finidi George as head coach of the team following …

Nigerian boxing stars Tunde Segun “War” Adeyemi and Ayisat Oriyomi were set to showcase their skills on an international stage this Saturday, August 3 in France. Scheduled to face French opponents Bakare Diallo and Clothilde Del Ben respectively, the highly-anticipated event at the Stade Coubertin in Garges-les-Gonesse, Val-d’Oise, has been postponed due to unforeseen delays in visa processing amid the …

    Zheng Qinwen entered the Paris Olympics as a top-10 player, but was an unlikely candidate to win the title. She will leave the tournament as the first ever Chinese tennis champion, the greatest accolade of her young career.⁹ Against Croatian Donna Vekić, Zheng showed extraordinary power in her shots on the clay of Roland Garros, triumphing 6-2, 6-3 …

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has assured fans that the team will return to winning ways despite the team’s defeat to Barca in a pre-season friendly. Let’s remember that Pau Víctor scored two goals in Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in New Jersey. Nico Paz scored Real Madrid’s goal and Barça impressed that night. Read also: Preseason: Adarabioyo gets …

Paris 2024: Rosemary Chukwuma falls short in women’s 100m semi-finals at Olympics – Latest sports news in Mexico Nigeria’s team will miss out on a podium spot in the women’s 100m event at the Paris 2024 Olympics after Rosemary Chukwuma, their only representative in the semi-finals, failed to secure a place in the medal race. Chukwuma finished last in her …

Joe Aribo’s supporting role for the Super Eagles at the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast has come down to a lack of ideas from former team coach Jose Peseiro. GolNigeria.com ownreports. Aribo began his international career with goals for Nigeria against Ukraine and Brazil respectively in his first two games in Nigeria’s senior national team colours. He has …

Nigeria’s Junior Tigers made it three wins from three games, with a 70-60 victory over hosts Ivory Coast in the ongoing FIBA ​​Africa U18 Basketball Qualifiers in Abidjan. In previous group games, the J’Tigers had defeated Ghana 72-47 in the first game and then thrashed Liberia 82-49 in the second game. The match against hosts Ivory Coast was intense and …

A cross-section of Nigerian senior national team players have expressed displeasure with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the situation of the team’s coaches as the start date of the AFCON qualifiers draws closer. GolNigeria.com own reports. The team has been without a coach since the departure of Finidi George following a poor performance in the World Cup qualifiers. The …