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Olalekan Soetan, an athletics coach and former member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Technical Committee, has expressed optimism about the performance of Nigerian athletes at the Paris Olympics, despite the absence of medals.
President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Musa Kida has disclosed the strategy that contributed to D’Tigress’ impressive performance at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Following the conclusion of the Paris 2024 Olympics, there have been ongoing criticisms and questions about why Nigeria’s medal hopeful sports were unsuccessful.
President of the Cycling Federation of Nigeria, Giandomenico Massari, has addressed the recent controversy surrounding Team Nigeria’s use of a borrowed bicycle at the Olympics.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has stated that it has capable athletes to fill the vacuum should US-based sprinter Favour Ofili decides to switch allegiance to another country.
Despite Team Nigeria’s underwhelming performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, several of the Athletes have made significant strides in the latest World Athletics rankings.
It is over a week the Paris 2024 Olympics ended and Nigerians are still mourning the unsuccessful outing.
Former Super Falcons head coach, Edwin Okon has identified the Full back positions as the weak areas in the current squad, and advocates for an indigenous coach for the team.
Former D’Tigress player and team manager, Mfon Udoka has opined that the team needed to show up for themselves at the just concluded Olympic Games and they did.
Former Super Falcons forward, Desire Oparanozie has dismissed the notion that Nigeria’s large population should automatically translate to success at the Olympic Games.