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Onyinyechi Mark made history on Friday, securing Nigeria’s first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. 

Nigeria’s Bose Bejide finished 7th in the women’s up to 50kg Para-Powerlifting event at the Paralympic Games, lifting a personal best of 100kg.

Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress thrashed Zimbabwe in their second game,winning by a massive 77-point blowout (100-30), Thursday, at the 2024 FIBA U18 Afrobasket women’s tournament in South Africa.

Nigeria suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of three-time champions, Germany in their second group game of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, in Bogota.

A whirlwind 48hours summed up by the chivalry of showing up five hours to a game prior to a 9-hour flight, little wonder Nigeria got a pummeling at the hands of Egypt in their opening game of the FIBA AfroBasket U18 in Pretoria, on Wednesday.

Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigers have finally arrived in Pretoria, five hours ahead of their opening match against Egypt in the Afrobasket U18 Championship.

Team Nigeria’s Esther Ogechi Nworgu secured the silver medal in the women’s 41kg Para-Powerlifting event at the ongoing Paris Paralympic Games.

Team Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle delivered a stunning performance at the Paralympic Games, defeating Turkey’s Abdullah Ozturk 3-1 (11-6, 6-11, 7-11, 10-12) to advance to the next round of the Para-Table Tennis event.

The Falconets kicked off their 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Korea Republic.

The Falconets’ head coach, Chris Danjuma, has confirmed that there are no injury concerns within the team as they begin their campaign in the 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup.