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by Dolapo Adelana Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday engaged in a match with renowned table tennis player, Funke Oshinaike. The game occurred during an inspection of the National Stadium, Surulere by the governor and the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung. While speaking after the inspection Ambode said the state was ready to take over... Read More
by our Editors 2016 has been a dismal year for sports and its administration. The beret-wearing sports minister is a disaster. The Leadership of the Football Federation brings new meaning to the term incompetence. The Dream Team VI was stranded in Atlanta on the way to compete at the Olympics in Rio. The Super Falcons... Read More
Olajide Omotayo, a Nigerian tennis player on Tuesday said he was overwhelmed winning the silver medal at the Westchester Open tournament in the U.S. While speaking on the phone with journalists, Omotayo said he was happy he won amidst so many Chinese players. “This is one of the biggest tournaments hosted here in the U.S., I... Read More
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has been knocked out of the table tennis event in Rio. Quadri, who made history as the first ever African to reach the quarter final stage of the table tennis event lost to World number one Chinese Ma Long, 0-4. It was always going to be a difficult tie for the Nigerian... Read More
Nigeria’s table tennis hopeful in the singles event Aruna Quadri has qualified for the quarter-final making him the first ever African tennis player to reach this stage at the Olympics. Before Monday’s win, Quadri was tied with Nigeria’s seven-time Olympian Segun Toriola to have made the fourth round of the singles event in table tennis.... Read More
by Emmanuel Chidiogo Nigeria picked up a bronze medal last night in the table tennis category of the ongoing Commonwealth games in Scotland. The Nigerian table tennis team were responsible for the best celebration so far at the games after Ojo Onaolapo’s win over India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta. Onaolapo and Achanta were locked in... Read More
