Posts tagged with Team Nigeria

Nigeria’s Olympic Outing Is Disappointing And Disgraceful – Shehu Sani

0 comments, 05/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, Investigation, News, olympics

By Amaechi Agbo Former Nigeria lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has described the outing of Team Nigeria at the 32nd edition of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan as ”disappointing and disgraceful," bestchoicesports.com.ng can report Team Nigeria at the 2020 Olympics have won two medals, a bro... Read more...

PUMA Kit Contract: Our Athletes Are Embarrassed In Tokyo – Sen. Sani

0 comments, 05/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Grassroots, Investigation, News, olympics

By Amaechi Agbo A Former senator representing Kaduna Central district at the National Assembly, Shehu Sani has lampooned minister of youth and sports, Sunday Dare for neglecting the kit contract the Athletic Federation of Nigeria, AFN entered into with a kit manufacturer, PUMA which led to the c... Read more...

Eye On Tokyo 2020 Day 11: Golden Moments – Redemption, At Last?

0 comments, 03/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, News, olympics

There is greater honour in participating at the Olympics than in winning. The Nigerian will tell you to go sell that to the American Marines. He will also tell you that the Olympic mantra, appropriately coined at the birth of the Movement, was only meant to serve that period of the founding fathers... Read more...

Tokyo 2020: Igali Eyes More Medals As Oborududu Goes For Gold

0 comments, 03/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, News, olympics

By Akin Bolarinwa The Caretaker Chairman of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, NWF and erstwhile member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Honourable Daniel Igali has declared that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics games could be Team Nigeria's best chance to be on the multiple podium. Igali stated... Read more...

Eye on Tokyo 2020 Day 10: Desert in an Oasis – Nigeria In Tokyo

0 comments, 03/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, News, olympics

There is a deafening silence in the Nigerian camp here in Tokyo. The number of Nigerian athletes has dwindled significantly. How the athletes that leave or stay on in the Games Village are selected is still unclear. There are a few still in the Village that completed their assignments early but... Read more...

Ese Brume Wins Team Nigeria’s First Medal At Tokyo Olympics

0 comments, 03/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, News, olympics

By Amaechi Agbo Team Nigeria on Tuesday had their name in the medal's table after Ese Brume won Nigeria's first medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games, bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. Brume won bronze after coming third in the Long jump event in the early hours of Tuesday to hand Nigeri... Read more...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Blessing Oborududu Battles Tamyra Mensah-Stock For Wrestling Gold

0 comments, 03/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, News, olympics

By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu will today fight America's Tamyra Mensah-Stock for wrestling gold at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. This will be the 4th time the duo are meeting in the Summer Olympics with the American emerging victo... Read more...

Tokyo 2020: Nigeria Set To Win First Medal As Blessing Oborududu Fights In Wrestling Final Tuesday

0 comments, 02/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Boxing, News, olympics

By Amaechi Agbo Team Nigeria at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo Japan will today claim their first medal in wrestling as Blessing Oborududu fights in the final. The Commonwealth champion on Monday made history as the first Nigerian to reach the final of a wrestling event at the Olymp... Read more...

Tokyo 2020: Nigeria Breaks New Africa Record, Crash Out Of Mixed 4x400m Relay

0 comments, 31/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, News, olympics

By Our Correspondent Although they would have been hoping to at least make the final of their event at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, Nigeria’s Mixed 4x400m quartet comprising Emmanuel Ojeli, Imaobong Nse-Uko, Samson Nathaniel and Patience Okon-George will leave the competition with their heads h... Read more...

AFN Expresses “Shock” Over Okagbare’s Disqualification

0 comments, 31/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, Investigation, News

By Amaechi Agbo Athletic Federation of Nigeria, AFN has expressed “shock" over the disqualification of Nigeria's track athlete, Blessing Okagbare from further participating at the ongoing 32nd edition of Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Bestchoicesport.com.ng can report. Ms Okagbare was Sat... Read more...