Posts tagged with Tokyo 2020 Olympics

NBBF Calls Out Former D’Tigress GM Mactaben Amachree Over Infantile Tweets

0 comments, 16/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Basketball, Grassroots, Investigation, News, olympics

By Ebube Dike The leadership of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF has disclaimed the tweet on the official handle of the women's national team. The federation described it as a distraction and a mischievous attempt by the former General Manager of the team, Mactaben Amachree, to bring t... Read more...

Tokyo 2020: Buhari Unveils Team Nigeria’s Official Outfit, Wants repeat of 1996, 2000 Feats

0 comments, 14/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, News, olympics, Tennis

President Mohammadu Buhari has charged Team Nigeria to replicate the performances of past Nigerian Olympians, noting, ‘you stand on the shoulders of giants.’ Speaking while officially unveiling Team Nigeria’s outfit to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Buhari recalled the exploits of past Nige... Read more...

Tokyo Olympics: Anyanacho Battles Two-time Medalist In Taekwondo

0 comments, 10/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, News, olympics

By John Edward Nigeria’s sole taekwondo athlete at the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Elizabeth Anyanacho, has been seeded 13th in the Taekwondo Olympic ranking and will face fourth seed Nur Tatar from Turkey in the 67kg category in her first fight in the round of 16 on July 26. The Gam... Read more...

Three Sisters Set To Play For D’Tigress In 2020 Olympics Basketball

0 comments, 07/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Uncategorized

By Agency Report The Ogwumike sisters are on the threshold of history after the trio were listed in the 19 woman provisional list submitted to the Nigeria Basketball Federation by Head Coach, Otis Hughley. Number one overall draft in 2012, 2016 WNBA Most Valuable Player and current Los Angele... Read more...

Okagbare Bags New 100m Personal Season’s Best In Hungary

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

Nigerian fastest woman of all-time and 8 time national 100m queen, Blessing Okagbare, raced to a new 10.89 seconds personal season’s best to place fourth in the 100m event Tuesday at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial Meeting in Budapest, Hungary. The Nigerian, looking to make it a hat-trick of 100m w... Read more...

Tokyo 2020: Customs Hold Basketball Teams To Ransom, Demand N35 Million To Clear Kits

0 comments, 05/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Investigation, News

By Agency Report The joy of Nigerians to watch their male and female senior basketball teams perform well at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be dashed as the Nigeria Customs Services, NCS have refused to clear the teams' kits and other sports equipment in preparation for the Games at Lagos seaport... Read more...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: 25 Athletes Begin Camping In Abuja

0 comments, 05/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, News, Tennis

25 Athletes and 10 coaches have began camping in Abuja, Nigeria's federal Capital in preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games scheduled to commence 24th July. Athletic Federation of NIgeria, AFN Secretary-General AFN, Adisa Beyioku, in a letter dated July 2 and addressed to the Director, Federatio... Read more...

Tokyo Olympics: World Athletics Disqualifies Nigeria 4x400m Team

0 comments, 03/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, News, olympics

By Tosin Oluwalowo World Athletics has disqualified the Nigerian women’s 4x400m team from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics following some technical errors in the race where they secured qualification at the Lagos Open Athletics Championships on June 24. The Nigerian quartet – Nse Imaobong, Favour ... Read more...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Targets: Sports Minister Is A Joker

0 comments, 24/06/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Grassroots, News, Tennis

By Amaechi Agbo The minister of youth and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare's insistence that the team Nigerian to the July 2021 Olympic games would be successful and consequently benchmarked with the 1996 Olympic success has been described as a joke, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. For... Read more...

Beach Volleyball Teams Begin Tokyo 2020 Olympics Qualifiers In Morocco

0 comments, 23/06/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Grassroots, News, Volleyball

By Our Correspondent Nigeria’s national men and women beach volleyball teams began their quest to qualify for next month’s Olympic Games in Morocco on Sunday. Team Nigeria’s Head Coach, Francis Imoudu, at the weekend named the final eight players that will represent the country at the q... Read more...