Six days after he promised to investigate and sanction whoever was responsible for the non-registration of U.S.-based sprinter, Favour Ofili,
for the 100m event at the Paris 2024 Olympics and with no report yet, Sports Minister, John Own Enoh , has come out to debunk reports on social media about cyclist, Ese Ukpeseraye, not having the…
He wrote: ‘My attention has been called to a post on social media by Ese Ukpeseraye. After reading the post and some follow up comments I swung into action. Ese’s post seems to have been grossly misunderstood, perhaps also because it didn’t seem to give proper context to the matter in perspective. It is important I make some clarifications.”Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities.
French Ligue 1 club RC Lens have announced the signing of Nigerian midfielder Hamzat Ojediran from Hungarian club Debrecen. In a statement, Lens announced that Ojediran has signed a four-year deal until 2028. The 20-year-old spent two seasons at Debrecen, and was impressive during his time at the club. Speaking on the signing of Ojediran,…
Team Nigeria’s hope of getting to the podium in both men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams was dashed, yesterday, as they crashed out in their semifinal races at Stade de France.
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