Category: Sports

17-year-old Georgia Oboh commences her professional golfing career by winning the 2018 Cote d’Ivoire Open title in Houphouet Boigny’s country.

Georgia Oboh finished the tournament with scores of 74, 78, 85, 78, winning the tournament by three shots ahead of Senegal’s Oumy Dieye and Madagascar’s Leslie Grandet of the Sunshine Ladies tour and a host of lady professionals from Côte d’Ivoire.

With this win, Oboh has become the youngest winner of a professional event in Africa.

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Lobi Stars has emerged winners of the 2018 Nigeria Super Cup in a 1-0 win over Enugu Rangers at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.

Samad Kadiri was the match-winner for Lobi Stars getting the winner in the first-half for the 2018 Nigeria League champions.

The Nigeria Super Cup annual contest, which serves to usher in the new Nigeria football league season, is played between the league champions and Aiteo Cup winners.

Winners have emerged at the 2018 edition of the Nigerian Sports Award held at the Eko Hotels and Suite, Victoria Island in Lagos.

Francis Orbih President of Badminton Federation of Nigeria won the Administrator of the Year award ahead of Nigeria Basketball President Musa Kida and Amaju Pinnick of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Para-Lifting Coach, Are Feyisetan won the Coach of the Year ahead of Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr and D’Tigress Coach, Otis Hugley.

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University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has emerged the overall winner of the 14th West Africa University Games (WAUG) hosted by the institution in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

UNIPORT won the 13-day competition with 75 gold, 36 silver and 24 bronze medals to top the medals table.

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University of Agriculture Makurdi (UAM Tillers) emerge champions of the maiden Higher Institutions Football League (HiFL) organised in partnership with the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA).

The Higher Institutions Football League (HiFL) is overseen by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Committee of Vice-Chancellors (CVC).

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Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (Team NSCDC) wins and retains the Korean Ambassador Cup for the sixth consecutive time.

Team NSCDC, adjudged as overall best team after the annual competition won seven medals, comprising of three gold, one and three bronze to topple Team Oyo state with four medals – three gold and one silver. They were placed second.

Q-Madi of Lagos came third with four medals including two gold, one silver and one bronze during the 2018 Korean Ambassador Cup

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Enugu Rangers and Rivers Angels emerge winners of the 2018 Aiteo Cup (otherwise known as the Federation Cup) in the male and female categories respectively.

Enugu Rangers recorded a thrilling comeback from three goals down to beat Kano Pillars 4-2 on penalties to win the Cup at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba thereby securing their First Federation cup title after 35 years and have been awarded ₦25 million Naira after emerging champions.

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