Category: Sports

Moruf Adegesin and Evelyn Oyome have emerged winners of the 7th Sovereign Trust Insurance Golf Open on the 24th of March, 2019.

The three-day 7th Sovereign Trust Insurance Golf Open held at Ibadan Golf Club (IGC) had participants drawn from across the country.

Moruf Adegesin, who is on handicap four, played 148 gross to emerge overall winner, while Evelyn Oyome, a Nigeria female golfer, emerged winner in the ladies category after playing 158 gross.

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Emmanuel Amuneke has guided Tanzania to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) stage for the first time since 1980 after a 3-0 win over Uganda.

The east African nation stunned Group L leaders (Uganda) to record an historic victory in front of home fans at the National Stadium on the 24th of March, 2019.

The feat also makes Emmanuel Amuneke the first Nigerian head coach to guide the Tanzanian national team to the AFCON and the second Nigerian head coach, after late Stephen Keshi [with Togo and Nigeria], to guide a country to the biennial continental showpiece.

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Nigeria’s under-19 Cricket Team, the “Junior Yellow Green”, on the 23rd of March 2019 booked the country’s first ever spot at the Cricket World Cup.

They achieved this feat after topping the week-long qualifying series that was concluded in Windhoek, Namibia. The team defeated Sierra Leone with two wickets on the final day of the Africa qualifying tournament.

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Tanitoluwa Adewumi has emerged the winner of the state-wide New York’s chess championship in the third-grade category (kindergarten through third grade)  with over a year of learning.

He won the competition with an undefeated performance.

Prior to becoming the champion, Tanitoluwa Adewumi won seven trophies, which stay by his bed as he aims to be the youngest grandmaster. This title is currently held by Sergey Karjakin Ukraine, a chess prodigy who qualified for the title at the age of 12 years and 7 months.

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A Nigerian female referee, Basheer Salisu has been named among three other female referees to officiate for the first time at a men’s football competition – the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (U-17 AFCON) in Tanzania.

The trio of Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakana who hails from Tanzania, Kenya’s Mary Wanjiru Njoroge and Lidwine Rakotozafinoro from Madagascar were among the 29-match officials listed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the 2019 U-17 AFCON.

Basheer Salisu is the only Nigerian referee on the list for the competition.

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Oduduru Divine of Texas Tech school has won the 60 meters and 200 meters races at the 2019 Big 12 Indoor Championship in Lubbock, Texas.

Oduduru Divine won the 60 meters title for the first time ever at the Big 12 Championships with a Personal Best (PB) and School Record time of 6.52 seconds.

The 22-year-old Nigerian now holds Texas Tech’s 60 meters record.

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Adekuoroye Odunayo has emerged winner of a gold medal at the 2019 German Grand Prix Championship in Dormagen.

Adekuoroye Odunayo, competing in the 57 kg weight category, defeated Hungary’s Szell Anna in an impressive outcome of 10-0 through a technical superiority, which will boost her ranking in the global rating.

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