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Team Nigeria have emerged with a second place finish at the 12th All-Africa Games in Rabat with a total of 121 medals, made up of 44 gold, 30 silver and 47 bronze.

Egypt got a total of 264 medals made up of 99 gold, 96 silver and 69 bronze to finish top, a position the North African country had maintained in almost all editions of the Games except that of Abuja 2003, when Nigeria topped, and in 1978 when they withdrew midway owing to perceived hostility with Algeria.

South Africa was third with 87 medals comprising of 36 gold, 26 silver and 25 bronze medals.

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Bayelsa Queens have emerged winners of the 2019 Nigeria Women Premier League (NWPL) Champions Shield played on 24th of August 2019 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa.

The team defeated Rivers Angels 2-0 at the end of the regulation time to secure the victory for the first time.

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The Nigeria Senior Women’s National Basketball team, D’Tigress, have been crowned African champions following their 60-55 win over Senegal in the final of the 2019 FIBA Women Afrobasket Championship.

The win recorded on the 18th of August 2019 at the Dakar Arena, signifies D’Tigress successfully defending the FIBA Women AfroBasket title they won two years ago as well as their fourth title overall.

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The Nigeria rugby national team, Black Stallions have defeated their Ghanaian counterparts 14 to 12 at the Nduom Stadium, Elmina, Ghana to win the inaugural President’s Cup trophy. The competition was organised by the two West African nations.

The match, which also marked the end of the three-nation West Africa Rugby Series that also featured Cote d’Ivoire, was highly entertaining and tough in the first stanza as neither of the teams could score a try before half time.

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Jerry Jakpa has won the men’s 200 meters at the Citius Meet in Berne, Switzerland.

At the Citius Meet, Jerry Jakpa equalled his personal best of 20.59 seconds to finish ahead of Antunes Diogo, who recorded 20.70 seconds and Martina Churandy, 20.76 seconds.

In the same race, Jakpa’s fellow Nigerian, Ogho-Oghene Egwero, finished 7th in 21.30 seconds.

Ese Brume has set a new Personal Best time to win the 100 meters race event at the Buyukler Sampiyonasi meet in Turkey on the 4th of August 2019.

Ese Brume previously ran a time of 11.50 seconds in the semifinals before running a time of 11.41 seconds ahead of Burcu Erdemir who ran 11.71 seconds and Elif Polat in 11.81 seconds.

Ese also jumped a massive 7.05 meters to win the women’s Long Jump finals, also breaking her personal best in the event.

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Team Nigeria has emerged overall champions in the maiden edition of the Africa Cup Track Cycling with a total of 50 medals in Abuja.

Team Nigeria won 21 gold, 17 silver and 12 bronze medals in the overall result of the medals table – in both junior and elite categories.

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