Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru has won the 100 meters race at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships in 9.86 seconds.
Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru is now officially the second fastest African ever just behind his compatriot and legend Olusoji Fasuba (9.85 seconds 13 years ago in Doha).
About 45 minutes after his heroics in the 100 meters, Oduduru won the 200 meters in 19.73 seconds, both times wind-legal.
Emmanuel Gyan Gwom and Deborah Gwom have won the Nigerian category of the 2019 Okpekpe Race in the male and female categories respectively.
Emmanuel Gyan Gwom was the first Nigerian runner with a time of 31.42 seconds, while his wife Deborah won the female category.
Deborah had won all the previous editions in this category.
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20-year-old Victor Osimhen has set a new record by scoring the fastest goal in the history of the Belgian First Division A.
It took Osimhen only 8.15 seconds to open the scoring in Sporting Charleroi’s 3-2 loss to Antwerp at the Bosuilstadion (Deurne).
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Oshoala Asisat has set records at the UEFA Women’s Champions League final [2018/2019] being the first Nigerian and first Barcelona player to score in the final of the competition.
The 24-year-old featured in only the last three minutes but she managed to score a late consolation goal in the Blaugranes’ 4-1 loss to Lyon in Budapest.
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Scope FC of Lagos has won the maiden edition of the Trophy five-a-side grassroots tournament tagged, Field of Honour, at the Campos Mini-Stadium, Lagos Island.
The competition was held for 11 weeks and amongst 1, 080 teams.
The Trophy five-a-side tournament is a variation of association football, in which each team has five players, with four being outfield players and one goalkeeper.
In the third place match, Amsterdam FC of Obalende won Rovers FC 6-0 to emerge as bronze winners shortly before the fiercely contested final in which Scope FC of Lagos beat Ifayemi FC of Ile-Ife 2-0.
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Nigeria’s Super Falcons have emerged as champions of the 2019 West African Football Union (WAFU) Women’s Cup tournament in Abidjan.
The Nigerian women on the 18th of May [2019] edged host nation Cote d’Ivoire 5-4 after penalty shootout in an interesting final match at the Stade Robert Champroux.
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Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru has won and set a new 100 meters record at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships [2019] as he ran for his school – Texas Tech University, United States of America.
His latest feat earns his school a spot at the top at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships for the fourth time.