Category: Sports

Ismael Sadjo and Joy Abiye-David have emerged winners of the 2021 Warri/Effurun Peace Marathon held on November 27, 2021 in Warri, Delta State.

Ismael Sadjo had a run time of 29 minutes 45 seconds. Subject to ratification, Sadjo’s time is a new 10 km national record.

In the women’s race, Joy Abiye-David also created a new course record.

She clocked 35.02 minutes while Rose Akusho was second with 35.04 minutes and Moseje Vera Yohanna finished third at 36.30 minutes.

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Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan has emerged winner of the FIN Women Award 2021 held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates on 23 November, 2021.

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Rilwan Akanbi and Fatimo Bello have emerged winners of the men’s singles and women’s singles events at the 2021 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Western Region Championship in the best of seven games.

Rilwan Akanbi emerged the new regional champion in the Men’s Singles event, after he defeated his counterpart, Azeez Solanke, 4-3 (7-11, 11-3, 6-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-4, 11-8), while Fatimo Bello also won 4-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9) against her opponent, Aminat Fashola.

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The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) Desert Warriors have emerged winners of the 2021 Higher Institutions Football League (HiFL).

At the final played at the Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex, UNIMAID Desert Warriors defeated Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, (AAUA) Luminaries 1-0 to win the competition.

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Isaac Okeke, Ekunke Odey Goodness, Quickpen Deborah and Olanrewaju Obaloluwa have emerged gold medallist winners at the 2021 African Youth Chess Championship.

In all, Nigeria won four gold and one silver with a total of 23 points. Egypt finished top of the table winning four gold, two silver and four bronze medals with a total of 30 points.

The 2021 African Youth Chess Championship took place at the Best Western Plus Accra Beach Hotel, in Accra, Ghana, from 17th to 26th September 2021. The tournament had over 170 participants from 11 countries. Isaac Okeke – 2135 (U-18) from Nigeria was the top seed at the event.

African Chess Confederation (ACC) organized the event in collaboration with Ghana Chess Association who played host to the participants.

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Team Brainiacs has won the 2021 Mindgames Incorporated Scrabble Premier League (MGI).

Out of 12 teams that participated in the Division A category of the MGI Scrabble League held across various centres in Nigeria, Team Brainiacs won 41 games to accumulate the highest point in the championship.

The highly competitive MGI League, had over 200 scrabble players from across the country in the final of the league.

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D’Tigress have emerged winner of the 2021 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship after defeating Mali in the final in Yaounde, Cameroon.

With the triumph, Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress have now lifted the Women Afrobasket title for the third consecutive time.

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