Obiageli Solaja has been awarded the 2019 African Women in Badminton Award by the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA).
Obiageli Solaja becomes the second recipient of the award, following that of Gretha Prinsloo of South Africa who received the 2018 award last year during the BCA Annual General Meeting in Nanning China.
The honour will be bestowed at the BCA Annual General Meeting 2020 at a date to be fixed later due to the current COVID-19 global pandemic.
Naomi Adeoyin Oyinloye, a badminton technical official has been upgraded to a Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) Certificated Umpire status.
This lift for Naomi Adeoyin Oyinloye followed her success at the BCA Umpires Assessment, which took place in Casablanca, Morocco during the African Games in August, 2019.
The last time Nigerian Umpires were upgraded by the BCA was 20 years ago in the year 2000 at the All Africa Senior Championships in Bauchi where a group of five were certificated.
Anthony Okpotu has been voted the Best Foreign Player in the Tunisian League 1 as well as being honored with the Best League Striker award.
Tunisian football website foot24.tn honored the 26 years old US Monastir striker with the award.
Anambra State has emerged double winners in the male and female categories of the 2020 Chuma Anosike Cup Cricket Championship concluded at St. Paul’s University, Awka, on the 15th of March 2020.
Anambra State’s male cricket team, captained by Somto Okafor, beat Enugu State, represented by University of Nigeria Enugu Campus (UNEC), to lift the 10th edition of the championship trophy in the male category.
Deborah Akintoye and Daniel Anwuli have emerged winners at the 2020 National Chess Championship of Nigeria, which took place at the Kings Riverside Resort, Iwo, Osun State.
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Bamikole Paul, eight-handicapper and defending champion of the Nigerian university golf tour, has retained his title at the 5th edition of the tourney.
The Nigerian University Golf Tour took place at the Smokin Hills Golf Resort in Ilara Mokin near Akure, Ondo state between March 13 to 15 [2020].
Bamikole Paul stood clear above 89 other players at the annual event with his 82, ten over gross score to reclaim the title he won last year.
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Winners have emerged in the maiden edition of Maltina School Games held at the Sports Complex of Yaba College of Technology in Lagos.
17-year-old Joy Ojo of Ijaiye Housing Estate Senior High School emerged as the Overall Best Athlete of the national final
The budding star won three gold medals in 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x 100 meters race to become the first winner of the major prize and earn for herself a scholarship to any Federal University of choice.