Eleven-year-old Chinonso Eche has emerged as the youngest ever Nigerian to win a Guinness world record for most consecutive football touches in one minute while balancing another football on the head.
Eche’s recognition was identified through his skill as a football freestyler as he was able to complete 101 touches while he held another ball on his head.
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Ogori Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State has emerged champions of the 2019 Ajanah Basketball Championship after defeating 2017 champions and host- Okene Local Government Area 69-68 points in the final.
The final of the three-day basketball event held in Okene.
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Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye has won gold in the final of the 57 kg class of the 2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series Tournament in Rome.
Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye defeated her opponent Anshu Anshu of India, 10-0 via technical superiority to clinch the gold medal in that category.
Blessing Oborududu defeated her opponent Alina Berezhna Stadnik Makhynia of Ukraine to clinch the bronze medal in the 68 kg category of the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series tournament.
Winners have emerged at the Ballers Awards 2019 organised by Naija Footballers, which held on the 12th of January 2020 at the Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos with a host of players, journalists and football administrators present.
The Ballers Awards was sponsored by e-commerce investment platform Versa.
Chukwuebuka Ezekwe and Favour Chieke emerge winners of the Second Annual MARVICO Badminton championship in the men and women category respectively.
Chukwuebuka Ezekwe defeated Blade Onozie 21-16, 21-15 to emerge the men’s singles champion of the Second Annual MARVICO Badminton championship held in Obazu Mbieri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo state.
In the women category, tournament top seed and women defending champion, Favour Chieke beat hard fighting Joy Nwaiwu, 21-19, 21-11 to retain her title.
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Nigeria and Barcelona forward Oshoala Asisat has won the 2019 African Women’s Player of the Year at the CAF Awards in a ceremony held on the 7th of January 2020 in Hurghada, Egypt.
In walking to the winners’ podium, Oshoala Asisat dethroned 2018 winner South Africa forward Thembi Kgatlana and Cameroon’s Ajara Nchout, who were also up for the award.
It was the fourth time for Oshoala Asisat to be named Africa’s best women’s player and she has now equalled compatriot Perpetua Nkwocha, who also won the same award on four occasions before.
After winning the 2014, 2016 and 2017 awards, Oshoala Asisat reclaimed the prestigious crown for women’s football in Africa.
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The Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) Ibadan has emerged the overall champions of the 16th RIGAN Games with 20 Gold, 21 Silver and 22 Bronze medals.
The 16th RIGAN Games held at Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute in Sango-Ota, Ogun State had 20 Institutes who battled for honours during the 10-day competition.
FRIN defeated Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi by a lone goal.