Over a week after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, revelations about the poor conditions of Nigerian athletes before the Games are still emerging after they failed to win a medal at the Olympics for the eighth time in the country’s history, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
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President of the Nigeria Fencing Federation, Adeyinka Samuel, has tipped at least two of the country’s fastest-rising fencers in the world to qualify for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Nigeria Fencing Federation targets 2028 Olympics
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𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 – 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 A report by Ubosi Eleh & Co has revealed that 10 per cent of land is titled in Nigeria. The report titled, “Re-invigorating Nigeria’s Economic Potential with Dead Capital,” said the African Development Bank estimated that 64 per cent of land was owned by the state and 36 per cent was in private hands. https://lnkd.in/dfTNSvqH
Less than 10% of land titled in Nigeria – Report
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El-Kanemi Warriors coach Aliyu Zubairu has attributed his team’s 1-1 draw against Dadje FC of Benin Republic in their first leg, first round CAF Confederation Cup encounter, to a lack of adequate pre-season matches, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
El-Kanemi coach blames Dadje draw on poor pre-season
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Nigeria’s representatives in this season’s CAF Champions League, Enugu Rangers and Remo Stars began their preliminary round campaign with wins on Sunday, The PUNCH reports.
CAFCL: Remo, Rangers secure first leg wins
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Like his compatriot Victor Osimhen, Nigeria international Ademola Lookman will not take part in Atalanta’s opening game of the 2024/25 season, having been left out of their squad after reportedly asking to leave the club for Paris Saint-Germain, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Lookman asks to leave Atalanta for PSG — Report
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Victor Osimhen is set to snub Chelsea and wait for long-time Paris Saint-Germain, who are now ready to make a final decision on his transfer, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Osimhen ready to snub Chelsea for French giants
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Nigeria lost 23-22 in a classification match against Chile at the ongoing IHF Women’s World U-18 Handball World Championship in Chuzhou, China on Sunday.
Chile beat Nigeria 23-22 in IHF U-18 championship
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In a twist of fate, Nigerian-born UFC star Israel Adesanya succumbed to a fourth-round submission loss to South Africa’s Dricus Du Plessis in their middleweight title showdown at UFC 305 in Perth on Saturday night.
Adesanya admits mistake after Du Plessis loss
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The Permanent Secretary of the the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Temitope Fashedemi, has inaugurated a technical working group on farmers’ data capturing to identify and develop modalities to achieve a seamless database for farmers nationwide.
Ministry, NIMC partner on data capturing for farmers
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