Paris 2024 Olympics
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The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN)has described the qualification by U.S.-based Nigerian speed star, Favour Ofili, for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games as ‘fantastic’.
10 Apr
Nigeria will return to the Olympic Games’ women’s football event for the first time since the Beijing 2008 edition following a goalless draw in their last qualifying tie with South Africa last night.
1 Apr
Captain of the Super Falcons, Rasheedat Ajibade, are among the early birds as the Falcons’ camp opened yesterday ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games women’s football African final qualifying fixture against Banyana Banyana of South Africa.
22 Mar
An uphill task awaits the Super Falcons of Nigeria and the other African team following the Paris 2024 women’s football event draws conducted on Wednesday night.
10 Feb
Nigeria’s female national basketball team D’Tigress have qualified for the basketball event of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
20 Dec
The year 2024 is packed with lots of cycling activities, with the Paris 2024 Olympics the biggest of them all. Yet, the Nigeria Cycling Federation (NCF) is ready to confront the challenges head on and end the year more successful that it has been this year.
11 Dec
The Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) is worried that poor finances are affecting national sports federations’ preparations for next year’s African Games and Paris 2024 Olympics.
4 Dec
Nigeria may participate in the squash event of Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games if all the plans by stakeholders sail through
11 Oct 2023
Nigeria’s women national basketball team, D’Tigress, have been presented with the opportunity to make a back-to-back outing at the Olympic Games with the draws released by FIBA yesterday, a stakeholder, Sabinus Ikewuaku, has said.
21 Sep 2023
The Nigeria Rugby national team, Back Stallions, has been eliminated from the Paris 2024 Olympics after finishing in eighth position at the Africa Cup 7s qualifier held in Zimbabwe.
17 Sep 2023
Nigeria Rugby Coach, Steve Lewis, and his 12-man squad have started their bid for a first ever appearance at the Olympic Games with the African qualifying event, which began yesterday in Zimbabwe.
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