Tag: #LosAngeles2028
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EGUAVOEN TO LEAD SUPER FALCONS ON INTERIM BASIS FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS
Former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen has been appointed interim head coach of the Super Falcons ahead of Nigeria’s 2028 Olympic qualifying campaign. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Tuesday September 8, said the appointment is temporary as it continues the search for a substantive coach for the senior women’s national team. Eguavoen, popularly…
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FENCING: NIGERIA’S INKOSI BROU WINS 2026 FIE SATELLITE SABRE VIKING CUP
Nigeria’s 18-year-old fencing prospect, Inkosi Brou, has won the 2026 FIE Satellite Sabre Viking Cup in Reykjavik, Iceland, adding another international medal to Nigeria’s growing fencing record. Brou, who entered the tournament as the highest-ranked fencer, began his campaign in the round of 16 with a 15-4 victory over Hamid Al Maazmi of the UAE.…
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NIGERIA’S WOMEN BEACH VOLLEYBALL TEAM QUALIFIES FOR 2028 OLYMPICS
Nigeria’s women’s beach volleyball team has secured a historic qualification for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, after defeating Morocco 2-0 in the final of the 2026 CAVB Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship in Alexandria, Egypt. The Nigerian duo dominated both sets, winning 21-17 and 21-10 to clinch the gold medal and book Nigeria’s place…
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CAVB 2026: NIGERIA LOSE BEACH VOLLEYBALL OPENER TO ALGERIA
Nigeria’s men’s beach volleyball team suffered a 2-0 defeat to Algeria on Tuesday in their opening match of the 2026 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup in Alexandria, Egypt. The Algerian pair dominated both sets, winning 21-14, 21-14, as Nigeria struggled to maintain consistency and match their opponents’ control of the game. The defeat puts Nigeria…
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BROU LEADS NIGERIA’S CHARGE AT AFRICAN JUNIOR FENCING CHAMPS
Nigeria’s fencing prodigy takes on Africa’s best! Eighteen-year-old Inkosi Brou, grandson of the late Prof. Dora Akunyili, will spearhead Nigeria’s four-man team at the 2026 African Junior Fencing Championships in Dakar, Senegal (Feb. 16–20). Brou, Nigeria’s first global fencing medallist, is ranked 13th in men’s sabre and won silver at the 2024 World Tournoi Satellite…
