Blessing Ogungbe

Usoro breaks 14-year triple jump record

Ruth Usoro broke the national record in the women’s triple jump event at the Texas Tech Corky Classic on Saturday. The 23-year-old leapt a distance of 14.28m in her first attempt to set the new Nigerian record. She broke the 14.21m record set by Chinonye Ohadugha at the 2007 African …

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Amuneke, Fuludu back Eaglets for WAFU title

Former Golden Eaglets coach Emmanuel Amuneke has backed Fatai Amoo’s side to beat Ivory Coast in the final of the WAFU B U-17 Cup Tournament in Lome, Togo on Monday (today). Both teams will be meeting for the second time in the tournament following Nigeria’s 1-0 loss to Ivory Coast …

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Obuh backs Eaglets for WAFU final

Former Golden Eaglets coach, John Obuh, is confident the national U-17 side will defeat Burkina Faso in the semi-final of the WAFU U-17 tournament on Friday (today). Nigeria face Burkina Faso at the Stade Kegue Stadium in Togo in the first semi-finals of the tournament. The five-time world champions qualified …

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