Former Super Falcons forward, Patience Avre, has said that Nigeria will be under pressure for the second leg of their Olympic qualifiers against South Africa following their narrow home win. The Super Falcons defeated South Africa 1-0 in the first leg of the Paris 2024 Olympics final qualification round which was played at the MKO Abiola Stadium on Friday. Avre …

Super Falcons coach, Randy Waldrum, says he is not thinking about the fuss surrounding the early arrival of Banyana Banyana in Nigeria for the Olympic qualifier but instead focused on getting his side ready for the all-important clash. Nigeria and South Africa, arguably the two best women’s football squads on the African continent, will face off in a two-legged affair …

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie is desperate to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as Nigeria gears up for their crucial final qualifiers game against their familiar foes, South Africa. Both sides have forged an intense rivalry over the years and are seen as the toast of Africa following successes on the continent, but it’s been the South Africans …

Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, Africa’s sole representatives in the basketball event at the Paris 2024 Olympics have been paired in Group B alongside Australia, Canada and France. The draw took place on Tuesday at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland and was overseen by basketball icons Penny Taylor and NBA legend Carmelo Anthony. According to …

D’Tigress will know their group opponents for the Paris 2024 Olympics women’s basketball event when the draw for the tournament holds at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Switzerland on Tuesday. The draw will be overseen by basketball icons Penny Taylor and former NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony. D’Tigress poised for a consecutive appearance after participating in the 2020 Tokyo …

The Banyana Banayana of South Africa now stand between the Super Falcons and a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s football event. Both teams will do battle in April to determine one of Africa’s two qualifiers for the summer games. The first leg of the final playoffs is billed for 1st April at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in …

D’Tigress of Nigeria have qualified for the women’s basketball event of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Nigeria booked a place after Belgium defeated Senegal on Friday at the ongoing 2024 Olympics qualification tournament in Belgium. Earlier, D’Tigress had lost to the US 100-46 in their second game at the competition, but a favourable result in the other match in the group sent them …

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. NOC Media Officer, Tony Nezianya, told The Guardian at the weekend that the poor economic situation in the country has put the federations under pressure as they strive to give their athletes adequate training and …

Nigerian female freestyle wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye, has become the country’s first grappler to qualify for next year’s Olympic Games in Paris after winning the bronze medal in women’s 57kg at the ongoing World Championships in Belgrade on Wednesday. Adekuoroye won her third-place fight against Elvira Kamaloglu, defeating her Turkish opponent 9-5 to secure a spot for Paris. Paris 2024 will …

Three Nigerian boxers have booked their spots at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after winning their bouts in the final of the Africa Olympic Boxing qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal on Friday. Nine boxers travelled to Dakar to represent Nigeria at the qualifiers, eight advanced to the quarter-finals, and six made it to the semi-final of the competition while three qualified …