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CWG2022 Day 8: Team Nigeria Increases Tally to 7 gold Medals
Team Nigeria as at Saturday morning has increased its gold medal as five athletes got to the podium finish tops.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at the end of Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games, Team Nigeria had amassed a total seven gold, three silver and six bronze medals, making a total of 16 medals.
Nigeria’s ace wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye aptly defended her women’s freestyle 57kg 2018 Commonwealth in Gold Coast Australia crown with a 6-4 final win over Anshu Malik of India.
Adekuoroye, the reigning African champion enroute to the finals had defeated Canadian Hannah Taylor in the semi-finals in a swashbuckling 10-0 victory.
Also her compatriot, Blessing Oborodudu of Women’s 68kg wrestling landed another gold medal after she defeated Linda Morais in the finals.
Oborududu is also now a two time Commonwealth Games Champion together with Folashade Lawal who also won gold in women’ s 59kg in wrestling alongside Esther Kolawole, who won bronze in women’s freestyle 62kg.
In weightlifting, Adijat Olarinoye won gold in women’s 55kg; Folashade Lawal, gold, women’s 59kg; while Taiwo Laidi won silver in women’s 76kg.
Joseph Umaofia, won bronze in men’s 67kg, while Islamiyat Yusuf had a podium finish as bronze medalist in women’s 64kg while Mary Taiwo Osijo won bronze in women’s 87kg
In athletics, Chioma Onyekwere and Goodness Nwachukwu both won gold in women’s discus throw while Obiageri Amaechi won bronze, in another women’s throw.
In powerlifting, Folashade Oluwafemiayo won gold in women’s heavyweight while Bose Omolayo won silver in women’s heavyweight.
Ikechukwu Obichukwu won silver in men’s heavyweight and Innocent Nnamdi also won bronze in men’s lightweight.
Also, Table Tennis sensation, Aruna Quadri has qualified for the quarterfinals with a win over Gavin Rumgay of Scotland, 4-0 for the men’s singles Table Tennis. (NAN)
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Results of Match Day 2 Fixtures in 2024/2025 NPFL
Following are the results of Match Day 1 fixtures in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), played on Sunday and dates of the remaining fixtures:
Akwa United FC 1-1 Abia Warriors FC
Bayelsa United FC 1-1 Kano Pillars FC
Katsina United FC 1-1 Bendel Insurance FC
Niger Tornadoes FC 0-0 Nasarawa United FC
Shooting Stars FC 1-1 Plateau United FC
El Kanemi Warriors Vs Kwara United FC (postponed )
The following Match Day two fixtures
Would be played on Sept.
25:Ikorodu City FC Vs Enugu Rangers international FC
Enyimba international FC Vs Lobi stars FC .
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Match Day 1 Remaining Results in 2024/2025 NPFL
Following are the results of remaining Match Day one fixtures played on Sunday in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL)Heartland FC 1-3 Enyimba international FCKwara United FC 1-2 Niger Tornadoes FCBendel Insurance FC 0-0 Rivers United FCPlateau United FC 1-0 Katsina United FCKano Pillars FC 3-0 Ikorodu City FCSunshine Stars FC 3-0 Bayelsa United FCAbia Warriors FC 0-2 Remo Stars FCNasarawa United FC 1-1 Shooting Stars FC.
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Morocco 2025: Super Eagles can Beat any Team, Eguavoen Boasts
The interim coach of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, said his team can beat any team with the quality of players in the team.
Eguavoen stated this after his team spanked the Cheetahs of Benin Republic 4-0 in the 2025 African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) at the Godswill Akpabio stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Saturday.
“We have quality players to beat any team but we respect team anyway.
Any coach can come in and do the same job with the Super Eagles.“It is a mindset, we have the potential and how you perceived your opponent, given the information about them and then go out and do the job,“he said.
Equavoen attributed the victory to the formation adopted by the technical crew, adding that any formation could be used to ensure that the team was successful.
“We can decide to use any system. It is something we discussed and I slept over it. I know with the caliber of players that we have, we can decide to play any formation.
“Football is about you win, lose and draw, I don’t believe we have a poor result,” he said.
He, however, said that the former Super Eagles coach didn’t do a good job but it has to do with believe, what is at stake and what you want to achieve.
“Psychologically as a group, we are agreed, where we are and where we are going to be. We will definitely achieve it,” Equavoen said.
He commended the performance of the defence , describing it as superb, adding that the team had been training together for one week.
The coach said that asking six players to warm up for the second half was to buy time, adding that there was no need to rush to change.
He said the Cheetahs of Benin Republic were a good team, adding that they came with a good game plan.
Report says that Eguavoen was appointed interim coach after the deal between the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) and coach Bruno Labbadia failed.
NFF explained in a statement that it failed due to the stringent regulations of German tax authorities.(NAN)