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Olympics, Paralympics 2022: Buhari Wishes Nigerian Athletes Success

26Jan

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Olympics, Paralympics 2022: Buhari Wishes Nigerian Athletes Success

President Muhammadu Buhari has wished Nigerian contingents to the 2022 Olympics and Paralympics success. The message was contained in a statement signed by the special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina. The statement reads: On behalf of all Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari wishes Nigerian athletes participating in the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games success at the competition. President Buhari trusts that Nigerian athletes participating in different events will excel at the competition, surpassing the previous record in PyeongChang, South Korea, in 2018, when the nation competed for the first time. Recognising that the Olympic Games is a platform for closer friendship and cooperation between countries, the Nigerian leader sincerely hopes that al...

Eto’o Recalls Sydney 2000 Gold Medal Win

Slightly over two decades after Cameroon followed Nigeria to win a back-to-back Olympic soccer gold medal for Africa, Samuel Eto’o Fils , the four-time African Footballer of the Year, has yet described his country’s conquest at Sydney 2000 as unforgettable. indeed Africa and the world was Cameroon’s oysters in 2000 after the Indomitable Lions stunned Nigeria to win the Africa Cup of Nations in Lagos and completed their amazing year with the soccer gold medal in Sydney. “It was an incredible feeling, especially because we had some difficulties during the tournament,” the Qatar 2022 World Cup Legacy Ambassador explained as all eyes are set on the ‘land of the rising sun’ for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. He continued: “ I want to take this opportunity to...

Ugandan Athlete Missing in Japan Spotted on CCTV

A Ugandan athlete who went missing in Japan on July 16 after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics has been spotted at Nagoya Station in central Japan by CCTV, news agency Kyodo reported on Monday citing a police source. Uganda’s Olympic delegation said on Friday weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko had been registered as missing from a team training camp in Izumisano, some 200 kilometres south-west of Nagoya. He is being sought by the police. Kyodo cited Izumisano officials as saying the athlete left a note at his hotel saying he wanted to work in Japan before buying a train ticket to Nagoya. Beatrice Ayikoru, head of the Ugandan delegation, said the 20-year-old was supposed to fly home on Tuesday, adding the team would cooperate with authorities in the search. The Ugandan t...