Ivory Coast’s two medallists from the Rio Olympic games have been given cash awards and houses by the president. Cheick Cisse, who won taekwondo gold, was given $85,000 (£64,000) and Ruth Gbagbi, who won bronze…
Summary: Reveals what they did to his wife while he was away for the Olympics Says he can no longer work with those running sports now May only return when there’s a true change in…
By Ben Efe I Vanguard Members of the Nigerian Paralympic team to the Rio 2016 Games are in the dark over their departure date for the Games billed for September 7-18, and it complicates matters…
A benefactor has handed a reward of $390,000 to the Nigerian Olympic football team in Brazil after the West African country won bronze on Saturday. Japanese plastic surgeon Katsuya Takasu had promised to reward the…
Nigeria clinched a bronze medal in men’s soccer with a 3-2 win over Honduras By: Eric Scatamacchia In the bronze medal match of the Olympic men’s soccer tournament, Nigeria defeated Honduras 3-2. In the 7th…
Honduras and Nigeria will meet in the bronze medal match of the Olympic men’s soccer tournament By: Eric Scatamacchia Game Schedule – Saturday, Aug. 20 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Honduras and Nigeria will play for…
All the Nigeria’s women 4x100m quartet have to do is push harder and they might just clinch a medal for the country in track and field. Going into the final billed for 2.15am Saturday, the…
After a post-mortem of her outing here at the 31st Olympic Games ending friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nigeria’s female weightlifting star, Maryam Usman, is thinking of calling it a day in the sport…
Germany advances to the Gold Medal Match of the Olympic men’s soccer tournament. In the second semifinal of the Olympic men’s soccer tournament, Germany bested Nigeria 2-0. To start the match, Germany had the better…
The first medal hope for Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare is off her sleeves following the conclusion of the women’s 100m final at the ongoing Rio Olympic Games. Okagbare, who made the finals of this same event…