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The 2019 African Table Tennis Championships begin on Thursday August 1 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun in Lagos. The bi-annual tournament which was hosted in 2017 in Agadir, Morocco, has Egypt's Alhy as the defending champions in the men and women events. For the first time, the number of teams increased to eight with Nigeria, Egypt, Togo, Senegal and Rwanda competing in the two events. In the draw conducted, men's number one seed, ENPPI of Egypt has been drawn in Group A alongside Benin's Unversite d'Abomey Calavi, Congo DRC's APC Spin and Remo Stars of Nigeria. Group B has SOJ TT Club of Nigeria as well as Togo's Club Avenir, Ethiopia's Commercial Bank and Rwanda's Vision TT. Women's defending champion and number one seed, Alhy of Egypt has been drawn in Group A with Nigeria's G20 and Senegal's Club International of Dakar. In Group B, Nigeria's Cannan Queen has to compete against Congo DRC's APC Spin and ...

2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Nigeria Open: India’s Ghosh eyes international comeback in Lagos Soumyajit Ghosh has been out action for more than a year and the Indian star is heading to Lagos for the 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Nigeria Open with the sole aim of reclaiming his place in the Indian national team. The Indian star was Aruna Quadri’s nemesis at the 2015 World Championship in China when he defeated the Nigerian in the first round of the men’s singles and also Ghosh’s records as the youngest Indian player to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics and the youngest Indian national champion at 19 remain intact. The 2017 Chile Open champion is really eager to get back to international scene and he hopes to use the Nigeria Open to regain his confidence on table. “I am very happy to participate in the 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Nigeria Open, as I have heard a lot about the tournament but never got an opportunity and finally this time I will be part of it in Lagos,” he said. Narrating w...

Bunmi Oladeji shone like a million star in Dream Stars Ladies' 0-1 loss to Edo Queens at home. The Central Defender marshalled the defense with style, panache and good positional play with her impeccable ability to snuff out danger. She didn't put any foot wrong for the duration of the match. She was also voted Player of the match by some section of our supporters at the Agege Stadium. In The 65th minute she made a vital block to deny Grace Henry the chance to increase Edo Queens lead. In her short words, the Chairperson of NWPL during the match said: "this girl is good", a statement to confirm her capabilities to represent the country at a bigger stage. Dream Stars Ladies will on Wednesday visit Fufure, Yola, to lock horns with Adamawa Queens at the Atiku Abubakar Stadium, Fafure.

African cadet champion, Taiwo Mati is the surprise inclusion in Team Nigeria for the 2019 ITTF Africa Cup serves off on August 3 to 5 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. Mati, who also emerged as the best male player at the All African Games trials was at the weekend crowned the national U-21 champion, will be making his senior international debut at the continental showpiece which is the qualifying tournament for the 2019 ITTF World Cups. Taiwo Mati The five-man team will be led by African champion Aruna Quadri while others are Bode Abiodun, Segun Toriola and Olajide Omotayo. According to the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), the inclusion of Mati in the team became necessary in order to expose the youngster to international competition tournament at senior level. The Ondo State-born southpaw believes he has the capacity to step into the shoes of Aruna Quadri, whom he described as a role model to young players in the country. Quadri as th...

Nigeria will be competing in for honours in 23 events at the 2019 All Africa Games holding in Rabat, Morocco, on August 19 to 31. At the 2015 edition in Congo Brazzaville, Nigeria featured in 21 events to finish in top five of the multi-sports fiesta. But this year, the country will compete in more events to claim more medals and remain among the top rated nations in Morocco. Nigeria is expected to compete in athletics, football, table tennis, tennis, wrestling, weightlifting, badminton, judo, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe-kayak, chess, cycling, gymnastics, golf, handball, karate, rowing, shooting, swimming, basketball, handball and taekwondo. Also, most federations already listed for the games have started submitting their preliminary list to the Ministry of Youth and Sports in readiness for camping which would commence next month. Also, the organizers of the games have decided to pick 3X3 format in the basketball event of the games. In 2015, 573 athletes represented N...

President, Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Habu Gumel has revealed that the NOC is committed to uplifting sports administration in the country to global standards through the continuous education of sports administrators. President, Nigeria Olympic Committee Gumel, made this known at the opening of the Nigeria Association for Physical Health Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (NAPHER-SD) sports administration course currently going on at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. The refresher course is organized under the auspices of the Olympic Solidarity and it aims to improve interpersonal relationships and communications by providing sports opportunities for both the young and old. Gumel, an IOC member explained further, the need to ensure the success of the program by providing support and monitoring of the participants. In similar vein, Olabanji Oladapo, NOC Secretary General in his remark stated that there is a need for active collaboration on the effort...

Dream Stars Ladies Of Lagos have unveiled  Twenty Nine players for the 2018/2019 Nigeria Women Premier League season. The unveiling which took place at  JJT park in Lagos. The players expressed their delight to be part of the Lagos based team as they look forward to the start of the new season. "We had fun at the unveiling, we were all excited to be at the venue, it was really beautiful. "We are ready to give our best to achieve our objectives" Goalkeeper, Onyekachi Eze told Dream Stars Ladies Media. Similarly, Dream Stars Ladies Captain, Judith Nwaogu also praised the club for organizing the unveiling  In a different way "It was a cool outing for all of us, we all had fun. "We want to appreciate the management for putting it together" We are ready to repay the  management's support by giving our best in the NWPL. The Players A total of Twenty nine players were unveiled, led by the Captain, Judith Nwaogu and Vice Captain, An...