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Olympics: Return with laurels, Buhari tells Team Nigeria

"As you embark on the search for honours for the nation, I seize this opportunity to assure our Olympians that you have my support and those of all Nigerians. "Go! Win and return with laurels, I wish you the best," the President said.

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Siasia confirms Mikel for Rio Olympics

Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi will feature at the Rio Olympics after initial fears he will not, according to Nigeria Olympic team coach Samson Siasia. Siasia himself had raised fears over the availability of the Chelsea midfielder as one of the over-aged players

Omeruo, Ndidi out of Siasia's Olympics team

The duo of Kenneth Omeruo and Wilfred Ndidi, will not play for Nigeria at next month's Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. Omeruo will be unavailable, as he has not sorted out his contract issue with Chelsea, while Ndidi's club were not sure he will have an automatic

Russia banned from Olympics, 2022 World Cup

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has issued Russia a four-year ban from international sporting competition over doping failures. The World Anti-Doping Agency's board made the announcement after they convened on Monday for a meeting around the International

Three Nigerians create records at Rio Olympics

At least three Nigerian athletes in the ongoing Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games created records of sorts that will be cherished in a longtime to come. The trio with records are two table tennis stars, Segun Toriola and Aruna Quadri as well as Rower, Chierika

BREAKING: Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare suspended

Nigerian sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare Ighoteguonor has been "provisionally" suspended for doping at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics in Japan. The Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU, made this known in a press statement on Saturday. AIU said that Okagbare tested positive

BREAKING: Olympics: Ten Nigerian athletes banned from Tokyo

Ten Nigerian athletes have been ruled ineligible to participate at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), reducing the country's hope of clinching more medals at the event. The athletes were said to have failed to meet

Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria's Ese Brume qualifies for final

Nigeria's Ese Brume has made it into the final of the women's long jump event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Brume finished fourth in Group B with a 6.76m jump to take the final spot. Reigning World Indoor champion, Ivana Spanovic, was first in Group

Mohammed Salah wanted at Egypt's 2024 Olympics team

Liverpool and Egypt may be set for a row, as the country's manager wants to include Mohamed Salah in his squad for the 2024 Olympic Games. The Liverpool Echo reports that Egypt Under-23 manager Rogerio Micale has admitted that he wants to include Salah as

Olympics: Why Mikel was named Team Nigeria captain

Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi has been named captain of Team Nigeria to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which begins on August 5. Forty-year-old table tennis star Funke Oshonaike, who will be making her sixth appearance at the games after her debut appearance at

Protests shake Rio hours before opening Olympics gala

Thousands of Brazilians angry at political upheaval, corruption and the cost of the Rio Olympics blocked traffic in protests Friday ahead of the gala opening ceremony. About 3,000 people occupied the busy avenue running along Copacabana beach, while a smaller