African Games
NIGERIA EXPECTS A HARVEST OF MEDALS THIS THURSDAY
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, RABAT
Expectations are high in the Nigerian camp, so also are prospects high as Team Nigeria expects a harvest of medals this Thursday. From the badminton competition, the president of Nigeria Badminton Federation, Francis Orbih informed www.sportsvillagesquare that Nigeria will be featuring in four of five final events atSalle A Chock in Casablanca.
The events are Men’s and Women’s singles as well as the
Men’s and Women’s doubles. It is only in the Mixed Doubles that Nigeria will be
missing out.
The essence of this is that four silver medals are expected in a worse case scenario. The complexion of what the BFN president anticipates is however gold.
Nigeria is a giant in badminton in the continent. The prospects of medals are also very high in the athletics events where Nigerians are also featuring in multiple final events holding at the Prince Moulay Abdella Stadium in Rabat.
Nigeria also expects to further lift three medals at the finals of weightlifting holding at the Nahda Indoor Sports Center in Rabat.
The three categories Nigeria eyes are in the Women’s 76kg, Women’s 81kg and Men’s 96 kg.
At the Al Amal Indoor Sports Center, Nigeria also expects to contest in five final events in boxing. Again, being final events, five medals are expected, with the worse case scenario being silver.
At the Boubker Aamar Stadum, dominant force in Africa,
Falconets will be contesting for the gold medal when they face Cameroon in the
final match of the football event.
From the Ibnou rochd Indoor Sports Center where the gymnastics events are holding, Nigeria will be contesting in five final events.
These are: Men’s Vault, Women’s Beam, Men’s Parallel Bars, Women
Floor Exercise and Men’s Horizontal Bar.
With the absolute dominance that the crack team assembled by Daniel Igali holds in wrestling, Nigeria expects no fewer than six medals in the wrestling final events holding this Thursday.
Dr. Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah, who superintended the 13th African Games held in Accra Ghana in February has died.
He was the Chief Operating Officer of the Accra 2023 Local Organising Committee (LOC).
According to sources in Ghana, Dr. Owusu-Ansah was a sports administrator and coach, and thus left behind, a significant legacy in the world of sports.
Dr Owusu-Ansah, a former Chief Executive of the National Sports Authority (NSA), was widely regarded as an encyclopaedia of sports knowledge.
Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Owusu-Ansah, a former national chief athletics coach, authored the best-selling book “Principles of Abundant Living.”
He played a pivotal role in establishing the Department of Sports Studies at the College of Education at the University of Ghana. Additionally, he served as the Director of the Sports Directorate at the University of Ghana, Legon.
The Africa Students Football Union (ASFU) has expressed condolences over the passing of a patron of the union, Dr Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah, who served as the COO of the just concluded 13th Africa Games held in Ghana.
Dr. Owusu-Ansah’s death was announced on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
According to a release by the executive secretary of the union, Femi Abioye, Owusu-Ansah until his death contributed immensely to sports development on the continent and the world at large.
He left an indelible impact on the lives of students-athletes coupled with sports administration across Africa countries.
The ASFU’s President, Prof. Oluwaseun Omotayo, who was shocked at the news of the demise of Dr. Owusu-Ansah described the deceased as a pillar, saying his departure has left a great vacuum in sports management.
He relished the deceased contribution and unwavering dedication to ASFU, saying the Union would miss the deceased.
“We will miss Dr. Owusu-Ansah, whose contribution to sports, knew no bounds. He was always ready to serve. He helped build the Union and was pivotal to the Union programmes. We will surely miss him,” he said.
He extended the Union condolences to all those affected by this loss, praying God grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.
African Games
A milestone as Egypt becomes the first country to get 100 gold medals in African Games
As the curtain is drawn on the 13th African Games in Egypt, the traditional overall winners, have this time hit a milestone.
They have become the first to hit a 100 gold medal mark in the 59 year history of the games.
As at Saturday morning, they have amassed 101 gold medals, 54 more than that of the second placed Nigeria
The biggest star of the Egyptian team is swimmer Marwan Elkamash, who won five gold medals in the men’s 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m and 4x200m relays, all in freestyle.
But medal haul is still short that that of his compatriot, Faten Afifi who fished out seven gold medals from the pool.
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