Team Nigeria continued its impressive run at the ongoing 1st African School Games in Algeria with a stellar performance on Day 2 of athletics, adding four medals to its tally: one gold, two silver, and one bronze.

The highlight of the day came in the girls’ 100m final, where Nigeria produced a commanding gold and silver finish. 

Chigozie Rosemary Nwankwo powered to victory in a time of 11.76 seconds to clinch the gold medal, while her compatriot, Miracle Ezechukwu, secured silver with a time of 11.86 seconds. The bronze medal went to Congo’s Ndoulou Boukama, who crossed the line in 12.19 seconds.

In the girls’ 400m final, Jecinter Lawrence Andrew delivered a strong and composed race to finish second, earning Nigeria its second silver medal of the day. 

Meanwhile, in the boys’ 400m final, Faye Perfect battled through a highly competitive field to secure the bronze, rounding off a productive day on the track for Team Nigeria.

With Saturdays results, Team Nigeria’s athletics squad has so far collected a total of six medals in athletics events, further solidifying the country’s dominance. 

More finals are expected in the coming days, and the team remains focused and determined to keep the momentum going.

Chekas United football club kickstarted the defence of their title in the trivella super cup on a good note 

The tournament for grassroots football club across Lagos State kicked off at the eagles club football pitch on Friday with 8 clubs participating 

Chekas defeated Athletic sc 4-3 on penalties after regulation time ended 2all in the first set of games in day one 

With the results chekas advance to the semi finals 

This is the 2nd edition In Nigeria  and the 28th edition in Brazil 

The trivella tournament is a scouting programme with top scouts from Brazil in attendance 

Captain of chekas United football club chisom okoli praised his team for a job well done but said more still needs to be done for them to reach their peak 

Football scout Falvio trivella says nigeria is blessed with talented footballers hence the need for the scouting exercise to discover more players for greener pastures

He said a player was discovered last year from this tournament who is playing his trade in the Brazilian league 

” I’ve seen a lot of talents in this tournament, this competition is not only to discover skilful players but also to maintain a good relationship between Nigeria and Brazil ” He said 

Chairman chekas United football chekeube uzoegbo who doubles as one of the organisers of trivella super cup commended all the participating teams for displaying exceptional talents in the competition

” It has always been the wish of any player to have this kind of opportunity to better his career and for greener pastures in the sport he loves .  Our basic work is discover raw talents develop and nurture them to stardom” He said 

Semi final games holds on Saturday August 2nd 2025 

Paralympic bronze medallist Eniola Bolaji has won the 2025 British and Irish Para Badminton International, held at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff on Saturday, July 26.

The world No. 2 claimed a hard-fought 2-1 victory (21-16, 16-21, 21-13) over Paralympic champion and world No. 1 Qonitah Syakuroh in the women’s SL3 final.

Bolaji started strong, taking the first set 21-16, but Syakuroh responded with a 21-16 win in the second. In a tense third set, Syakuroh led until 13 points before Bolaji surged ahead from 11 to win 21-13 and secure the title.

Her campaign began with a 2-0 (21-12, 21-18) win over Australia’s Celine Vinot in Round 2. She then defeated world No. 10 Milena Surreau of France 2-0 (21-8, 21-18), followed by another dominant 2-0 (21-5, 21-15) win over India’s Sanjana Kumari.

In the semifinals, Bolaji faced Celine Vinot again and delivered an emphatic 2-0 (21-4, 21-8) victory to advance to the final, where she clinched her biggest international title to date.

An elated President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN), Francis Orbih, described Eniola Bolaji’s victory as a testament to her hard work and perseverance.

Orbih noted that defeating the world No. 1, whom Bolaji had previously lost to in the semifinals of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, shows she is ready for greater challenges ahead.

He said, “I am excited with this victory because she just defeated the world number one, whom she lost to in the semifinals of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

“Bolaji has shown significant improvement, and we hope she maintains this momentum heading into the next Paralympic Games. BFN, BCA and the National Sports Commission are proud of her continuous efforts in putting Nigeria and Africa on the global badminton map.”