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Rugby: Nigeria Prepares For Olympic Qualifiers At England Camp


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Nigeria's senior men’s Rugby team, the Black Stallions, are in England ahead of the next month’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers in Mauritius, the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) announced. The Black Stallions will face…

Rugby: Nigeria To Battle Ghana In Olympic Qualifiers


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Nigeria's senior men's national rugby team, the Black Stallions, will kick-off their campaign for Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers with the first game against Ghana in Mauritius. The qualifiers, scheduled to hold in June 2023, will witness…

Mauritius halts flights, shuts stock exchange over cyclone


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Mauritius on Monday grounded flights and shut its stock exchange as Tropical Cyclone Freddy approached, posing a "direct threat" to the Indian Ocean island. A Class III cyclone warning was in force in Mauritius, allowing about six hours of…

Mauritius, UK launch sovereignty talks


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Britain and Mauritius have begun talks on the sovereignty of the disputed Chagos archipelago, the Mauritian prime minister announced. "The latest developments on the Chagos issue are very encouraging. Negotiations between Mauritius and…

Sports Minister Praises Team Nigeria Athletes At African Championships


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The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, heaped praised on the performance of Team Nigeria athletes that represented the nation at the just concluded African Senior Athletics Championships in Mauritius. Team Nigeria…

Team Nigeria Finishes Third At African Senior Athletics Championship


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Team Nigeria finished third on the final medals table amassing 11 medals in total at the 22nd edition of the African Senior Athletics Championship, which ended on Sunday in Mauritius. Nigeria with five Gold, three Silver and three Bronze…

AFN Lists Brume, Amusan, Others For African Athletics Championships


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The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has listed 53 athletes for the 22nd African Athletics Championships, led by Ese Brume, Tobi Amusan,  Chioma Onyekwere and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, with the tournament scheduled to hold between June 8…

ITTF World Championships: Egypt Dominates Northern Regional Qualifiers


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The race to qualify for the 2023 ITTF World Championships scheduled to hold in Durban, South Africa has been concluded in the Northern region as African powerhouse Egypt showed its supremacy with an all-Egyptian final in both the men's and…

AFCON 2023: Mauritius Win Appeal Against Sao Tomé and Príncipe


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The Director of Competitions of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Samson Adamu, has confirmed that Mauritius won a case it filed against Sao Tomé and Príncipe concerning their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) preliminary…

Mauritius extends Covid-19 lockdown by one month


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Mauritius has extended its lockdown for another month as the island nation continues its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The extension of the Temporary Restriction of Movement Order, which takes effect from Thursday, April 1, was…