Nigeria’s leading Sports Talent, Events & Media Agency | Discovering & Developing Future Olympians to Deliver Medals on the global stage
Lagos, Nigeria
Joined January 2013
- Tweets48.8K
- Following346
- Followers47.1K
- Likes4.1K
Nigeria’s female athletes have announced themselves across every age group, showcasing their talent and playing a key role in helping the nation qualify for major events. In this first part of our list of Nigeria’s Top 10 Female Sprinters of 2026, we count down from Nos. 10 to 6.
Full time in Uyo: Nigeria 🇳🇬3⃣ - 1⃣ Tanzania🇹🇿
Tolu Arokodare saved the day for the Super Eagles, scoring a brace from the bench to help Nigeria to victory.
Nigeria have now gone up to 6pts and 2nd in their #AFCON2027Q group; 1pt behind Guinea Bissau.
Back on track!
Man in form 🔥🔥
Tolu Arokodare drops the ball with his right foot, then finishes with his left foot to put the Super Eagles 3-1 up on Tanzania.
He is making the best of this opportunity 👏👏
Tolu Arokodare grabs his chance, scoring a very beautiful back-heel goal to put Nigeria back in front.
Super Eagles lead Tanzania 2-1 in Uyo! nitter.cf/cindy92122520/status/2…
Half Time in Uyo: Nigeria 🇳🇬 1 - 1 Tanzania 🇹🇿
Super Eagles are level at the break in their AFCON 2027 qualifiers against Tanzania. '
Nigeria scored an early goal, but couldn't hold their lines as Tanzania got back into the game.
All to play for in the second half.
1
12
2,750
Tanzania spreads the ball across Nigeria's defence, before finding the net for their equalizing goal through Alphonce Mabula Msanga.
After 39mins in Uyo: Nigeria 1 - 1 Tanzania
👏👏The press. The through pass!!
Super Eagles take a 1-0 lead against Tanzania, through Alhassan Yusuf who arrived the box at the right time to find the net.
How the Super Eagles of Nigeria are lining up this evening against Tanzania.
Nigeria could go six points in their group, and one point behind Guinea Bissau, if they win their match this evening in Uyo.
Nigeria draw the curtains on its participation at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
Mayowa Shukurat was the last Nigerian athlete in action, competing in women's 48kg Boxing event.
Three GOLD medals for Team Nigeria 🇳🇬 in Dakar; have you been impressed with the outing?
Mayowa will be back!!
Nigerian boxer, Mayowa Shukurat has big prospects.
She is the reigning African Champion in the women's 48kg Boxing event, and interestingly, it was Algeria's Bouthaina Bensalah whom she defeated to win the title in Angola.
The Algerian got her pound of flesh in Dakar, winning their rematch on points.
This rivalry could last a long time, and they will possibly be fighting each other in the future.
Nigerian boxer, Mayowa Shukurat lost her quarterfinal bout to Algeria's Bouthaina Bensalah in women's 48kg at the Youth Olympics in Dakar.
Shukurat fought hard in the 3rd round, but she left it late as Bensalah won the fight on points, going through to the semis with a 5-0 win.
Original photo!!
Instablog cropped off the watermark from the original image of Tejiri Ugoh.
16-year-old Praise Ugoh makes history as Nigeria’s first-ever 400m gold medallist at the Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal
16-year-old Nigerian athlete Praise Ugoh has clinched the women’s 400m gold medal at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal.
Ugoh clocked a personal-best time of 52.76 seconds, becoming the first Nigerian to win the 400m title at the Youth Olympics.
The proposed qualification standards for the LA28 Olympic Games are here!
The entry standards outline the qualifying performance benchmarks across all Athletics disciplines, from the 100m sprints to the Marathon.
The importance of age-grade competitions!!
Two years ago in Asaba: Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo (Anambra) & Tejiri Praise Ugoh (Edo), competed for their respective states at the National Youth Games.
They have now gone on to become Youth Olympic Champions in 2 years!
Nigeria's Ringnan Danjuma finished 34th among 41 competitors in the women's Cycling Road Individual Time Trial clocking 13:56.54 at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar.
Kazakhstan's Anel Tashbay claimed GOLD in 11:32.57, followed by Slovakia's Karolina Hajdukova (11:37.62) and Russia's Angelina Novolodskaya (11:43.65), who took Silver and Bronze respectively.
