[SPORT] 12TH AFRICA GAMES

NIGERIA ON SUNDAY INCREASED ITS MEDALS AT THE ONGOING 12TH ALL AFRICA GAMES IN MOROCCO, WINNING THREE GOLD MEDALS IN BADMINTON, BASKETBALL AND WEIGHTLIFTING.

TEAM NIGERIA DEFEATED ALGERIA 3-0 IN THE BADMINTON MIXED EVENT IN CASABLANCA. IT WAS NOT AN EASY BATTLE AS THE ALGERIANS WON THE FIRST GAME 21-16.

THE NIGERIANS FOUGHT BACK IN THE SECOND MATCH TO WIN 21-18. TEAM NIGERIA ALSO TOOK THE THIRD GAME 21-19.

NIGERIA ALSO DEFEATED MALI 21-20 TO WIN GOLD MEDAL IN 3-3 WOMEN BASKETBALL. TEAM NIGERIA ALSO WON BRONZE MEDAL IN THE MALE CATEGORY.