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The members of the wrestling team at the 3rd edition of the All Africa Youth Games (AYG) in Algeria in the fight all made medals at the event.
This includes Kolawole Esther (Gold), Sunmisola Balogun (Gold), Christianah Ogunsanya (Gold), Esther Asaolu (silver), Yetunde Oluwatuyi (silver), Jumoke Adekoye (silver), Aina Ohida (silver), Mercy Adekuoroye (Gold) silver), Adijat Idris (bronze) and Natasha Davids (bronze).
Nigeria Esther Oribamise and Azeez Solanke won the silver medal in mixed doubles while Oribamise won the bronze medal for the women's singles.
Oribamise and Solanke lost to Egyptian duo Youssef Abdel-Aziz and Marwa Alhodaby in the final of the event to win money.
However, Solanke finished fifth after being defeated by Abdel-Aziz in the men's singles quarter-final.
Abdel-Aziz went on to win gold in the event.
Oribamise lost to Alhodaby in the semifinals of women's singles
She defeated Icelandic Jalim Nandeshwaree in the bronze match
Oribamise will represent Nigeria at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires later in the year.
However, the AYG should officially end today.
Meanwhile, Nigeria's men's volleyball team won gold and qualified for the U-19 FIVB World Championship in Iran in 2019
They beat Tunisia in the quarterfinals and Algeria in the semifinals.
The country also won bronze in shooting after Agera Champion recorded 4,713 shots in the junior men's 10m Air Rifle. [19459007Linigerianfemalehockeyteam'isinclined2-0faceauGhanaenquartsdefinale
In football, Champions Nigeria has qualified for the finals of the third edition of the African Youth Games in Algiers after beating the host country 2- 0 in the month of August. 20 Stadi
Adeleke Tobi put the 2014 gold winners in front of the penalty spot before John Mark Shirsha reinforces the advantage of taking on the future Eagles in what promises an interesting final match against the Famous enemies of Morocco.
The Moroccans In the other semifinal played at the Sidi Moussa stadium, they will try to avenge their defeat against the Nigerians during the first day of opening of the two teams when the two teams will dispute the final at the same place on Friday night
. The Eagles of the future came from two goals to defeat the Moroccans with a doubling of Divine Nwachukwu and one of Chidera Ejiofor last Thursday at the P.
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Bab Ezzouar Stadium, before a towering victory 5-0 Djibouti at the same place Saturday
Nigeria won the gold medal at the last edition of the African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana, four years after winning four of the five matches and having shot one, in round format.
Except last Thursday's explosive opening, Nigeria and Morocco met in two friendlies in Marrakech a year ago, the Moroccans winning the first 1-0 and the two teams drawing the 39; other 1-1.
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