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ANOCA ZONE III GAMES: Gold Rush for Team Nigeria in Ouagadougou as Nigeria sweeps 12 Gold medals in Weightlifting and Badminton
Uche Hilary
It was a Gold rush for team Nigeria on Thursday at the ANOCA ZONE III Games in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, after a dominant performance in both Weightlifting and Badminton saw Nigeria winning a total of 12 Gold medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal to round off its campaign at the regional competition.
In Weightlifting, it was a case of Gold medal spree for the three Nigerian athletes that represented the country.
It all began with Emmanuel Inakedor who is the current African Champion in the 71kg, as he wasted no time sweeping aside his opponents in the snatch event, clean and jack event and the total event.
In the 79kg category, Ibrahim Rabiu who also doubles as the team’s coach, also won the entire 3 Gold medals available in both the Snatch, Jark and Total events.
In the 110kg, Adeyemi Vincent who is also an African Champion completed the hattrick Gold medal performance for Team Nigeria with his own 3 Gold medals in the three categories of Snatch, Clean and Jerk and Total events.
In Badminton, Team Nigeria continued from where it left off, by adding 3 more Gold medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze to the 2 Gold medals it won on Tuesday in the men’s and women’s double events.
Shehu Aliyu defeated Fano Dosh from Benin Republic to win the men’s single 2-0 while Joseph Abel claimed the bronze medal. In the Women’s singles event, It was an all Nigeria final when Dorcas Adedokan defeated Deborah Ukeh to the Gold medal.
In the mixed doubles, Shehu Aliyu and Deborah Ukeh defeated host Burkina Faso in the semi-final before beating fellow country duo of Joseph Abel and Dorcas Adesokan to the Gold in the final.
Team Nigeria however finished Thursday’s event with a total of 12 Gold medals,1 silver and 1 bronze medal as a clear sign of its regional dominance.
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Montage Community Football Tourney Registration Ends October 30
Cyril Ogar
Registration for the 2026 edition of the Montage Community Football Tournament will close on Friday, October 30, organisers have announced.
The tournament coordinator, Mr Raphael Ekpang, disclosed this on Thursday, urging interested teams across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to take advantage of the remaining days to register.
Ekpang said registration had been ongoing since Monday, encouraging eligible teams to complete the process before the deadline.
The tournament, themed “Montage FM 99.7: Empowering Youth, Uniting Communities Through Football,” is scheduled to kick off on November 3, 2026, with playoffs across the six Area Councils of the FCT.
The grand finale will hold on December 5, 2026, at the Old Parade Ground, Garki Area 10, Abuja, where the top four teams will compete for first-, second- and third-place honours.
A total of 48 teams will participate in the competition, with eight teams representing each of the six Area Councils.
The participating teams will compete for cash prizes worth over ₦2 million and other valuable rewards.
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