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How NFC’s Training Initiative Shape My Game-Prosper Useni

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4 years ago

October 5, 2022

Joel Ajayi

The player of the match at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup Africa Division Two Qualifiers inside the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Package B Abuja Prosper Useni revealed that the different Nigeria Cricket Federation training initiative is seriously yielding good results for him and the entire team.

Just on Tuesday evening, Nigeria cricket team defeated their arch rival Sierra Leone with 11 runs having scored 184 runs all out in 47.4 overs with loss of 8 wickets. While the visitors scored 173 all out in 41.5 overs with loss of 10 wickets.

Indeed, Prosper Useni’s effort won the game and for Nigeria he emerged Player of the match with a bowling statistics of six wickets, 26 runs in 6.5 overs.

Speaking shortly after he received the player of the match award, prosper Useni said the training initiative was not a waste of effort for the Nigeria team.

According to him, we are not looking at anybody, we are focusing on our game.

“What help our performance was one month training given to some of by the NCF, it’s not waste of effort, we went to Zimbabwe for one training with academy, we went there we work hard, we gained more experienced as you can see it really shape our game, we are proud of NCF and I think they will be proud of us to.”

However, Nigeria will play Malawi in the next game.

Meanwhile, six countries are currently featuring in the qualifiers with the top three teams, to progress to the next stage of the World Cup qualifiers.

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Kukkiwon President Hails Popoola’s Impact on Nigerian Taekwondo, NTF Boss Celebrates One Year of Progress

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11 hours ago

October 28, 2026

The Gleamer

The President of the Taekwondo Federation of Nigeria, Grand Master Tayo Popoola has received a letter of commendation from the president of Kukkiwon, Yun Ung- Suk, for her outstanding contribution to the development of the sport.

Grand Master Popoola was hailed for her consistent drive improving the game within a short time of her stewardship in the NTF and the dissemination of Taekwondo activities in Nigeria to the global space.

The commendation letter dated October 25, 2026, was personally signed by Kukkiwon President, Ung-Suk.

Popoola said the commendation came to her as a pleasant surprise.

“I did not see that coming but It is a good one not only for me but the entire federation. I did not do it alone and it is also a challenge to do much more in the days, weeks and months ahead. I thank all the board members and I am optimistic that we will do more for the athletes,” Popoola said.

Incidentally, it is just about one year in office for Grand Master Popoola who has recorded a string of successes in the federation including the National Open Trials in Abeokuta, the Africa Taekwondo Championship 2026 in Bamako Mali where Nigeria won several Medals, the first ever Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele National Taekwondo Championship which took place last month in Lagos and the recently held Korean Ambassador Cup in Abuja which also had in attendance the World Kukkiwon Demonstration team.

The demonstration team dazzled fans in Abuja with spectacular display only last weekend just as the para-athletes in taekwondo were duly classified by experts from the world body in preparation for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.

“I want to thank the National Sports Commission for the support given to me and the entire NTF. Things can only get better,” Popoola stressed.

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