The Minister of Youth and Sports development Chief Sunday Dare will on Friday October 8, 2021 inaugurate newly elected 22 sports federations boards. A press statement by the Director Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Youth and Sports development, Mohammed Manga, on Thursday said, “Arrangements have being concluded for the official inauguration of the newly elected Board Members of the Read More
The immediate past President of Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) Mrs Margaret Binga on Thursday failed to garner single vote at the end of 2021 sports federation election held in Abuja. Delegates from 22 different sports federations participated during the electoral processes, that of NTF were not left out. Binga who had served four years as NTF President after falling out Read More
Veteran tactician Alhaji Sani Lawal a while ago on Saturday defeated his only opponent Osita Egwim to emerge technical representative in the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) after a rescheduled Nigeria Sports Federations Elections (NSFE). The peaceful but fiercely contested election held inside Moshood Abiola National stadium Abuja saw Alhaji Lawal beat Egwim 19-16. While Lawal is of the Ahmadu Bello Read More
From Tokyo Olympics to renewed grassroots voyage It was a moment to explore for Nigerian Olympics medalist, Engr. Chika Chukwumerije, who made out time and visited various cities in Southeast including Enugu, Owerri Imo state capital and Awka Anambra state capital, a movement that took him a whole week, starting from a previous weekend of being around the coal city Read More
The only female Taekwondo Nigerian athlete, Elizabeth Anyanacho, at the just concluded 2020 Olympic Games has revealed her experience with an assurance of better times ahead of 2024 Games scheduled for Paris. She spoke to select Journalists in Abuja shortly after returning from Tokyo, Japan. Excerpts… My Taekwondo journeyI never knew what Taekwondo was but I usually watch all these Read More
In the latest world ranking released by World Taekwondo, Nigeria’s Elizabeth Anyanacho has broken into the top thirty and is now ranked 28th in the world, after her participation at the G-20 ranked Tokyo Olympic Games. The 22-year-old who lost in the round of 16 to former world champion and double Olympic medalist, Nur Tartar of Turkey, also saw her Read More
Nigeria’s Elizabeth Anyanacho early Monday morning lost out to double Olympic Medalist and former world champion, Nur Tartar of Turkey. The duo, competing in the female -67kg, kick-started competition day three for the taekwondo event. Tartar who edged out Anyanacho 12 – 7 used her Olympic and world experience to capitalise on the inexperience of her Nigerian counterpart. With seven Read More
The name Chukwumerije still rings bell in Nigeria’s sporting fraternity after years of dedication and purposeful impact, especially in Taekwondo by an entire family spearheaded by late father Senator Uche Chukwumerije. Of all his children, Chika Chukwumerije, an Olympian who made the country pround when he won ‘golden’ bronze at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing has continued to sustain Read More
Nigeria’s Elizabeth Anyanacho has eventually won won gold at Beirut Open after defeating Uzbekistan’s Alijonova Gulsanam 22 – 16 in the very tough semi-final of G-2 Taekwondo ranked competition. To hit the final, Anyanacho defeated Denmark’s Andersen Jesmin in the semifinal. Details loading…
Tokyo Olympics-bound Elizabeth Anyancho is now in Lebanon to participate in the World Taekwondo G-2 ranked Beirut Open, scheduled to kickoff today at the Stade Nouhad Naufal, in Beirut, Lebanon. The ranked event is the last competitive event on the World Taekwondo calendar before the Olympic games kicks off in July. The 22-year-old Elizabeth, who is travelling with her technical Read More
The African Children Talent Discovery Foundation led by Engr. Noah Dallaji has adopted Patience Okon-George in Athletics and Elizabeth Anyanacho In Taekwondo for $10,000 each. Both athletes have total sum of $20,000 to prepare ahead of Tokyo Olympics. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr Sunday Dare while commending the African Children Talent Discovery Foundation said, “The Ministry is Read More
Team Kaduna departed Kaduna on Saturday for the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF) with 400 athletes and officials, as the state government charged the team to be good ambassadors of the state. Team Kaduna will participate in 27 individual and team sports at the Edo 2020 Festival scheduled to hold from April 2 to 14, 2021 in Benin City, Read More
The Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria (KCCN) has outlined programmes for the year 2021 with utmost readiness to hit the ground running. Director of KCCN Mr. Lee Jin-Su who spoke during a press conference when all the centre’s activities for the year were rolled in Abuja said so far in his two-year reign, he has discovered how Nigerians cherished their culture Read More
Months after picking Olympic ticket ahead of Tokyo Olympics, Malala Fund has named the Nigerian taekwondo athlete, Elizabeth Anyanacho, as one of the 30 Game Changers of 2020. The 21-year-old became the first female Nigerian taekwondo athlete to qualify for the Games in 16 years. She secured one of two berths available in the women’s under-67-kilogramme event at the African Read More
24th May, 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria. Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria (KCCN) opened in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, to promote cooperation through the expansion of cultural exchanges between Korea and Nigeria in 2010, which was the 30th anniversary of Korea-Nigeria diplomatic relations. This year marks the 40th anniversary. There are a total of 32 Read More
Six countries, including hosts Morocco and Africa’s most populous nation Nigeria, secured Olympic tickets for Tokyo 2020 Olympics on the opening day of the on-going African Qualification Tournament for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, holding between February 22 and 23, 2020. The spread of the medals acutely reflects the difficulty and competitiveness of the Olympic qualification process, as well as spread Read More
Taekwondo at the 12th All African Games added a total of six medals, including one gold and five bronze medals, to Team Nigeria at the just concluded Taekwondo event at the on-going 12th All African Games. Team Captain, Chinazum Nwosu, won a Gold in the female bantamweight -53kg category on the opening day. Her male counterpart, Sunday Onofe, also won a bronze Read More
After keenly contested National trials conducted by the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) which ended at the weekend in Abuja, 16 taekwondo Athletes out of expected 24 have been confirmed. Those who automatically booked a place for possible feature at the games to be staged in Morocco this year were top-ranked athletes after series of taekwondo events in recent times. Incidentally, Read More
Talks between Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) and Nigeria Police have reached advance stages ahead of 8th edition of Inspector General of Police Taekwondo Championship tagged IGP Open. Already, the glamorous sporting event which is slated for Portharcourt, Rivers state capital will kick off July 25, 2019. Speaking after a marathon meeting with representatives of NTF in Abuja, Chairperson of Nigeria Read More
As the curtains came down on the just concluded World Taekwondo Championships, which was held in Manchester UK between 14 and 19 May, Africa found itself left out of the podium experience, as no athlete from Africa managed to win a medal in the world event dominated by Asia and Europe. Korea were overall winners with four gold medals, one Read More
It will be another set time for Taekwondo display by mainly school Athletes when the first-ever 2019 prix series gets underway on Saturday, April 27, 2019 in Abuja. Already, about 50 Athletes from Benue, Zamfara, Abia, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been confirmed to be ready for the sporting fiesta put together by Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation (CCSF). Speaking ahead Read More
Engr. Chika Chukwumerije, three time Olympian and only Nigerian Taekwondo Olympic medalist recently bagged Educator training certification as one of the very first set of Taekwondo big heads to do so. In this interview with Blueprint Sport crew, Chukwumerije who is currently the technical director, Nigeria Taekwondo Federation speaks on recently concluded Educator training event and Taekwondowon camp for Athletes Read More
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