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Nigeria: Why Four Nigerian Women in Korea Are Already Winners
Premium Times, 12 February 2018
It is very appropriate that in the year of the Black Panther, the world's most populous black nation, Nigeria, makes her debut appearance at the Winter Olympics. Read more »
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South Africa: Team SA All Set to Go At Winter Olympics
Sascoc, 9 February 2018
The Winter Olympics swing into action in PyeongChang, South Korea with Friday's opening ceremony. Read more »
African Athletes Bring Warm Competition to Winter Olympic Games
As one of the world's hottest continents, Africa lacks the climate for winter sports such as skiing, bobsleigh and snowboarding. Despite this disadvantage, competitors from a record number of African nations are in Pyeongchang, South Korea. From Kenya's Sabrina Simader, Madagascar's Mialitiana Clerc, Ghana's Akwasi Frimpong, South Africa's sole competitor Alpine ski racer, Connor Wilson, Nigeria's first female skeleton athlete Simidele Adeagbo, Samir Azzimani of Morocco and Togo's Alessia Afi Dipol, watch the continent's best as they hope to take home at least one of the 102 medals up for grabs.
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Nigeria's Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga made history by being the first bobsled team from the African continent to qualify for the Winter Olympics starting on ... Read more »
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Skier Sabrina Wanjiku Simader has arrived in the South Korean city of Pyeongchang, ready to make history. She qualified for the Pyeongchang Winter Games in 2017 during the World ... Read more »
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This year, not only will the world see the largest Winter Olympics games ever, but Africa too, will fly more of its flags at the opening ceremony than ever before. Since the first ... Read more »
