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Tobi Amusan secures third 100m hurdles African Games victory
The Nigerian hurdles sensation, Tobi Amusan, claimed victory in the women’s 100m hurdles at the African Games in Ghana on Wednesday with an impressive time of 12.89 seconds.
Amusan encountered a false-start scare during the initial race attempt, which could have led to her disqualification.
Nevertheless, the officials decided to go easy on her and issued her a yellow card instead.
With that victory, she secured her third consecutive African Games championship.
Amusan emerged victorious over Sidonie Fiadanantsoa of Madagascar, who finished in second place with a time of 13.19 seconds.
Faith Osamuyi from Nigeria narrowly missed securing a spot on the podium, finishing in 4th place with a time of 13.77 seconds.
Amusan holds the current world record in the 100m hurdles, clocking an impressive time of 12.12 seconds.
She achieved this feat during the semi-final of the women’s 100m hurdles in Eugene, Oregon, in 2022.
She holds titles and records in the 100m hurdles, both at the Commonwealth and African levels.
Amusan made history as the first Nigerian to become a world champion and world record holder in athletics.
She secured the gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the 2022 World Championships, setting the world record of 12.12 seconds (+0.9m/s) in the semi-final.
She continued her outstanding performance with a time of 12.06 seconds (+2.5m/s) in the final.
She won back-to-back Commonwealth and African titles in 2018 and 2022 in the 100m hurdles and is also now a three-time African Games champion in the event.
The Super Eagles have arrived in Uyo ahead of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matchday six encounter with the Warriors of Zimbabwe.
Metrowatch reports that Nigeria defeated the Amavubi of Rwanda 2-0 in Kigali on Friday night.
The players and their officials jetted into the Victor Attah International Airport on Saturday afternoon.
They moved into the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Ikot Ekpene on their arrival.
Éric Chelle’s side are expected to have a training session at the training pitch of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, on Sunday.
The Super Eagles will be up against the Warriors next week Tuesday.
Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen surpassed the great Segun Odegbami in the list of Nigeria’s all-time leading scorer.
This comes after his goal in the 11th minute of the Super Eagles’ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Rwanda in Kigali.
Osimhen and Odegbami each had 23 goals going into the match.
But the Napoli loanee put the ball in the next following a free-kick cross from Ademola Lookman early in the game.
Osimhen now has 24 goals, one ahead of Odegbami.
The 26-year-old is now only behind Rashidi Yekini, who has 37 goals for the Super Eagles.
Nigeria’s all-time scorers [Top 10]
Rashidi Yekini – 37 Goals
Victor Osimhen – 25 Goals
Segun Odegbami – 23 Goals
Yakubu Aiyegbeni – 21 Goals
Ikechukwu Uche – 19 Goals
Obafemi Martins – 18 Goals
Sunday Oyarekhu – 17 Goals
Samson Siasia – 16 Goals
Odion Jude Ighalo – 16 Goals
Ahmed Musa – 16 Goals
The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Rwanda in the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, boosting their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification prospects thanks to Victor Osimhen’s two goals.
Nigeria came into the match with a must win to keep their World Cup hopes as they are in a bad spot on the qualifying table.
The Super Eagles before the match were fifth on the log with three points from the opening four games and risk missing out on consecutive FIFA World Cups.
Eric Chelle stuck to the basics and named a lineup most Nigerians were familiar with even though he tried to implement his style of play with the formation.
Victor Osimhen opened the scoring in the 11th minute, evading the Rwandan defence and smashing the ball home from a well-placed Ademola Lookman’s free kick.
The Galatasaray forward extended Nigeria’s advantage in the third minute of additional time, putting the country in command.
Samuel Chukwueze, his old U17 teammate, put him through on a counterattack. Osimhen took it all on his own and gently chipped the ball over Fiacre Ntwari to lead 2-0 at the break.
The Eagles continued to keep things tidy and they maintain the score sheet till the end of the match.
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