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Team Nigeria in the paralympics is not always talked about enough. Every Paralympic competition, Team Nigeria always put on a show and make the Nation proud but their success is not talked about enough. In the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Team Nigeria won a total of 10 medals

The medals saw Nigeria finish with four gold, one silver and five bronze medals.

Lauritta Onye started the closing day of Nigeria’s contest by winning bronze in the women’s F40 shot put event before Flora Ugunnwa ensured Nigeria signed out on a high from Tokyo with gold in the F54 javelin event.

As reported by SportsTalkAfrica, Lauritta competed under very difficult conditions on the wet and slippery grounds of the stadium.

She nonetheless threw 8.29 metres which was enough for a podium finish but could not rattle gold medalist Sliwinska Renata of Poland whose 8.75 metres cancelled off the Nigerian’s Games’ record of 8.40 metres set in Rio 2016.

Djelal Salem of Algeria secured the silver with a throw of 8.33 metres.

Flora Ugunnwa, however, turned the story around in the F54 javelin final which was Nigeria’s last event in Tokyo.

She dusted her opponents with her 18.39 metres throw to leave Kurbanova Nurkorn of Uzbekistan and Yang Liwan of China in the second and third positions respectively.

Flora told Sportstalkafrica.com in Tokyo she had planned to achieve more at the Paralympic Games but remains thankful to God for the gold medal.

ThierryJay:
Sadio Mane is currently on 99 goals and will soon join Salah as the third African EPL Centurion!

The "Big Yak" Aiyegbeni was so unlucky to end his career up at 99 EPL goals. He would have been the first African to reach 100 goals.

pek:
Rag tag team. See their footwears. Some wearing Nike, some Adidas while others are unbranded. What a shame of a country.

ChasinGood:
How is 3-0 humiliation na?

Liverpool forward Mohammed Salah joined the premier league elite club 100 after his first half strike against Leeds United at Elland Road on Sunday.

Mohamed Salah has become the 30th player to reach 100 goals in the Premier League after opening the scoring in Liverpool’s clash with Leeds United.

The Egyptian joins a club which is currently led by Alan Shearer when turning in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s low cross from close range at Elland Road.

Salah’s 100th goal came in his 162nd appearance in the Premier League, with only Shearer, Harry Kane, Sergio Aguero and Thierry Henry reaching the milestone quicker than the Liverpool man.

The 29-year-old scored his first Premier League goal for Chelsea, in a London derby win over Arsenal. He netted only one other goal for the Blues before heading to Italy for spells with Fiorentina and Roma.

Liverpool lured him back to England in 2017, and he took his career to new heights at Anfield.

He helped the Reds win the title in the 2019-20 season and despite the club disappointing in their defence Salah continued to impress and he became the first Liverpool player to score 20 goals in three different Premier League campaigns.

Didier Drogba is the only other African to hit 100 Premier League goals, and the Ivorian’s record of 104 will be in Salah’s sights.

Two strikers named in Nigeria’s squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Paul Onuachu and Odion Ighalo have taken their tally for the season to four each in all competitions after getting on the scoresheet in league matches played on Sunday, September 12.

In a Belgian First Division A clash at Luminus Arena, Racing Genk goal machine Onuachu thought he had scored a decisive goal when he opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute against Royale Union Saint Gilloise.

But RUSG’S number 9 Deniz Undav ensured honours were shared when he headed in the equaliser with almost the last kick of the game in the 95th minute .

Onuachu’s other league goals this season came against KV Kortrijk and OH Leuven, and he opened his account in Europe in a UEFA Champions League third qualifying tie versus Shakhtar Donetsk.

Odion Ighalo has now scored two braces this season from the first four league encounters after his pair of goals gave Al-Shabab a 2-0 win over Al Hazm at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium.

The former Manchester United star broke the deadlock in the third minute before making it 2-0 in the 87th minute and putting the game out of the reach of Al Hazm.

All his four goals in the Saudi Pro League were scored at home.

The Nigerian Women Volleyball team crushed west African rivals Senegal 3-0 in straight set defeat to start the competition in Rwanda on a positive note.

The head coach of Nigeria women’s senior team, Samuel Ajayi told newsmen after the match that the players played according to the match plan.

Ajayi said the win against Senegal has built the confidence of the team adding that Senegal played well in the third set but Nigeria got the deserved win.

He said, “I am excited that the players were able to play according to the match plan and I thank God that he made our first win possible.

“The last time we met at the World Cup qualifiers, the Senegalese beat us 3-2 in Lagos and this was ringing in my ear before the game and that is why we came all out being the first game.

“The win will build our confidence in the championship and I am grateful to God and the volleyball community”.

The NSCDC coach said Nigeria will be playing against Rwanda and the crowd stating that his team can stage an upset.

He said, “I know the match against host, Rwanda is going to be very tough, their fans will come out in their numbers to cheer them but we believe with today’s win, we will build on it and provide a shocker”
Nigeria takes on host, Rwanda in their second match on Monday by 12pm at the Kigali Arena.