Team Nigeria Handball advances

As action continues in the 8thAll Africa games holding in Abuja the female handball team  has raised hope that the country will be on the medal list soon.

The team only on Tuesday walloped their Kenyan counterparts by 35-14 goals thus advancing to the next stage of the competition.

In other games decided same day, defending champions, region Algeria defeated Congo DR31-18 in an exciting game that reflected the great qualities of the Algerian girls. The games were decided inside the Velodrome of the National stadium, Abuja.With the players applying caution to the game in order to prevent any form of injury.

Meanwhile, as at the time of filling this report, both Nigeria and Ghana were still slugging it out in the male category.

Powerlifting golden Nigeria

The Team Nigeria got their first Gold medal courtesy  Ruel Ishiaku in the 48kg as he lifted a handful 162.5kg in total to pick the nations first medal at the games. Defeating six others to the Medal. ‘’I want to thank GOD for the moral he has given me’’ was all the Gold medallist could utter.

Silver not too bright…

The TEAM NIGERIA got a silver medal in the Mixed doubles of the Badminton losing 2-3 to defending Champions South Africa

South Africa Swims Gold

The South African swimmers are left no stone unturned in their quest to clinch the top spot of the over all medal table at the on going AAG here in Abuja

The nation swam out with four gold medals at the end of their events on Sunday as two other strong contestants Egypt and Tunisia picking up a gold medal each…at the end of the swimming events in Abuja, the south Africans were full of smiles all the way.

Host Nigeria were nowhere to be found triggering off earlier fears about Nigeria's ability to win any major medals in the swimming events. Musa Bakare, the ageless Nigerian swimmer however confessed the superiority of the South African over Nigeria in the swimming event “They are way above us’’ was all he could say.

The South Africans picked the First medal of the game which begins on Saturday 4 October in the women gymnastic event at the Gym of the National stadium complex. Joyce Kerry scored 33.750 points in the individual event to win the maiden gold medal of Abuja 2003. Egypt's Nourthan Saad Ahmad won the silver while South Africa’s Zandre Labuschangne picked the bronze.

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