2024 AMGA: Nigeria Armed Forces Wins Gold, Silver In Basketball

2024 AMGA: Nigeria Armed Forces Wins Gold, Silver In Basketball

By Admin

Nigeria claimed gold and silver in the men’s and women’s Basketball events, respectively, at the ongoing Africa Military Games in Abuja.

The men won gold via walkover against Cameroon.

The female team, on the other hand, succumbed to a loss to Cameroon, who proved to be the superior team, dominating the game 86-47 points.

Meanwhile, Tanzania dominated the men’s and women’s marathon events held on Saturday.

Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania (2:17.19), Ethiopian Dedefi Abo Gelato (2:18.31), and Algeria’s Laamedi El Hadi (2:19.59) were the top three finishers in the men’s 42km race.

In the women’s event, Tanzanian Magdalena Shauri raced to victory in 2:36.29, with Ugandan duo Ruth Cheptoyek and Emily Chebet finishing second and third, respectively, in times of 2:41.07 and 2:44.10.

Athletes from 11 countries – Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Algeria, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, South Africa, Senegal, and host Nigeria – were represented in the race.

- SavidNews