A single victory on the fencing piste is sending shockwaves through Nigeria’s sporting community. Oghenegaren Osievwa-Thompson’s gold medal win at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships has done more than add another trophy to the cabinet — it’s giving an entire generation of Nigerian fencers a reason to believe. National coach Ibrahim […]
Nigeria has secured a landmark victory in international sports leadership after Adeyinka Samuel was elected President of the Commonwealth Fencing Federation (CFF), becoming the first Nigerian and African to occupy the position. Samuel defeated incumbent President Marie-France Dufour at the federation’s elective Annual General Meeting held at Rugby School Nigeria […]
The 23rd African Fencing Championships are heating up, and Nigeria’s young guns are stealing the spotlight. In one of the most stunning upsets of the tournament so far, 20-year-old Oluwafolayemi Akinyosoye delivered a career-defining performance by defeating top-seeded Olympic silver medallist Fares Farjani of Tunisia in the men’s individual sabre […]
Teen Prodigy Shines on International Stage, Makes History for Sub-Saharan Africa In a remarkable display of talent and determination, teenage fencing sensation Inkosi Brou has secured Nigeria’s first medal at the 2025 African Junior Fencing Championships in Luanda, Angola. The US-based athlete, competing on March 1, clinched the bronze medal, […]
Rising teenage fencing sensation Peluola Akinbamiro has officially committed to representing Nigeria on the international stage. The 13-year-old athlete, who trains at the Fort Bend Fencing Academy in Houston, expressed that her deep connection to Nigeria fueled her decision to compete under the nation’s banner. Eager to make her international […]
