Nigeria has celebrated a landmark moment in fencing after 16-year-old Oghenegaren Esiovwa-Thompson won the country’s first-ever gold medal at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Lagos. Esiovwa-Thompson produced a commanding performance in the men’s U-23 epee event on Sunday, August 9, at Rugby School Nigeria in Atlantic City, Victoria Island, defeating […]
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 […]
Nigeria has taken another major step onto the international sporting stage as the 2026 Commonwealth Federation Fencing Championships officially opened in Lagos. The six-day tournament is historic for more than just its competitive significance. It is the first time the Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championships are being held on African soil, […]
