A T H L S T

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To close out Women’s Month, we partnered with our friends at @StartArchiving to ask a simple but uncomfortable question:

If Nigerian women have always been this good… why are we only noticing now?

Watch the premiere of DE:CONSTRUCT now live on YouTube:
https://t.co/48Vt4yfGum

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Have you ever heard of the Bell-Gam twins?

Judy and Bella were twin sisters who won multiple gold, silver and bronze medals for Nigeria at international competitions, including the All-Africa Games and the African Athletic Championships in the late 1970s.

📸: Spear magazine

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@ELEGBETE1SPORTS Only one Edafe! 👏🏽 We're always happy to have you.

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It's fun hanging with the godfather Emmanuel Babayaro on the #SpecialDelivery podcast, it comes with a lot of fun. Follow @athlst across all platforms and subscribe to the youtube channel and turn on notification. Do us well to drop a comment please.
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Deconstructing 70 years of resilience, proving Nigerian women's success isn't a sudden spike but a legacy.

A vital study on how structural barriers shape a movement and build a foundation for global dominance.

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In 1958, Violet Odogwu was just 16, the youngest of eight women who became the first female athletes to represent Nigeria at the Commonwealth Games. She was called the “baby of the team.”

Her promising career nearly ended in 1959 when a serious knee injury kept her out for four years. A correct diagnosis in 1963 reignited her ambitions, bringing her back to Nigeria to resume her track career.

Three years later, Violet became the first African woman to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games, taking bronze in the long jump in Jamaica. In 1968, she captained Nigeria’s women’s athletics team at the Olympics, reaching the long jump final.

For this collaboration with @athlst, we dug into the archives to spotlight the women like Violet who laid the foundation for today’s superstars.

[@𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 @OneJoblessBoy]

Nigeria’s very first Olympic gold medal was won by a woman 🇳🇬🥇

Chioma Ajunwa did it on August 2, 1996.

This set the tone for men like Amokachi, Amunike & Kanu who led the Dream Team to another gold medal the next day.

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@OneJoblessBoy This story deserves to be told and deconstructed. Thank you for sharing. 🦅

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@tomiamida Thank you for watching, Tomi. 🦅

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*New Series Alert* <> DECONSTRUCT

Time to put some #RESPECT on their names. https://t.co/no1enLM8je

#deconstruct #givetogain #iwd26

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You asked and we delivered. Finally, an #iconseries about Jay Jay Okocha

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Nigeria are the only African nation in history to have a higher FIFA ranking than the current Morocco team.

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@NGSuperEagles 🕊

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Was handing Victor Osimhen the captain’s armband a tactical mistake?
Mercy Akide breaks down leadership pressure, penalty heartbreaks and why Nigeria keeps sacrificing top talent. This isn’t pundit noise – it’s lived experience.
🎥 Watch here: https://t.co/W8PZmHjFR6

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GG, Senegal. 🇸🇳 🏆

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FULL-TIME! 🇸🇳🇲🇦

Senegal win it against Morocco.

#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 | @tecnomobile

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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒. 🇸🇳🏆

#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025

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Nwabali saves!!

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@the_smallie Star Boy Bassey!

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@NGSuperEagles Need that miracle shot right about now.