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Tolu Olasoji, The Continent
Tolu Olasoji is a Nigeria-based journalist covering sports in Africa, and its intersections with human being and social issues
Akwasi Frimpong: Ordeal of an African winter athlete
Akwasi Frimpong, Ghana’s skeleton star, on the reasons he’s not at the Winter Olympics
Facebook, Instagram indiscriminately flag #EndSars posts as fake news
Fact-checking is appropriate but the platforms’ scattershot approach has resulted in genuine information and messages about Nigerians’ protest against police brutality being…
Slam-dunk apps for basketball in Nigeria
Would-be professionals have taken to technology into their own hands to arrange fixtures and tournaments for their favourite sport
How Chadwick Boseman inspired Africa’s first black skeleton racer
Inspired by Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of King T’Challa in ‘Black Panther’, Akwasi Frimpong set out to make his look, and impact, rich, black and cross-cultural
Meet the creative Nigerian athletes earning alternative livings during lockdown
Nigerian basketball players Austin Akpejiori and Ukamaka Okoh are keeping busy during their Covid-mandated time off court — with interior design and shoemaking, respectively
Meet the first African coach to win a European league title
Nigeria’s Ndubuisi Egbo is also the first African coach to take a team into the European Champions League
Kamaru Usman: Never-ending Nigerian Nightmare
Kamaru Usman has become the dominant force in mixed martial arts
Paradou AC: The barefoot academy revolutionising Algerian football
After learning from Côte D’Ivoire’s ASEC Mimosas, the Paradou AC academy is revolutionising football in Algeria — and doing it barefoot
Remembering the original Super Eagles
Nigeria’s Super Eagles move to the international fields started in 1949 with a tour of amateur English clubs
Milliseconds keep African gamers from esports dominance
Milliseconds keep African gamers from esports dominance
Mending broken Nigerian talent
Young footballers in Nigeria often struggle to get the specialised healthcare they need