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Nigeria Looses To Tokyo
The pair of Ahmed Koleosho and Isau Ogunkunle on Tuesday failed to reach the semi-finals of their men’s team event of the table tennis competition at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.This was after the duo lost 0-2 to the French side in the quarter-finals of their men’s team Class 4 to 5 event of the table tennis competition.In their fixture at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, the Nigerian pair lost 2-3 in their first game against the pair of Florian Merrien and Nicolas Savant.The duo won the opening set 11-5, lost the next two 9-11 and 4-11 before winning the fourth set 11-7 to draw level for a 2-2 scoreline in the game.But they could only fight in the final set, as they could not withstand their opponents’ grit to lose 10-12.In the second game, which was a singles, the French side brought on Maxime Thomas who beat Koleosho 3-2.It was a ding-dong affair, with Thomas winning 11-4, losing 11-13, before winning again 11-7.
After losing 8-11 in the fourth set, the Frenchman stood firm to win 11-4 in the final set.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 2-0 lead by France meant there was no need for the third game which would have paired Ogunkunle with Merrien.
The Nigerian team of Ogunkunle and Koleosho had in their round of 16 fixture earlier in the day beaten the Argentine team of Gabriel Copola and Mauro Depergola 2-1.
In their doubles game, they won 3-0 (11-3 13-11 11-7), while Copola beat Ogunkunle 3-1 (5-11 11-9 11-3 11-9) to draw the fixture level.
Koleosho went on to win the second singles 3-1 (11-3 5-11 13-11 11-5) against Depergola.
NAN reports that the 2020 Paralympic Games will end on Sunday.
(NAN)
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Real Madrid Finally Sign Camavinga
Real Madrid have signed France midfield prodigy Eduardo Camavinga from Rennes just before the European transfer deadline on Tuesday, the two clubs confirmed.While Real have been trying to sign Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain, it is another exciting French talent who is heading to the Spanish capital.Camavinga, who is 18 and has been capped three times by France, has signed a six-year deal at the Santiago Bernabeu.“Real Madrid C.F. and Stade Rennais F.C. have reached an agreement over the transfer of Eduardo Camavinga, who joins the club on a six-year deal, until 30 June 2027,†said a statement on the Madrid website.No fee has been published but according to media reports, Real have agreed to pay 31 million euros ($36.6m) plus nine million more in add-ons for a player who was in the final year of his contract in Brittany.Camavinga, who was born in Angola, joined the Rennes academy in 2011, turning professional when he was 16.Last September, aged 17, he made his France debut as a substitute in a 4–2 win against Croatia in the UEFA Nations League, becoming the youngest player in the national team since Maurice Gastiger in 1914.
