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Nigerian sports under scrutiny after Olympic medal disaster

Samuel Ogazi of Nigeria in action during the 400m at the 2024 Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris, 4 August 2024. REUTERS - Phil Noble

After Nigeria failed to win any medals in the Olympics, sporting officials are under pressure from accusations of incompetence and calls for reform over what the sports minister branded a "disastrous outcome" in Paris.

While smaller nations on the continent came home with multiple medals, the "giant of Africa" left empty-handed for the first time since the 2012 London Olympics.

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