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African Games: Nigeria loses table tennis gold medals, Tokyo Olympics ticket to Egypt
Team Nigeria succumbed to Egypt in the men and women’s table tennis team events at the ongoing 12th African Games in Morocco on Friday.
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US: Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, others not fiscally transparent
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