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Four years after independence, Nigeria launched herself into sports global stage when Nojeem Maiyegun won the bronze medal in boxing at the 1964 Olympic Games ...

The country failed to qualify for the 2014 edition of Afcon hosted by Equatorial Guinea after winning the trophy in South Africa in 2013. After winning the biennial competition in 1994, the Super Eagles failed to defend the trophy at South Africa 1996 because of row between the Nigerian government and her South African counterpart. IICC Shooting Stars and Enugu Rangers had won the Cup Winners Cup in 1976 and 1977 respectively. Then, in 1966, he won the world light heavyweight title by beating Jose Torres of Puerto Rico. Four years after independence, Nigeria launched herself into sports global stage when Nojeem Maiyegun won the bronze medal in boxing at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, thereby becoming Nigeria’s first Olympic medalist. Since the country’s independence in 1960, there have been high and low moments.