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Nigeria leisure and sport bespeaks a very important part of the Nigeria culture. The various sports and activities practiced in Nigeria have promoted it to make a mark in the international field. Among the Nigeria sports, soccer is widely played. Besides tennis, baseball, basketball and chess are also played along with other sports.
Nigeria Sports and Activities
Some of the sports played in Nigeria are football, boxing, baseball, basketball, cricket, golf, volleyball, shooting, swimming. Even cycling, weight lifting, wrestling, rowing, lawn tennis, badminton and athletics are also practiced. The Nigeria soccer is world renowned and is counted among the ten best soccer teams of the world. The Nigeria soccer team is Africa's best soccer team. Nigeria has won the World Cup in 1985 in China and ranked second in Canada in the year1987. On other occasions, the Nigeria soccer team brought home a bronze medal winning the Junior World Cup competition in 1985, held in Soviet Union.
In boxing, Nigeria has proved its excellence time and again. The three boxing world champions are Bash Ali, Dick Tiger and Hogan Kid Bassey. In athletics, Nigeria earned Olympic medals in various field events, long jump and track events. Nigeria has been persistently showing its skills in mastering global sports.
Bird watching, going for safari rides are some of the leisure activities in Nigeria. The national parks are an abode of varied wildlife, which are worth visiting.
Nigeria continues to amuse the world with its performance in the global sports. Besides, it also has much to offer of which Nigeria leisure and sports are a part.
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