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Chidimma Adetshina was crowned Miss Nigeria on Saturday. The 23-year-old was originally competing to be Miss South Africa. But she dropped out after questions about her eligibility went viral.
Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina was born in Soweto, South Africa to an Igbo Nigerian father, and a Mozambican mother. [6] Her father is of Igbo descent while her mother is a Mozambican who is accused of allegedly committing identity fraud in South Africa. Adetshina grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. As of 2024, she is a law student. [7] [8] [9 ...
Veronica Phewa from South Africa scored the first-ever hat-trick in the tournament's history in her side's group-stage win over Zimbabwe at the 2002 edition.; Nigeria's Perpetua Nkwocha]] (in the final of the 2004 edition) and Asisat Oshoala (in 2016) are the only players to score 4 goals in match at an edition of the tournament.
The Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations and formerly the African Women's Championship, is a biennial international women's football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1998 as the qualification for the FIFA Women's World Cup for African nations.
The Miss Universe first runner-up, Chidimma Adetshina, earned the highest-ever placement for Nigeria. She previously competed at Miss South Africa but withdrew following online attacks on her ...
A day after Adetshina announced her withdrawal from the Miss South Africa pageant, the organizers of Miss Universe Nigeria invited her to compete in their contest instead, saying it was “an ...
The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [1] [2] is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. [3]
Amanda Dlamini's presence on the commentary mic at the men's Afcon was an historic achievement for women in African football.