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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 ...
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 ...
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]
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 ...
South Africa won the match 3–0 with two goals from Sibusiso Vilakazi in the 55th and 61st minutes and a goal from Bongani Ndulula in the 78th minute. [32] South Africa's second match in the AFCON qualifiers was a home match at Cape Town Stadium against Nigeria on 10 September. South Africa held off the defending AFCON champions for a 0–0 ...
Nigeria have appeared in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on twenty occasions. Nigeria has won the cup three times: the first time was in 1980 [1] [2] and they won a second title in the 1994, [3] [4] held in Tunisia. Nigeria won their third African title in 2013, [5] [6] [7] held in South Africa.
Three-time African champions Nigeria will rekindle their continental rivalry with South Africa in the 2023 Afcon semi-finals. Afcon 2023: Nigeria and South Africa ready to resume rivalry Skip to ...