Dakar 2026: Team Nigeria Celebrate Double Boost As Beach Volleyball Pair, Kuti Win

Nigeria’s beach volleyball pair, Pamela Bawa and Joy Lawrence, revived their medal hopes at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after defeating Egypt 2-0, while table tennis star Matthew Kuti recorded his first victory in the competition on Sunday.
Bawa and Lawrence bounced back from their opening 2-1 defeat to Japan, overcoming Egypt’s Marwa Mamdouh Salem Saleh and Karma Badawy 21-19, 21-11 to register their first win in the beach volleyball event.
The Nigerian duo showed improved coordination and determination to secure the straight-set victory, keeping their hopes of progressing in the competition alive.
In table tennis, Kuti also recovered from his opening-day setback to Hong Kon...