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Coverage dated May 31, 2025

Athletes, coaches and officials among 22 killed in road accident in northern Nigeria

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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Athletes, coaches and officials are among 22 people killed in a road accident in northern Nigeria as they returned from the country’s National Sports Festival on Saturday, local authorities have said.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    Athletes, coaches and officials among 22 killed in road accident in northern Nigeria (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Athletes, coaches and officials are among 22 people killed in a road accident in northern Nigeria as they returned from the country’s National Sports Festival on Saturday, local authorities have said.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Athletes, coaches and officials among 22 killed in road accident in northern Nigeria | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Athletes, coaches and officials are among 22 people killed in a road accident in northern Nigeria as they

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Nigeria: Over 20 athletes killed in bus crash after festival – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A group of athletes was returning home from Nigeria's National Sports Festival when their bus veered off a bridge.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Bus plunges off bridge in northern Nigeria, killing 22 athletes (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Kano governor declares day of mourning after athletes representing the state at a national sports event are killed.

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