Nigeria Becomes First African Country To Win World Curling Championship Match

Tijani Cole and wife, Susana, defeated their French opponents 8-5 to help Nigeria become the first African nation to win a curling game at a world championship.

Nigeria capped off a historic appearance at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2019 with a milestone victory on Thursday, the final day of round-robin games in Stavanger, Norway.
The win may not have been enough to qualify “Broomzilla” as they are tagged from Group C into the round of 16, considering they had lost all their previous games at Sørmarka Arena.

“Nigeria we did it for you,” Tijani told CBC Sports. “I’m over over-the-top happy, elated, excited.”

“Watching it on the Olympics over the years was motivating for me and my wife. We’re both athletes and competitors. What a great dream to share this with your best friend, my wife. You go through so many trials and tribulations. It’s been a long journey. To all of my friends in Nigeria and the entire Nigerian Curling Federation, thank you so much,” Tijani said.