Nigeria’s Abduljabar Adama kept the country’s swimming hopes alive on Day Two of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, producing an impressive performance to qualify for the men’s 50m freestyle semi-finals at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre.

Competing in a highly competitive Heat 7, Adama rose to the occasion against a quality field that included Australia’s Flynn Southam, England’s Jacob Mills, Canada’s Antoine Sauvé, and Northern Ireland’s Matthew Hamilton. The Nigerian sprint swimmer finished strongly to secure one of the qualifying places for the semi-finals, becoming Nigeria’s lone representative in the next stage of the event.

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It was, however, a disappointing outing for compatriot Clinton Opute, who competed in Heat 8 alongside Australia’s Jamie Jack, South Africa’s Michael Houlie, The Bahamas’ Lamar Taylor, and Fiji’s Hansel McCaig. Despite a determined effort, Opute’s time was not enough to earn one of the coveted semi-final spots, bringing his campaign in the event to an end.

Adama’s qualification is another significant milestone in his rapidly developing career. The young Nigerian has earned a reputation as one of Africa’s brightest sprint prospects after setting the African junior record in the 50m freestyle, and his latest performance reinforces his growing status on the international stage.

Sports247, reporting from Glasgow, observed jubilant celebrations from the Nigerian camp after Adama’s qualification was confirmed. With the semi-finals scheduled later on Day Two, the Nigerian will now aim to produce another explosive swim as he targets a historic place in the Commonwealth Games final.

After Team Nigeria’s outstanding medal haul in para powerlifting on the opening day, Adama’s progression provides another positive storyline for the Nigerian contingent as the Games gather momentum in Glasgow.

England’s Nigerian-born rugby national team star, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has opened up with a down-to-earth declaration that the country of his birth always finds it hard to win key games in the sport because ‘they play with too much discipline’ and lack of flexibility in their tactical approach.

Sports247 reports that Feyi-Waboso made the declaration against the backdrop of a recent slump by The Lions, which led to calls for a change in their head coach, but the squad, whose Nigerian-born captain, Maro Itoje, has not fully recovered from a ngging injury, is yet to stabilise.

However, he was delighted that they got a 31-24 win away to Argentina, with a very late dramatic overtime surge, which saw the 13-man England squad emerge victiorious in their Nations Championship fixture.

With Feyi-Waboso in full swing, England’s rugby players avenged defeat for their football team by Argentina at the FIFA World Cup with a chaotic, ill-tempered victory in Santiago del Estero, as Steve Borthwick’s side got a sixth straight win on Argentine soil.

While many analysts reckoned that England won the game in controversial style, with the match referee, Angus Gardner, also fingered as a culprit, the TMO by Brett Cronan appeared to be quite insistent, and Feyi-Waboso admitted it was a tough call before his side could eke out the victory.

Feyi-Waboso, who was voted man of the match, declared, “A very dramatic finish! Our discipline makes it hard to win. A tough fought match, right until the end. For it to finish like that, was very dramatic.

“Argentina, their passion, the fans, the atmosphere was amazing. Obviously, discipline wasn’t great from us, but we managed to see out the victory in the end. Our discipline makes it very hard to win.”