Matebese emerges Nigeria Triathlon Union president

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A new chapter has begun for the Nigeria Triathlon Union following the election of Ize Matebese as president at the union’s elective congress held at the Nigeria Olympic Committee Secretariat inside the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, on Wednesday. Matebese, a prominent legal practitioner and…

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