Sports Festival: Anambra Disgraced Over Cameroonian Mercenary

Posted By On December 3, 2012 @ 1:51 pm In Other Sport,Sports | No Comments

Team Anambra have been disgraced for fielding a mercenary and breaking the rules of the ongoing National Sports Festival. The show of shame was a confirmation of P.M.News‘ report that some states are featuring mercenaries from neighbouring West African countries at Eko 2012, as the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, stripped Team Anambra of three gold medals won by John Baptis, a Cameroonian.

Lagos Dep. Gov. Hon. Adejoke Orelope Adefulire (l) during the presentation of Medals in weightlifting event to Jubril Abubakar of Delta State (m) and David Adeyemo of Bayelsa State at the on-going National Sport Festival in Lagos.

The shameless Baptis, who had featured for Cameroon at the London 2012 Olympics qualifier in Kenya, won gold medals at stake in the snatch, clean and jerk and the total events at the Brai Ayonote Boxing Gymnasium, National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos last weekend.

Baptis’ original nationality was uncovered owing to a jury that was set up by the NWF over the protest made by the competing states to the body.

Commenting on the national embarassment, NWF boss, Chimdi Ejiogu said that the federation has withdrawn the three medals won by the Cameroonian following the discovery of the jury.

“We discovered through findings when the snatch event was going on that he is not a Nigerian as claimed by Team Anambra, but we allowed him to finish all the events including clean and jerk before we took a decision to expel him and also strip him of the three gold medals he won.”

Ejiogu said further that Anambra State will also face the music by fielding a non-Nigerian at the games which is contrary to the rules and regulation of the National Sports Festival.

As a result, Majinedum Seldom of Team Kaduna, who was the first runner-up in the 77kg event has been awarded the gold medal, as Rabiu Ibrahim of Team Nasarawa, who was the second runner-up has been awarded the silver medal while the fourth-placed lifter has been awarded the bronze medal.

Prior to this shameful incident, former national and commonwealth champion, Modupe Oshikoya has expressed her displeasure over the allegations that some states are featuring mercenaries from neighbouring countries such as Benin Republic and Niger Republic.

“That’s not possible. I don’t want to believe this happens, what is happening to our young boys and girls who are all over the country? It’s a shame if it’s true that states hire merceneries to represent them in the festival,” Oshikoya said.

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Na wa o! Is this for real? Sad and funny at the same time.

It's a shame a competition that is meant to discover new talents is being abused of its purpose. I recommend the total banning of all Anambra athletes from the rest of the games. This will serve as deterrent to other states indulging in this malpractice

So dem fit win local medal... But go olympics come back wit medal na wahala

Oh wow...very interesting...at least they did the right thing by disgracing them....why cant they use guys wey dey Onitsha and Awka....

Igbos cheating at Friendly games as well?

Why can't these Eastern Bruddas ply fair for ONCE?!

Where are they?

Always 9ja!

Ain't any talented young-stars in Anambra State?

Why cant they use all those AKPU GUYS at ONITSHA main market,who fight every day dr

This people and their fake things sha! Anyway we all understand what ibo made is.

jackbauersballs: Igbos cheating at Friendly games as well?

Why can't these Eastern Bruddas ply fair for ONCE?!

wetin concern dis come concern this thread now?

jackbauersballs: Igbos cheating at Friendly games as well?

Why can't these Eastern Bruddas ply fair for ONCE?!

wetin concern dis come concern this thread now?

What a fiasco to Anambra, Anambrarians, and nigerians,now i see why corruption may never end in 9ja!!!

With †ђξ numbers of upcoming sportsman A̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ girls they hv I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ their state..this people ª̳͡rε not helping their youth A̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ sport generally..

Hmmm,e don dey start

This is what happens when you want to win at all cost. Desperation and corruption go in pari persu

Shameful

igbo kwenu!!!!

jackbauersballs: Igbos cheating at Friendly games as well?

Why can't these Eastern Bruddas ply fair for ONCE?!

Shut up my friend. I have a friend who is Ghanaian and who has won gold three years in a row for the state in the South South which he represents. Na today?

afam4eva: Aren't some states featuring athletes that are not from that state? Anambra just chose to go international I think the National sports festival is a fraud.

please cut us this crap. There is absolutely no reason to justify what anambra state did

fake athletes
fake clothes
fake chemist
fake people
fake fufu(akpu)
fake eba(garri)
fake women(hairy like men)
fake men(act like women)













Igbo.

YES NOW NO BE IMPORTED TINZ WE DEY LIKE

Someone should be sacked for this. Must we cheat over everything? It is just sports...send your best guys and girls, have fun and then go! na wah.

Ijiot

jackbauersballs: Igbos cheating at Friendly games as well?

Why can't these Eastern Bruddas ply fair for ONCE?!