The Nigerian boxing team at the ongoing
11th African Games, in Congo Brazzaville
has placed second on the medals table
behind Algeria in the boxing event.
Team Nigeria won four gold and two
silver medals from the boxing event, after
placing second behind leaders, Algeria
that won five gold and silver medals.
The result is an improvement, when
compared with their previous
performance at the last Games held in
Maputo, Mozambique in 2011.
The National team had placed sixth with
three silver and a bronze medal.
Nigeria’s Olufemi Oyeleye, defeated
Nsango Njikam of the Cameroons to win
the gold in the welterweight category, Efe
Ajagba, then defeated Keddy Angnes in
the Super heavyweight for gold medal.
In the female category, Edith Ogu-Ogoke
defeated Rana Abdelhamid of Egypt in the
middleweight, while Kehinde Obareh
outpointed Tunisian, Hilimi Khouloud in
the lightweight.
Caroline Linus won a silver medal in
female fly (48-5kg), while Efe Apochi also
won a silver medal in the men’s
middleweight class.
Meanwhile, President of the Nigeria
Boxing Federation (NBF), Kenneth
Minima, a retired Lt.-Gen., told the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that the result
was indication of better days for boxing in
the country.
“I am very happy at the performance of
our boxers in this competition. They did
very well. It is a new hope that there are
lots of opportunities for boxing in
Nigeria,” he said.






http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/09/african-games-nigeria-wins-4-gold-silver-places-2nd/

Nice one. They are making us proud in far away Congo. I wish the other contigents success. #Proudly Nigerian

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