Team Nigeria has won a total of 21 medals, leading the medal table at the ongoing Africa Wrestling Championships holding at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Civic Centre, Port Harcourt.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the medals comprise nine gold, five silver and seven bronze.



In the women category, the team won 10 medals, six gold, two silver and two bronze- while men have 11 medals of three gold, three silver and five bronze.

The medals were won in the concluded events of cadet Freestyle, cadet Greco-Roman and cadet women’s Wrestling.

A 16-year-old Stephen Akintewe of Akure High School, Akure, Ondo State, won a gold medal in the 60kg cadet attributing his victory to hard work.

Akintewe told NAN that he gave his all to training and took each bout cautiously following his coach’s instructions.



“While preparing for this tournament, I took all corrections seriously and did all that the coach asked me to do.


“This victory is as a result of hard work and taking each fight as they come.

“This is my first appearance at the Africa Championships and I’m very happy to win the gold medal, ” he said.

The gold medalist added that the feat would spur him to get better in the game so as to further represent the country at future tournaments.


“I believe if I can improve more on myself there’s still a lot I can do for my dear country. I will go back to intensive more efforts into my training,” Akinteye said.

NAN reports that the competition which commenced on Feb. 7 will end Feb. 11.

No fewer than 90 wrestlers are representing Nigeria at the championship.

The participating countries are Nigeria, Liberia, Egypt, Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, Tunisia, Algeria, Namibia, Kenya, Burundi, Senegal, Ghana, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Central Africa Republic and Madagascar. (NAN


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Nice one..

pictures...

Wow...at least something positive

Please endeavor to get your PVC so we can salvage our future

with the kind of hunger and anger in the land, I'd be damne.d if they didn't lead the pack on the medals table......as in every Nigerian is a potential wrestler these days

we sabi this one nah.

symbianDON:
with the kind of hunger and anger in the land, I'd be damne.d if they did lead the pack on the medals table......as in every Nigerian is potential wrestler these days

I can see you and your family are really hungry .
That's why you took up 20k e-warrior job .
Hunger catch u so try u no understand good news

Na where you go see them...

Duke ko Rook ni...

GOOD DAY NAIRALANDERS.I M STILL HERE...DONT GIVE UP ON ME YET. https://www.nairaland.com/4312232/husbanda-good-man-help#64524181

Nigeria should better bid for world cup....


So that we can win this thing sharp sharp...

obiZEAL:
Wow...at least something positive

Please endeavor to get your PVC so we can salvage our future

ok

I dont want adekunle gold, all i want is real gold, thank u

Great !

Twas quite entertaining. The Morrocan tomboy female wrestler was giving off attitude because the Egyptian female wrestler deprived her of the gold medal, leaving her with the silver.
Our Nigerian female wrestler humbly took the bronze.

Go team Nigeria.

Nigeria's sportsmen, musicians and entrepreneurs are the external pride left.
The politicians are the SH!T, pastorpreneurs are the HOLE

Polithiefians + Pastorpreneurs = SHITHOLE!

wetin. you expect. took away the medal in our own country

MrMoney007:
Nigeria's sportsmen, musicians and entrepreneurs are the external pride left.
The politicians are the SH!T, pastorpreneurs are the HOLE

Polithiefians + Pastorpreneurs = SHITHOLE!

dey re leading cos dey re cheating wit der age, notin good abt Dis country

I Dnt See John Cena Nd Randy Orton

Nice

neyo4:


dey re leading cos dey re cheating wit der age, notin good abt Dis country

its not age that matter in wrestling...you fight according to your weight class.

Dats good...

Kudos and more medals to them

A country filled with talents but no good maintenance and development structure.

Nigeria doing exceedingly well in sports lately

D work of akpu

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It should be easy win for the Nigerian team.

It depends on the coach.

Just tell the participants to think of the fuel scarcity, price of rice and Fulani herdsmen...

...then pretend that the opponent is Buhari.

/

Pepper them

obiZEAL:
Wow...at least something positive

Please endeavor to get your PVC so we can salvage our future

Donald Duke is handsome and that's all. He doesn't have track record of integrity or strong discipline character.

Atiku is definitely not the answer, neither is Buhari. Let's see how it goes.