A look at the performance of Nigerian Wrestlers in African Games ahead of Olympic qualifiers

As Nigerian Wrestlers get set to repeat the feat of African Games at the Olympic qualifiers next week in Egypt, here is a look on how they performed in Accra, Ghana.

On Sunday, Olympic silver medalist Blessing Oborodudu and world medalist Odunayo Adekuoroye led a team of young Wrestlers to perpetual victory at the ongoing 13th African Games.

Also, Commonwealth and multiple time african champion Mercy Genesis and military world champion Hannah Reuben followed the trajectory of the duo above by clinching gold.

Young sensations Christiana Ogunsanya and Esther Kolawole who were making their debut at the games all won gold medals for the first time a victory that’ll propel them for the future.

And on Monday, their male counterparts added three silver and two bronze medals to the tally for Nigeria’s wrestling team at the Games.

Ashton Mutuwa who represented Nigeria for the first time after pledging allegiance to the country over the United State missed out on gold medal to Youssif Hemida of Egypt.

But the silver is as precious as the gold having in mind this was his first outing for Nigeria and he will hope to better that performance at the Olympic qualifiers in the next couple of days.

Also on the silver medal is Simeon Enozumini after a hard fought defeat to another Egyptian Gamal Mohammed in the final clinched silver while Stephen Izolo won the last silver medal for Nigeria following a 10-0 loss to another Egyptian Mourad Omar.

Harrison Onovwiomogbohwo settled for bronze after a walkover against Algerian opponent who was unable to wrestle due to injury while a day earlier Nworie Emmanuel won Bronze to record Nigeria’s first medal in Wrestling in the Greco Roman style.

With this progression, it would be ideal to deliberately support these athletes as a way of motivation to keep representing and making the most popular black nation (giant of Africa) proud.

Promise Okotoko

Media Assist. NWF

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