THE first batch of Nigeria’s
contingent to the 2019 African Senior Wrestling Championships on Thursday
arrived Hammamet, Tunisia, venue of the tournament.
The delegation, which was
led by President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali,
arrived Tunis at about 11:00hrs local time before proceeding to a 66km road
trip to Hammamet.
The delegation comprises of
8-time African champion Blessing Oborududu, Commonwealth gold-medalists
Odunayo Adekuoroye and Aminat Adeniyi. Reigning African champions Mercy
Genesis, Sunmisola Balogun, Ifeoma Nwoye, Hannah Reuben as well as Rosemary
Nweke, Blessing Onyebuchi and Esther Kolawole are also part of the delegation.
They are joined by highly-rated female national team head coach Purity Akuh.
The second batch comprising
of the men’s team will depart the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos
on Thursday night via a Turkish Airline flight, and are expected to land in
Tunis the next day.
African champions Amas
Daniel, Agiomor Ekerekeme and Emmanuel John lead the free style wrestlers, with
Welson Ebikewenimo, Emmanuel Nworie and Melvin Bibo also part of the squad.
They would be traveling in company of NWF Secretary General Almu Lambu, coach
Victor Kodei and Dr. Oyinbo Samson.
The female wrestlers are
billed to compete on Saturday, 20 March while their male counterparts will take
to the mat a day later.
The 2019 African Senior
Wrestling Championships, which started on 26 March, will come to an end on 31
March.
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