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2023 African Games: Nigeria’s Oborodudu ready to defend wrestling gold medal in Accra

2023 African Games: Nigeria’s Oborodudu ready to defend wrestling gold medal in Accra

Nigeria wresting captain and olympic silver medalist Blessing Oborodudu has set her sights on defending her African Games gold medal from four ago in Rabat ahead of the 2023 edition in Accra. Oborodudu won gold in the 68kg and 76kg women's freestyle event and is ready to give her 100% in the Ghanaian capital. “Going for the African Games my expectation is to perform my 100%...

2023 African Beach Games: Nigeria finish fourth in overall medal table

2023 African Beach Games: Nigeria finish fourth in overall medal table

Team Nigeria capped their outing in the second edition of the African Beach Games in the Tunisian city of Hammamet, with a fourth-place finish in the overall medal ranking. Nigeria bagged a total of 12 medals - six gold, three silver and three bronze to finish as the best country from the West African region, behind Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. Nigeria stamped their authority in the...

Nigeria targets medal haul in 2023 African Wrestling Championships

Nigeria targets medal haul in 2023 African Wrestling Championships

Team Nigeria will seek to prevail by winning medals at the African Wrestling Championships which goes down in the tourist town of Hammamet in Tunisia. The team will be led by world number two women wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Blessing Oborodudu who is out to claim a record 13th African title. Her appearance in North Africa would be the first since 2022 when she participated...