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Daniel Igali: Canada’s Olympic gold medallist redefining wrestling in Nigeria

Former Canadian wrestler, Daniel Igali is the President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) and his impact has made Nigerian wrestlers dominant on the African continent in recent years. Nigerian wrestlers contributed 11 medals to the country's overall medals haul of 121 at the recently-concluded 2023 African Games in Ghana - the women's team won all six gold medals while the men's team shared three silver and...

Nigeria wrestling coach Akuh impressed with France outing

by Ibikunle Salako

23 January 2023

Over the weekend, the famous Henri Deglane Grand Prix competition took place in the French city of Nice with Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya, Esther Omolayo Kolawole, and Mercy Bolafunoluwa Adekuoroye representing Nigeria. The wrestling event held in memory of France’s 1924 Olympic gold medalist Henri Deglane was supposed to be held in January 2022 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it opened the international...

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