Team Nigeria started Sunday in sweet fashion in the ongoing 13th edition of the All African Games holding in Accra, the Ghana Capital.<\/p>\n
The Games which began on March 8 will end on the 23rd of March, 2024.<\/p>\n
The medals rush started with an all-men’s Nigeria final in the Badminton event between Godwin Olofua and Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori.<\/p>\n
Opeyori, the defending champion defeated Olofua (2-1) after losing the 1st set. This was Nigeria’s first Gold in the Games.<\/p>\n
Nigeria qualified for the finals in all the Women’s freestyle Wrestling event, winning all 6 Gold medals.<\/p>\n
It started with Mercy Miesinnei Genesis who was merciless against Egypt’s Nada Medani Ashour Abdalla Mohammed (7-0) in the women’s 50kg event.<\/p>\n
Next was Christiana Tolulope Ogunsanya who defeated her Ivorian opponent, Nogona Celine-Jose’e Bakayoko (11-0) in the women’s 53kg event.<\/p>\n
Then followed the dependable, Odunayo Folashade Adekuoroye who needed only 24 seconds to send her Moroccan opponent, Zineb Hassoune for an early bath with a 6-0 victory in the 57kg event.<\/p>\n
The Gold medal Rush then continued with multiple champs, Esther Omolayo Kolawole and Blessing Oborodudu who made easy work of their opponents to clinch Gold at both events.<\/p>\n
Whilst Kolawole defeated Egypt’s Gharam Mahmoud Askar (11-0) in the 62kg event, Oborodudu dispatched Cameroon’s Biandine Ngiri (14-4) in the 68kg event.<\/p>\n
Team Nigeria wrapped up with Hannah Amuchechi Reuben defeating Ivory Coast’s Amy Youin (10-0) to win Nigeria’s sixth Gold in the 76kg event. Amuchechi is also a soldier in the Nigerian Army.<\/p>\n
Team Nigeria is in fourth position on the medals table with seven gold, seven silver, and 12 bronze medals.<\/p>\n
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