African Games: Nigerian wrestlers harvest six gold medals
Team Nigeria recorded a clean sweep of gold medals on Sunday at the ongoing African Games after the six female wrestlers representing the country all won in their various categories.
Mercy Genesis kick-started the gold medal rush; winning Nigeria’s first wrestling gold medal in the 50kg category.
Mercy was merciless against Mohamed Nada as she beat the Egyptian 7-0 to claim the gold medal emphatically.
Christiana Ogunsanya followed; winning second gold for Nigeria in the 53kg women’s wrestling event.
Ogunsanya pummelled Nogona Bakayoko of Cote D’Ivoire 11-0 to claim the gold.
Adekuoroye Odunayo followed up her victory in the 57kg category while Kolawole Omolayo was unstoppable in the 62kg event.
Team Nigeria was not done yet as veterans Blessing Oburududu and Rueben Hannah Amuchechi added two more gold medals in the 68kg and 76kg categories to confirm Nigeria’s dominance in wrestling on the continent.
