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Wrestling: NWF Boss Igali Reflects On Historic 2021 (AUDIO)

Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) president Daniel Igali has described the outgoing year 2021 as ‘one of the best’ in the country’s history for wrestling. In an eventful and remarkable year, 10-African champion Blessing Oborududu...

Igali Congratulates Oborududu On Election Into UWW Athletes Commission

President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali has congratulated Olympic silver medallist Blessing Oborududu following her election into the United World Wrestling (UWW) Athletes Commission. The reigning Commonwealth champion Oborududu was...

Oborududu Elected Into UWW Athletes Commission

Olympic silver medallist Blessing Oborududu has been elected into the United World Wrestling (UWW) Athletes Commission as Africa’s sole representative for the next four years (from 2021 to 2025). The 10-time African champion polled...

Wrestling: Igali Sets Olympic, World Championships Gold Medal Target For Team Nigeria (AUDIO)

Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali says his target is now to see the country produce an Olympic and World Championships gold medallist in the next three years, after Blessing Obourududu...

Wrestling Stakeholders Honour Oborududu, Tokyo 2020 Olympians (AUDIO)

It was an atmosphere of celebration and carnival as Stakeholders of wrestling in conjunction with the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) hosted the country’s Tokyo 2020 wrestlers and coaches in a glamourous reception in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State...

Wrestling: Igali Wants Sustained Funding Following Tokyo 2020 Success (AUDIO)

Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali has called for sustained funding and sponsorship of the sport following the country’s historic performance at the recently-concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan.

Tokyo 2020: Coach Purity Hails Historic Silver-Medallist Oborududu, Thanks Sports Minister, NOC, Igali For...

Head coach of Nigeria women's national wrestling team Purity Akuh has hailed the exploits of Commonwealth champion Blessing Obourududu, who won a historic silver medal for the country at the just-concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Tokyo 2020: Oborududu Wins Historic Wrestling Silver For Nigeria

Blessing Oborududu secured her place in the history books as she won Nigeria's first ever medal in Wrestling at an Olympic Games. Commonwealth champion Oborududu fought valiantly against great rival Tamyra Mensah-Stock in the...

Tokyo 2020: Oborududu Zooms Into Historic Final, Guarantees Silver Medal For Nigeria

Commonwealth champion Blessing Oborududu on Monday made history as the first Nigerian to reach the final of a wrestling event at the Olympics, after recording an impressive 7-2 victory against 2012 bronze medallist Battsetseg Soronzonbold of Mongolia...

Tokyo 2020: Oborududu, Agiomor Raise Medal Hopes (AUDIO)

Commonwealth gold-medalist Blessing Oborududu (68kg) and 2018 African champion Ekerekeme Agiomor (86kg) have both talked up their chances of winning medals for Team Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which gets underway on Friday.

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