2024 AMGA: Nigeria Wins Two Gold, One Silver As Hostility Begins In Abuja

2024 AMGA: Nigeria Wins Two Gold, One Silver As Hostility Begins In Abuja

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The Nigerian Armed Forces team on Thursday claimed two gold medals in the men and women’s handball event respectively of the ongoing 2024 Africa Military Games (AMGA) in Abuja.

The game of handball got underway on Thursday at the indoor hall of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Package B following Wednesday’s opening ceremony.

Only two teams – Nigeria and Ghana – featured in the event, with Ghana settling for Silver in both categories.

The Nigerian Armed Forces teams began their campaign on a brighter note as they defeated their Ghanian counterparts in the finals of both categories.

In the men’s category, Nigeria defeated Ghana 28-18 to claim the gold.

Meanwhile, Nigeria also won a silver medal in the men’s 87kg Greco-Roman Wrestling event.

This was after Tochukwu Okeke defeated Tunisia’s Sobri Mmosria 7-5 in his final game of the event to snatch a medal with his wife also present at the venue of the event to support him.

The category had four fighters registered and took a round-robin format.

Overall, Okeke won two of his fights and lost one.