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African Championship: Team Nigeria Trains In Algiers As Adekuoroye Eyes No 1 Spot In The World

African Championship: Team Nigeria Trains In Algiers As Adekuoroye Eyes No 1 Spot In The World

by Niyi Busari,
Feb 07, 2020
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African Championship: Team Nigeria Trains In Algiers

By Niyi Busari

Nigeria's contingent to the ongoing 2020 African Wrestling Championships in Algeria, on Friday morning, have their first training session and look ready for the hostilities ahead.

Odunayo Adekuoroye, if bags a gold medal in the championship will move from No 2 to No 1 World Ranking. Her fellow Nigerian, Blessing Oborududu will also move to World No 2 Ranking, if she wins a gold medal in the 68kg class in the championship.

The delegation of 20 athletes and officials left Lagos on Wednesday via Turkish Airline flight and were immediately conveyed to their base in Algiers after hours of drive from the airport.

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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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