Team Nigeria won a total of 21 medals, leading the medal table at the ongoing Africa Wrestling Championships holding at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Civic Centre, Port Harcourt.
The medals include nine gold, five silver and seven bronze.
In the women category, the team won 10 medal- six gold, two silver and two bronze- while men have 11 medals of three gold, three silver and five bronze.
The medals were won in the concluded events of cadet Freestyle, cadet Greco-Roman and cadet women’s Wrestling.
Stephen Akintewe 16 years of age, who attends Akure High School, Akure, in Ondo State, won a gold medal in the 60kg cadet attributing his victory to hard work.
Akintewe said that he gave his all to training and took each bout cautiously following his coach’s instructions.
“While preparing for this tournament, he said he took all corrections seriously and did all that the coach asked him to do.
“This victory is as a result of hard work and taking each fight as they come.
“This is his first appearance at the Africa Championships, and the young lad is very happy ” I’m very happy to win the gold medal, ” he said.
According to him, the gold medal would spur him to get better in the game so as to further represent the country at future tournaments.
“I believe if I can improve more on myself there’s still a lot I can do for my dear country. I will go back to intensive more efforts into my training,” Akinteye said.
The competition which commenced on Feb. 7 will end Feb. 11.
No fewer than 90 wrestlers are representing Nigeria at the championship.
The participating countries are Nigeria, Liberia, Egypt, Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, Tunisia, Algeria, Namibia, Kenya, Burundi, Senegal, Ghana, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Central Africa Republic and Madagascar.
