By Daily Sports Nigeria on May 14, 2024
A veteran wrestler, Uchenna Animoke, has promised to restore the glory of the sport when assumes office as chairman of Anambra Wrestling Association.
Animoke popularly known as ‘Mighty Uche Fancy’ in his active days, disclosed this to newsmen to newsmen in Awka on Tuesday.
The inauguration of Anambra Wrestling Association (AWA) is scheduled later this year.
Animoke said he would lead a crusade for the reinvention of wrestling and make it the top medal winners for Anambra.
According to him, Anambra is rich with human resources that can make us the number one wrestling state in Nigeria.
“You remember, Mike Okpala, popularly known as Power Mike is from here, the association under my leadership will seek to bring back the glorious days of Anambra wrestling.
“We shall have wrestling clubs and organise competitions to create opportunities for our youths to compete for state, national and international honours” he said.
Animoke is the proprietor of the popular Mighty Fancy Super Star Club, Fegge in Onitsha, a place of training combat sports fighters such as wrestling, Taekwondo, Karate and Judo.
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Source Punch Ng
Posted May 14, 2024
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