By Daily Sports on May 10, 2017
Six Nigerian traditional wrestlers on Tuesday arrived Senegal for the 8th ECOWAS Wrestling tournament scheduled to hold in Senegal.
The team departed Abuja on Tuesday for the tournament slated to hold from May 12 to May 14.
Etim Udokang, the Secretary-General of the Traditional Sports Federation of Nigeria (TSFN) said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
Udokang said the six wrestlers were selected for the tournament after national trials in Bayelsa.
He listed the athletes representing Nigeria at the tournament to include Arasafa Zeinweritein, Ekerekemel Agiomor, Melvin Bibo, Robert Daufa, Sinivie Boltic and Sunday Opiah.
The secretary-general said that Nigeria was currently ranked No. 3 in the region and would strive to improve on the ranking at the tournament.
He said that the country would feature in five categories at the tournament, which includes 66kg, 76kg, 86kg, -100kg and +100kg.
*Photo shows Nigerian traditional wrestlers in action.
Source Daily Sports
Posted May 10, 2017
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