A Great Defeat in Casablanca: Team Nigeria Shines Bright at the 2025 African Wrestling Championships

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‎Team Nigeria is on fire in Casablanca, delivering one of the most historical performances in the Senior African Wrestling Championships. Our female wrestlers are rewriting the record books with an intensifying dominance on the mat.

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‎Golden Queens Reign Supreme

‎The women’s freestyle team has been simply unstoppable:

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‎Day 1: 4 female wrestlers entered the finals with 4 gold medals secured.

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‎Day 2: Another 5 stepped up with another 5 gold medals earned.

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‎That’s 9 gold medals from 9 female competitors. An undisputable  performance.  A statement to the entire continent that Nigerian women wrestlers are a force to reckon with!

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‎Day 2 Champions:

‎Genesis Mercy – GOLD in 50kg

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‎Idris Khadijat – GOLD in 55kg

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‎Adekoye Jumoke – GOLD in 59kg

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‎Mughenbifa Ebipatei – GOLD in 65kg

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‎Biogos Ebi – GOLD in 72kg

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‎These phenomenal women have earned their place in history with their strength, and skill ,they have not only brought glory to Nigeria, but inspired a generation of young female athletes across Africa.

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‎Men’s Freestyle: Rising to the Challenge

‎While the women have swept gold, our male wrestlers are stepping up with powerful performances of their own:

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‎Newlife Ebikeme (92kg) – advances to the final

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‎Stephen Simon Izolo (65kg) – through to the final, looking to make history

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‎Adebayo Tope (70kg) – battling for bronze

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‎Andrew Ebierelayefa (74kg) – fighting for bronze

Jackson Oluwafemi was the male captain who captain the team to victory 

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‎The energy in Casablanca is ground-breaking. The green and white is flying high. With medals already pouring in and more still up for grabs, Team Nigeria is on a mission,and nothing seems able to stop them.

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‎This is more than wrestling. This is national pride. This is the rise of champions.

‎   Wrestling is simply a Gold in Africa!.