Team Nigeria has been congratulated by President Bola Tinubu for its stellar performance at the 2026 African Wrestling Championships in Alexandria, Egypt. The team won the competition for the fifteenth time.
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy made this known in an official statement he released on Sunday.
“With 8 gold and 2 silver medals from 10 events in the women’s division, and an overall tally of 9 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze medals across categories, the result reflects both excellence at the top and strength in depth across the team,”
“This is how a sporting nation grows, not by accident, not by chance, but by design. By building systems that identify talent early, nurture it patiently, and prepare it deliberately for moments like this,”
“Our athletes remind us of what is possible when focus meets preparation. They compete as individuals, but they win as Nigeria,”