By Olusegun Folarin
Three wrestlers from Ogun State have been invited for the National trials, ahead of the African championship in Tunisia.
The event to be staged in Bayelsa State will take place between 15th and 18th April, 2023.
Fakoya Samson and Atere Kehinde will participate in 70kg and 92kg free style in male category, while Ayodele Peace will battle others in 59 kg women freestyle.
Ogun State Wrestling Head coach, Mr Adebayo Badmus described the call up of the state wrestlers as a good development for the State.
Mr Badmus who said the call up came after 15 years the state had been finding it difficult to be among the top wrestlers in Nigeria commended the efforts of Dr Abimbola Babalola led wrestling association to improve the game in Ogun state.
In a reaction, the chairman, Wrestling Association, Dr Abimbola Babalola promised that the association would do everything possible to support the invited wrestlers to the trials in Bayelsa state to enable them to qualify for the African championship in Tunisia.
Dr Babalola also gave the assurance that association would not relent in its efforts to develop the game across the state in a bid to discover talented athletes for the state and Nigeria.
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