After Day 6 of the ongoing African Games in Ghana, Team Nigeria occupy the second position on the medal table.
Nigeria has 54 medals (22 gold, 13 silver and 19 bronze) to occupy the second position on the medals table behind Egypt, who lead with 103 medals, which comprises 61 gold, 22 silver and 20 bronze medals.
After missing out on the podium in the table tennis event, Team Nigeria had to wait till Day 3 of the event on Sunday to claim seven gold medals.
A gold medal from badminton and six from wrestling ensured the country moved up in the medals table.
African Games champion Anuoluwapo Opeyori opened the floodgates for Team Nigeria after beating compatriot Godwin Olofua 2-1 in the final to defend his men’s singles title in the badminton event and won Nigeria’s first gold at the ongoing edition of the games in Ghana.
A few hours later, it was a clean sweep as Nigeria claimed all the available gold medals in the women’s wrestling event.
Firstly, Mercy Genesis defeated Egyptian wrestler Nada Mohammed to clinch gold in the women’s 50kg freestyle.
In the 53kg division, Christiana Ogunsanya defeated her Ivorian opponent, Bakayoko, to win the country’s second gold in wrestling, before three-time Commonwealth champion, Adekuoroye Odunayo, defeated her opponent Zineb Hassoune in just 24 seconds to clinch the third gold for Nigeria in the 57kg finals.
Esther Kolawole, Blessing Oborududu and Hannah Reuben all overpowered their opponents to clinch gold medals in the 62kg, 68kg and 76kg respectively.
On Day 4, Team Nigeria won three more gold in the weightlifting event through Edidiong Umoafia. Good
