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The president of the Armwrestling Federation of Nigeria, the engineer Samuel Jackson has revealed an elaborate plan that the body has launched to ensure that the sport expands to several regions of the whole country and then take Africa by assault in the continental championship in 2027.
Just as sheding light on the federation’s plans towards this year’s African contest in July, engineer Jackson told Sports247 that the recent Armwrestling National Open Championship in Ibadan revealed a large number of potentials for sport in Nigeria.
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Jackson added, “We have never had it well in the heavyweight category, but, this time, we had more than 14 competitors of the class of more than 90 kg and more than 100 kg throughout the country. I am also admiring a new boy in the block.
It is a youth corper, but defeated everyone, including old Armwrestlers. I had never seen some new ones like him before, but this open championship helped us open many promising stars. “
Jackson added that it was a collective effort of federation officials, technical members and athletes, to whom he thanked how everyone put their resources to establish new borders for the fight against the arms in Nigeria.
Jackson said, “It was not only me or the Federation. It was a new challenge for Armwrestling in Nigeria and build a new block for fresh athletes. At the same time, the old established athletes, mainly from Lagos and IMO, were destroyed.
Now we have new champions, new people with whom we are going to work towards the African championship in July, and those well work towards Egypt 2027. All these points mean that this sport is growing. “
Armwrestling’s supreme later spoke about the efforts that have already been implemented and others in the pipe to ensure that the pulse of the armor feels through Nigeria’s corners and cracks.
Declared with enthusiasm, “I also want to take this opportunity to thank Bauchi’s government for believing in this sport. They were the best dressed state, they had the greatest number of athletes and won some medals; Despite the fact that they had never seen themselves arm. Then, the Federation is now moving to support Bauchi to develop faster.
We will send to the national coach there. We are already arguing with them at this time and, before the National Sports Festival, we will send to the Federation coach there to test them and take them to the maximum Armwrestling standard. “
Jackson concluded with details of the continuous efforts of the Federation to take the growing passion for the Navy throughout Nigeria, as revealed: “We have been in Calabar, Abuja and Kogi. What we now have to do is stabilize and sustain what we have won, then open new borders. We will return to the regions before the festival and even after the festival. “
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