11 BOXERS TO REPRESENT NIGERIA AT THE ALL AFRICAN GAMES, IN ACCRA, GHANA 🇬🇭

By Yusuf Olatunji 

Ahead of the 2023 All African Games in Accra, Ghana between March 8th- 23rd, 2024

Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) has released the list of the final boxing squad for the multi-sports event.

The list includes the three Paris Olympics Qualifiers, Africa  featherweight bronze medallist Dolapo Omole, Africa heavyweight champion Adams Olaore and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Cynthia Ogunsemilore..

Full list of boxer are:

MALE: 

1. Dolapo Omole_57kg (Featherweight)

2. Yakubu Ibrahim_71kg (Light-middleweight)

3. Adams Olaore_92kg (Heavyweight) UK-Based.

4. Ifeanyi Onyekwere_+92kg (Super-heavyweight)

WOMEN:

5. Zainab Adeshina_50kg (Flyweight)

6. Sukurah Kareem_54kg (Bantamweight)

7. Joy Ojo_57kg (Featherweight)

8. Cynthia Ogunsemilore_60kg (Lightweight)

9. Blessing Oraekwe_70kg (Light-middleweight)

10. Patricia Mbata_75kg (Middleweight)__UK-Based.

11. Jacinta Umunnakwe_81kg (Light-heavyweight)

Team Nigeria (Boxing) are currently in Camp at Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort in Akanran, Ibadan, Oyo state and will be jetting out of the country soon.

More details soon...