March 01, (THEWILL) – The President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Dr Daniel Igali, has expressed optimism about the performance of Nigerian Wrestlers at the African Games scheduled to be held in Accra, Ghana.
Daniel Igali disclosed this when he paid an unscheduled visit to the camp of the Nigerian Wrestlers in Yenagoa, on Thursday, February 29, 2024.
Speaking to the NWF Press Officer, Promise Okotoko, Daniel Igali commended the high level of performance in training.
The world and Olympic champion noted that athletes are as good as the work they put in during training.
“I’m really pleased with what I saw in training today, they look ready, however, they’re still room for improvement.
“I’ve always said that athletes are as good as their training and I must applaud the officials who are working tirelessly to ensure the athletes represent the Nation optimally.”
Also, the head of the team officials, coach Akuh Purity, expressed satisfaction with the reaction of the Wrestlers to training so far since they started camping ahead of the African Games.
According to the level 3 IOC coach, the camping has aided the coaching team to closely monitor the athletes, especially their diet and other important elements pivotal to their overall athleticism.
“To be frank the Nigeria Wrestling Federation doesn’t wait for camp like this, we’ve been training because we started our season a while ago so this camping is just for final preparation.
“And I must that the athletes have been doing really well, the environment okay, the feeding is normal because one of the most important aspects we are careful about is the diet so we’re good to go”.
“By the grace of God with the level of our training and commitment and of course preparation like I said earlier Wrestling will win multiple golds for Team Nigeria at the African Games”
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
