6 weightlifters to represent Nigeria at African Championship
Six highly rated weightlifters will represent Nigeria at the 2025 African Weightlifting Championship from April 20 to 28 in Mauritius. The delegation of six elite athletes and two coaches will depart for Moka, Mauritius today for the continental championship. The weightlifters and their coaches have pledged to make the country proud. Speaking ahead of […]
Six highly rated weightlifters will represent Nigeria at the 2025 African Weightlifting Championship from April 20 to 28 in Mauritius.
The delegation of six elite athletes and two coaches will depart for Moka, Mauritius today for the continental championship.
The weightlifters and their coaches have pledged to make the country proud.
Speaking ahead of the team’s departure, National Sports Commission’s (NSC) leadership emphasized the deliberate investment in weightlifting as part of its broader strategy to support sports where the nation holds a competitive edge.
“Weightlifting is a sport where Nigeria has consistently excelled—whether at the African level, the Commonwealth Games, the Olympic Games, or the Paralympics,” NSC Director-General, Hon. Bukola Olopade said.
“Our athletes have not only won medals but also set world records, and we’re confident they will make the nation proud once again.”
Team Nigeria enters the competition on the back of a dominant showing at the 2024 edition in Egypt.
In the last edition, Nigeria amassed an impressive haul of six gold and five silver medals.
The team’s performance solidified Nigeria’s reputation as a weightlifting powerhouse on the continent.