Nigeria target medals haul at African Sambo tournament

Nigeria’s two-man team has expressed readiness to surpass its past performance as the 19th edition of the African Sambo Championships commences on Wednesday in Conakry, Guinea. At the last African Championships, Nigeria secured three gold, one silver, and one bronze in different categories Ahead of this year’s championship Nigeria will debut in Combat Sambo, a […]

Nigeria’s two-man team has expressed readiness to surpass its past performance as the 19th edition of the African Sambo Championships commences on Wednesday in Conakry, Guinea.

At the last African Championships, Nigeria secured three gold, one silver, and one bronze in different categories

Ahead of this year’s championship Nigeria will debut in Combat Sambo, a more intense and physically demanding variant of the sport.

Representing the nation are Martin Aziba and Ramon Ibrahim, accompanied by Hammed Sheriff, Vice President of the Nigerian Sambo Association.

Aziba will make history as the first Nigerian athlete to compete in Combat Sambo at the African Championships, contesting in the Men’s 85kg category.

Ibrahim will compete in Sport Sambo (Men’s 64kg). Both athletes are also scheduled to participate in Beach Sambo, which will take place at the iconic Stade du 28 Septembre in Conakry.

Ahead of the tournament, Aziba expressed optimism, saying the team had prepared rigorously for the continental showpiece.

“We’ve been training hard to perfect our techniques and are fully focused on bringing home gold medals and glory for Nigeria.

This is a historic moment for us, and I’m proud to be the first Nigerian in Combat Sambo at this level,” he said.

In the same vein, Ibrahim echoed his teammate’s confidence: “We’ve been training for the past three months. We’re ready to give our best and make Nigeria proud.”