As the 13th African Games winds down, Nigerian male and female boxers dominated the boxing event as it won a total of 8 Gold Medals, two silver and a bronze at the event.
Recall that 10 Nigerian boxers made it to the final in different categories with only two having to settle for silver.
Nigeria registered 11 boxes at the 13th African Games and all of them went home with medals.
Adams Olaore won a gold medal in the men’s 92+kg, with Jacinta Umunnakwe (women’s 81kg), Blessing Orakwe (women’s 70kg) and Cynthia Ogunsemilore (women’s 60kg) also going home as winners in their different categories.
The quartet of Patricia Mbata (women’s 75kg ), Omole Dolapo (men’s 57kg) and Joy Nene Ojo (women’s 54kg) also won gold medals.
Shukurat Kareem (women’s 54kg) and Zainab Adeshina (women’s 50kg) went home with silver.