Team Nigeria at the ongoing Nigeria International Open in Abuja are blazing the tail leading their counterparts with 5 gold medals and 1 bronze.
National champions, Ifeoluwa Ajayi (-63kg), Paul Kolade (-74kg) and Uzoamaka Otuadinma (-73kg) won gold medals for Nigeria on the Day two of the ongoing Nigeria International Open in Abuja.
Sensationally rising Ajayi defeated Mali’s Sissoko Oumar 39-34 in the men’s -63kg final while Kolade beat Niger’s Amadou Aziz 20-12 in the men’s -74kg.
In the women’s category, African silver medallist, Uzoamaka Otuadinma beat fellow countryman, Oluchi Ikpeamaeze 14-1 in the -73kg while National Sports festival gold medallist, Chidinma Okoko defeated Team Kano’s Maryam Abdullahi 16-9 in the -57kg.
The Nigeria national team tops the table with 5 gold and 1 bronze medal.
Team Saudi is second with one gold medal while Niger republic is third with 1 silver and 1 bronze medal.
FCT, Kano, Team Mali, Nigeria Army and Peak Performance of USA are joint fourth with one silver medal apiece.
Osun state is fifth with 2 bronze medals and in sixth position are Anambra state, As Onatel of Burkina Faso, Classix of Nigeria, Kebbi state, Lagos state, MOYAY of Nigeria and Team Mali with 1 bronze medal.
