Wednesday, August 21, 2019

AAG: Nigeria Records First Gold Medal

Ruth Chinazum Nwosu has just clinched Nigeria’s 1st GOLD medal at the 2019 African Games after defeating Morocco’s Oumaima El Bouchti in the women's 49-53kg category in Taekwondo with a 26-22 victory.


Also, Chinazum in Finalsf defeated Ethiopia's Fikado Gosaye 14 - 12 in Semi-Finals after defeating Niger Republic's Balkissa Halidou 28 - 9 in the Quarterfinals. Finals will begin at 18:00 hrs

Onofe, Okuomose win Bronze

Onofe lost 11 - 15 to Cote D'Ivoire's Seydou Gbane in the semi finals after defeating Federick Adoua of Chad in the quarter-Finals.

Okuomose lost to world champion, Abdoulrazak Alfaga, 10 - 31 in the semi-finals after defeating Senegal's Seye Laye 40 - 37 in the quarterfinals.

Itiku, Esuku lost in quaterfinals

Itiku defeated Kenya's Ochieng Vincent Dock 22 - 7 in the Round of 16 before losing 9 - 19 in the quarter finals to Burkina Faso's Sawadogo Faysa.

Esuku beat Wanjuru Elizabeth Njogu  of Kenya before losing at the end of golden point round to Michelle Tau of Botswana.

Sekinat lost in the Round of 16 to Cote D'Ivoire's Fermata Bouma Coulibaly

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