The three-day event was held at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Surulere, where the Nigerian teams took home 27 gold, 27 silver, and 22 bronze medals.
No less than 45 armwrestlers competed to produce the outcomes, making Nigeria’s resounding performance their best thus far in the competition.
To the coach’s pleasure, Ghana took third place by winning 18 gold, 22 silver, and 5 bronze medals.
A total of 12 nations took part in the competition, which began on July 19 and ended on July 22.
Egypt, which used only six armwrestlers to achieve its results, finished in second place with 24 gold medals.
The competition was successful, according to Charles Asibey, president of the Africa Armwrestling Federation, in an interview with NAN.
He claimed that everything went as planned and expressed optimism for the future of sport in Africa.
“Only five countries participated when Nigeria last hosted but now we have 12 countries. [This] shows that the sport has grown tremendously.”
“This is a big development and we are so proud that the sport is now gradually lifting from the ground and gaining acceptance.
“Armwrestling is a great sport with good techniques and it takes a lot of hard work and tactics to achieve set objectives.
“We are proud of what we have seen today, especially from countries who are also participating for the first time. Indeed, it is a great moment in the history of the sport,” Asibey said.
The 12th edition, which will take place in Ghana in 2023, will serve as qualification events for the All Africa Games, which will also take place there.
The National Team’s coach, Becky Ademoh, told NAN that the team had put a lot of effort into getting the results.
The team, according to her, is highly driven, and no fewer than 15 young athletes have been found to join the more seasoned ones.
“Indeed the result was as a result of their determination to succeed and a sign of good things to come in the future,” she said.
NAN reports that Cameroon, Togo, Benin, Madagascar, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea Conakry, Somalia and Niger were among other countries that took part in the competition.
