2025 African Senior Weightlifting Championships Victory: NWF President Thanks NSC Leadership For Support
…Hails Weightlifters
Swimming in the euphoria of Team Nigeria’s success at the just conclude 2025 African Senior Weightlifting Championships in Moka, Mauritius, the President of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) Ibrahim Abdul has appreciated the leadership of the National Sports Commission (NSC) led by it Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko and Bukola Olopade the DG for making sure of the appearance of the Weightlifters. Also, thanked the Weightlifters for making the nation proud as they emerged champions of the championship.
Team Nigeria defeated powerhouses in Weightlifting; Tunisia, Mauritius, Egypt and others to emerge champion of the African Senior Weightlifting Championships in Moka, Mauritius.
Abdul noted that with the support of the NSC, the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) attended the championships with six Weightlifters and despite the numerical disadvantage, Team Nigeria still excelled winning a total 18 medals including 13 Gold, four silver and a bronze medal.
Team Tunisia with 13 Weightlifters in Mauritius as against six presented by Team Nigeria came a close second with 12 gold, 21 silver and 8 bronze medals for a total of 41 medals while Team Mauritius, the host of the championship were third with 9 gold, 5 Silver and 10 bronze medals for a total of 24 medals.
Egypt came fourth with a total of 11 medals made up of 9 gold and 2 silver medals with Cameroon, Algeria, Madagascar and South Africa are the other countries to claim at least a gold medal.
West African neighbours, Ghana finished ninth with three silver medals while Gambia (2 silver medals), Uganda (3 bronze medals) and Guinea with 3 bronze medals as well managed to end the championship with medals.
A total of 17 countries took part in the one week event in Mauritius with Senegal, Burundi, Lesotho, Zambia and Ethiopia the only countries that were unable to get to the podium.
AccordingtoAbdul, “I am grateful to God for this wonderful performance of our weightlifters. We went with some of our best lifters and they did the nation proud. We shall ensure we have a prepared team for the next edition in Cameroon next year,” Abdul said.
“My speech will be incomplete without mentioning the contributions of NSC led by the Chairman, Malam Shehu Dikko and the DG, Bukola Olopade who was in Mauritius to cheer us up.”
The six Weightlifters that represented Nigeria in Mauritius were: Onome Omolola Didih (55kg) Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (Women’s 59kg), Tuesday Emmanuel (67kg), Umoafia Joseph Edidiong (73kg), Ruth Imoleayo Ayodele (64kg, and Sarah Ovayioza Matthew (76kg).
