By Esther Egbe
The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation recently announced the names of six athletes that will represent the country in the forthcoming 2018 All African Youth Games in Algeirs, Algeria. The Games will hold between July 19 and July 28,National Daily learnt.
Top on the list is African and Nigerian Youth Champion Islamiyat YUSUF Adebukola (58kg), others are Ajayi James Eche (56kg), Umoafia Edidiong Joseph (62kg), Opadeji Adedapo Adeleke (69kg), Agba Ebelechukwu Vennesa (48kg) and Folarin Morufat Ajoke (44kg).
National Daily gathered that an official of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation in Abuja said they are confident of the team’s chances of winning medals for the country in Algeria.
” We are confident and happy that we made the right selections. We picked based on merit and present form, we believe the chosen athletes will make the country proud in Algeria.
Also speaking from Abuja, Osun State born Islamiyat Yusuf, who is the current African and National Champion in Weightlifting said she is glad and focused on representing Nigeria again.
” We have been working so hard in the past few weeks and we are hopeful to get a very positive result in Algeria.