[FILES] A Nigerian female wrestler, Blessing Onyebuchi, throws her opponent to pick a silver medal at the last Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Igali says wrestling and other sports need proper funding in Nigeria<br />
Amongst them were Blessing Oborududu, Aminat Adeniyi, Odunayo Adekuoroye, Hannah Reuben, Mercy Genesis, Emmanuel Nworie, Bose Samuel, Ifeoma Nwoye, Sunmisola Balogun, Amas Daniel, Emmanuel Ogbonnya John and Ekerekemo Agiomor.
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Failure to compete at the continental showpiece in Hammamet means Nigeria will also miss out of the 2019 World Championships in Kazakhstan in September since the African Championships is a qualifier for the global event.
The ripple effect is that Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan will be reduced as the World Championships is the first qualification tournament for the multi-sport fiesta.
The federation said the Ministry of Youth and Sports had been trying to raise funds and remedy the precarious situation, adding, “If Nigeria failed to make it to Tunisia for the African Championships later this month, it would be the first time-ever that the country would miss the continental event it has dominated over the years.”
