Five Nigerian weightlifters (two men and three women) have departed the country to represent Nigeria at 2023 Africa Weightlifting Championship in Tunisia which is a qualifying tournament for Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalists, Rafiatu Lawal and Adenike Olarinoye will compete in the 59kg category while Joy Ogbonne Eze is bound for 71kg bout.
For the men's category, 2022 Commonwealth games bronze medalist, Edidiong Joseph Umoafia and Rabat 2019 African Games silver medalist, Desmond Akano will feature in 73kg and 89kg bout respectively.
The championship will hold from 11 to 20 May, 2023.
All the best team 🔝💪
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