National wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye, has showered praise on the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, for his huge contributions to the development of wrestling in the country.

Adekuoroye, a 53kg freestyle wrestler is expected to be one of the 90 wrestlers that will represent Nigeria at the forthcoming Africa Wrestling Championship billed to take place in Port Harcourt between February 7 and 11.

She said the work Wike has put in so far for the forthcoming event was enormous and it would go a long way in changing the face of the sport in the country.

Adekuoroye said: “I have never seen a situation like this before. We have many wrestlers of various categories in three different camps in the country. We have never prepared well like this for any event.

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“Apart from the preparation, coming together of the young ones is a big boost for the coaches to identify future champions in wrestling. I am very happy that many wrestlers are in camp at the same time.”

The silver medalist at the 2017 World Championship was recently in the United States and India for training and some global competitions.

She returned to the country only last weekend and has expressed confidence on her chances at the AWC which starts on Wednesday in the Garden City.

“I have prepared very well and I am also looking forward to a good performance in the competition especially now that we are competing in Nigeria,” she said.