Anambra’s Ifeoma Nwoye and Emeka Nwafor both professional wrestlers have signed training and partnership deal with World Association of Wrestling in London
ANN reports that Morris Atula, Talents Development Director, London Multi Sports Academy who facilitated the invitation and contracts disclosed this to newsmen in Awka on Tuesday.
According to Atula, the contract which would span for six months in the first instance would involve training, access to world facilities, equipment management, representation, negotiation and sourcing of championship.
He said the deals automatically make Nwoye and Nwofor automatically becomes members of WAW under Ricky Knight as Director.
Both wrestlers were sponsored to London for the deal and execution by the Anambra government and this partnership will impact positively on the growth of Wrestling in Nigeria.
“It will also assist in creating wrestling icons as well as revamp the lost glory of wrestling and make it a household name in Nigeria.
Nwoye was the first Nigerian female wrestler to win wrestling gold at the Commonwealth Games, an African champion, two time Nigeria best female wrestler, and an Olympian.
She was discovered and mentored by Emeka Obodimma, a veteran wrestler and a director in the Anambra Sports Development Commission while Emeka Nwafor was a Nigerian champion and African junior champion.
