Nigerian athletes have not ruled out seeking the face of God in their quest to get medal in boxing event.
Their closeness to ‘God of Boxing’ got spiritual after two out the eight athletes representing the country at the Commonwealth Game got knocked out on Thursday.
Source told NewswatchNigeria that, Sikiru Ojo who would begin his quest for a medal in the men’s 56kg on Saturday against Samuel Yaw Addo from Ghana, “ have been training hard and he has also been praying oo.”
“Generally the camp is serious, every athlete is wearing a serious look and it’s not lively, I must say because of the duo of Osita Umeh and Adeola Soyoye who were outclassed today is a signal, so the athletes need God as they work hard for their matches,” the source said.
Ojo’s first appearance at the Commonwealth Games was in 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland where he failed to get past the round of 16.
Another medal hopeful for Nigeria is Lukmon Lawal who would face Regarn Simbwa from Uganda in the men’s 81kg Round of 16 on Monday.
Lawal, making his third appearance at the Commonwealth Games, has failed to get past the quarter-finals.
In the women’s category, Nigeria’s Millicent Agboegbulem will take on Salote Huni in the 75kg category of the Round of 16 on Friday.
The 34-year-old is making her first appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
In the 69kg Quarterfinal 2, Nigeria’s Itunu Oriola will take on Kaye Scot from Austrailia on Sunday.
Also Nigeria’sAyisat Oriyomi will take on Carly McNaul from Northern Ireland in the women’s 51kg Quarterfinal 3 next Wednesday, the same day Yetunde Odunuga will take on Caroline Veyre in the women’s 60kg Quarterfinal 3.
