With six of Nigerian boxers already qualified for the finals of the various categories of the boxing events of the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, today will be ‘judgement day’ for the rest in the semi-finals.
Other Team Nigeria boxers aspiring to join their compatriots in the finals include; Adesina Zainab (50kg), Kareem Shukurat ( 54kg), Ojo Joy (54kg), Olaore Adams 92kg and Onyekwere Ifeanyi (+92kg).
To fight in the blue corner today is, Ifeanyi Onyekwere will be up against Bweluzey Anthony Lazare from Cote d’Ivoire while Olaore Adams will engage Egyptian Elsalamony Ali Mohammed Ibrahim in the Heavyweight division.
For the Lightweight category, Omole Dolapo will battle it out with Zambian Ngulube Albert in the feather weight class while Adesina Zainab will square
up against Fahbulleh Grace from Liberia in the light flyweight division . Ogunsemilore Cynthia will take on Algerian Hadjila khelif in the Lightweight category while Mbata Patricia engages Gramane Rady Adosinda from Mozambique in a middle weight bout. Ojo Joy will engage Tunisian Khouloud Hlimi in a featherweight bout.
Oraekwe Blessing will slug it out with Tunisian Ibeh Zina Eya in the Light middleweight division whille Kareem Shukurat faces Kenyan Faki Amina Martha in the bantamweight division.
