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The President of the Nigeria Armwrestling Federation (NAWF), Samuel Olatunji,called on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to support the federation’s activities for 2026.
Olatunji made the appeal in an interview on Friday in Abuja. He said inadequate funding remained a major challenge affecting the federation’s programmes.
“We need the support of private organisations, philanthropists, wealthy individuals and sports lovers to sustain our activities,” he stressed. “Financial support is the bedrock of organising any sporting event.”
The president said the federation had commenced its programmes for the year, including the National Armwrestling Championship for military, paramilitary and civilian participants. He described the competition, which featured 20 teams, as successful.
Olatunji said the federation also organised the National Armwrestling Competition in Lagos two weeks ago. According to him, the competition provided an opportunity to identify talented athletes for international engagements.
“The competition was organised to discover athletes for the All Africa Games in Accra later this year and the African Armwrestling Championship in Cairo, Egypt next year,” he said.
More than 20 states and institutions participated in the championship tagged, Lagos Open 2026. World Champions Armwrestling Club of Lagos emerged overall winner with 19 gold, 15 silver and four bronze medals after garnering 38 points.
Oyo State Armwrestling Team placed second with 10 gold, six silver and two bronze medals, while Delta State Armwrestling Team came third with 10 gold, five silver and six bronze medals.