Nigeria Achers storm Cote d’Ivore for African Championship.
The President of Nigeria Archery Federation, His Royal Highness, Mohammed Baba Abdullahi, has expressed strong optimism that Nigeria will excel at the 2025 African Archery championship which began in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire this week.
As the leader of Nigeria delegation to the championship, Abdullahi said the athletes representing Nigeria at the continental championship were carefully selected from a pool of the best hands in the country hence the optimism being expressed by the President.
Apart from HRH, Mohammed Baba Abdullahi who led the team in his capacity as the President of the Nigeria Archery Federation (NAFED ), the Nigeria delegation include, the first Vice President, Ambassador Chigbolu Obiefuna,
Aliyu Abubakar Garga (team Captain ),
Damilola Sholademi, Engr. Aliyu Abubakar, Alexander Harry-Erin and Seun Ogunlana.
Nigeria is competing in three specialities, Compound Bow where team Captain, Aliyu Abubakar Garga, Damilola Sholademi and Engr. Aliyu Abubakar specialize , Alexander Harry-Erin and Ogunlana Seun are for Recurve Bow U-18 and Barbow respectively.
The championship is not only providing a veritable platform for Nigerian athletes to test their skill and strength among their peers in the international sphere, but also to expose, expand, explore and export them to greater and higher opportunities available for plying their trades in the other climes.
The weeklong African Championship which runs from 18-24 November 2025, will also enable the Archers an opportunity to be strongly positioned for other top ranking championships going forward.
The athletes travelled with Air Cote d’Ivoire.
Only Damilola Sholademi joined the team from United States.
