President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali, has lamented the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the sport in the country.
In an exclusive interview with ait.live, the former World and Olympic Wrestling Champion explained how the pandemic has affected the programmes of Team Nigeria who were on the verge of travelling to Morocco for the Africa-Oceania Olympic qualifiers before it was postponed.
In the face of the lockdown and restriction on sporting activities in the country, Igali said the wrestlers have been keeping fit in their own way.
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Nigerian wrestlers like their counterparts across the globe have been training individually away from the mats without sparring partners since March following the nationwide suspension of sporting activities.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
