Team Nigeria at Algeria for the African Archery Champs
Nigeria made history at the 15th African Archery Championships in Oran, Algeria, closing out its most successful campaign yet at the continental showpiece with a haul of seven medals, comprising one gold, five silver and one bronze, headlined by a maiden team gold in the barebow women’s event.
The standout result came in the barebow women’s team final, where the trio of Faith Adekogbe, Mandu Eteidung and Precious Fanny-Amun defeated hosts Algeria five-three to be crowned African champions, marking the country’s first team title on the continental stage.
Adekogbe was the outstanding individual performer of the campaign, leaving Oran with three medals in all.
Beyond her team gold, she reached the individual final as the number one seed, edging Algeria’s Malia Ait Messaoudene six-four in the quarter-final and compatriot Precious Fanny-Amun six-four in an all-Nigerian semi-final, before falling to Algeria’s Marwa Rahmoun in the gold medal match to settle for silver. She added a third medal, another silver, in the barebow mixed team alongside Abubakar Usman, who himself collected two silvers on the trip.
