Nigeria win three gold medals at African Taekwondo Champs

Nigeria’s medal haul at the 2026 African Taekwondo Championships in Bamako, Mali, has grown to seven, with the country claiming three gold medals, one silver and three bronze at the World Taekwondo-sanctioned G-4 tournament at the Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga in Mali, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The latest additions came from the Poomsae event on Tuesday, where Aderibigbe Faridah claimed gold in the Freestyle Poomsae category. She also teamed up with Salawudeen Abdulafeez to win silver in the Pair Poomsae event. Earlier in the competition, Haruna Usman had added a second gold in the Poomsae U-40 Male category, while Para-Taekwondo athlete Mathew Udom’s dominant display on Monday had delivered the first gold in the -57kg Kyorugi category. Nigeria’s bronze medals came from Joel Jordan in the men’s +87kg Kyorugi division, Chidinma Okoko in the women’s -62kg Kyorugi category — having defeated Mali’s Samake Goundo in the quarterfinals before falling short in the semifinals — and Salawudeen Abdulafeez in the Poomsae U-30 Male event. Morocco dominated the Kyorugi event, sweeping eight gold medals to finish as overall champions. Related News AFN sets standards for Commonwealth Games trials Cricket: Nigeria coach calls 35 players for Namibia Tri-Series I was close to my best in Rabat – Amusan Nigeria Taekwondo Federation President, Tayo Popoola, expressed satisfaction with her team’s performance after the first gold medal while pushing for more. “I know you can do it, so I need some more,” she said. ”We are still competing in the Poomsae events and we hope to secure medals in various categories. “I trust our Poomsae athletes to deliver and improve our position on the medal table.” The athletes have delivered as the president charged and she would surely be delighted by the athletes’ performances. Peter Akinbo Peter, who has been covering sports for PUNCH for close to two years, focuses on combat sports reporting, special features and human angle stories

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