Balogun shifts focus to All African Games

Nigeria’s fast-rising wrestling sensation, Sunmisola Balogun has turned her attention to the forthcoming 2019 All Africa Games after winning gold medal at the wrestling championship in Tunisia.

The athlete defeated Amina Ibrahim of Egypt and 3 other contestants from Algeria, Tunisia and Burkina Faso.

Balogun defeated her opponents in the final of the 65kg to claim gold medal in her first senior category fight outside Nigeria.

He 17 year old told newsmen that she intends to make the country proud at the 12th All African Games scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco in August.