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It was a glorious weekend for Nigeria in faraway Morocco when a Nigerian Army Private, Gofit Winnie won a gold medal in the Women Freestyle Wrestling Competition in the African Wrestling Championships in Marrakech, Morocco.<\/p>\n

Gofit clinched the gold in the 75kg as Nigerian Contingent continued to record successes at the on-going Championships.<\/p>\n

Private Gofit is not new to success as she also doubles as the National Champion for Judo and Wrestling in the 75kg category.<\/p>

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Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka Usman, Director Army Public Relations, said on Saturday in a statement that the Army Wrestlers formed part of the National Wrestling Team to the championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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