Nigeria made their presence count at the 18th African Sambo Championships in Egypt, with five medals to show for their efforts at the three-day championships held at the Cairo International Stadium.

The country’s three athletes at the championship claimed one goal, two silver and two bronze medals.

The athletes who were medallists at the last African Games in Ghana, where Sambo debuted as one of the demonstration sports, showed class against their counterparts from 21 other African countries.

Vice president of Sambo Association of Nigeria, SHERIFF HAMMED praised the athletes for making the country proud on their debut.