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Nigeria to screen judokas ahead of AAG

Xinhua, June 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Nigeria Judo Federation (NJF) was expecting over 150 judokas to participate in its national open trials, a top official with the federation said on Monday.

The two-day trials starting on Friday would aid the federation's selection of judokas for the 2015 All-Africa Games (AAG), Oshodi Musa, the federation's vice president, told reporters.

The trials will consist of all categories of players and the federation will select the best and camp them ahead of the AAG, the official added,

The 2015 AAG is scheduled for Sept. 4 to Sept. 19 in Brazzaville, Congo. Endi