Nigerian Army has won the 2022 Armed Forces Inter Service Sports Competition after a convincing win in 3 Games, that is, Volleyball, Cross-Country, Taekwondo, out of 5 Games after Nigerian Army players scored a masterful 3 Goals to Nill on the last day.
The Nigerian Army (NA) has been declared overall winner of the just concluded 2022 Armed Forces Inter-Service Sports Competition (AFISSC), which ended at the Defence Headquarters Sports Complex, Mogadishu Military Cantonment, Abuja on Thursday, 22 September 2022.
Director Defence Information, Major General Jimmy Akpor in a statement on Friday to back up our previous breaking news explained that the Nigerian Army to emerged overall champion clinched first positions in cross country, taekwondo and volleyball in both male and female categories, while its male athletes came second in basket ball and football. The NA became champion with a haul of seven gold and two silver medals.
General Akpor said, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) were runners-up in the competition by securing first positions in football and basket ball as well as third positions in cross country, taekwondo and volleyball all in the male categories, while in the female categories, the NAF came second in cross country and basket ball as well as third position in taekwondo. On the whole, the NAF pulled off two gold, three silver and four bronze medals in the competition.
He noted that the Nigerian Navy (NN) emerged third in the competition with a total of four silver and five bronze medals as the Service came second in the male categories of cross country, taekwondo and volleyball as well as third positions in basketball and football. The NN female athletes came second in taekwondo and third positions in cross country, basketball and volleyball.
Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) CFR, represented by the Director of Army Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Mr Sunday Attah who was the Special Guest of Honour at the closing ceremony, commended the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) for the successfully hosting of the championship.
The CDS, Gen Lucky Irabor, who was represented by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, commended the athletes that won laurels while displaying camaraderie and team spirit throughout the competition. FULL STORY HERE
SEE RESULT BELOW
MEDALS TABLE
1. Football
a. Gold - NAF
b. Silver - ARMY
c. Bronze - NAVY
2. Volleyball (MALE)
a. Gold - Army
b. Silver - Navy
c. Bronze - Airforce
3. Volleyball (FEMALE)
a. Gold - Army
b. Silver - Airforce
c. Bronze - Navy
4. Basketball (MALE)
a. Gold - NAF
b. Silver - Army
c. Bronze - Navy
5. Basketball (FEMALE)
a. Gold - Army
b. Silver - NAF
c. Bronze - Navy
6. Taekwondo (MALE) Army
a. Army - 5 Gold
b. Navy - 4S, 1B
c. Airforce - 1S, 4B
7. Taekwondo (FEMALE) ARMY
a. Army - 3G, 2B
b. Navy - 1G, 2S, 2B
c. Airforce - 1G, 3S, 1B
8. Cross county (MALE) Army
a. Gold - Army
b. Silver - Navy
c. Bronze - Airforce
9. Cross county (FEMALE)Army
a. Gold - Army
b. Silver - Airforce
c. Bronze - Navy
