6th September, 2010
Prince Hameed Olanrewaju Mohammed (Prince H.O.), one of the Nigeriaâ€
The intercontinental wrestling tournament, which will hold in Lagos, Nigeria, next month, is being organised to honour Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola for his contribution to sports development in the country.
Prince H.O. told P.M.Sports in a chat at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos that he will be going on tour of Berlin, Germany and Cape Town in South Africa as soon as his travel documents are ready.
According to Prince H.O., who will be contesting for a cruiserweight title in the championship, he needs to prepare hard for the competition, which will draw international wrestlers from countries across Africa, Europe, America, Asia and Australia.
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Meanwhile, P.M.Sports reliably gathered that foreign wrestlers coming for the BRF Wrestlemania 2010 have chosen their camp site ahead of the tourney. Wrestlers from Congo Brazaville, Congo DR and Central Africa have chosen Cameroon, while those from Angola, Zimbabwe and Libya have chosen Cape Town, South Africa.
Wrestlers from Australia will join their colleagues from Germany to camp in Berlin, while Scotland, Spain, Belgium and England based wrestlers will camp in Liverpool before moving down to Lagos for the tournament.
The Local Organising Committee, LOC, headed by Primate Charles Odugbesi, is working round the clock to ensure that not only the tourney is successfully held, but the local and foreign wrestlers enjoy themselves during the weeklong tournament.
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