Olympic Games Results

Ahmed Musa finally joins Olympic team

The uncertainty surrounding the availability or otherwise of Super Eagles and VVV Venlo winger, Ahmed Musa for the crunch Olympic qualifying match with the Vijana Stars of Tanzania this weekend in Benin city may have been laid to rest following the arrival of the petite forward in the camp of the Dream Team V on Wednesday afternoon.

The player who was in action in the Super Eagles last two games against Argentina and Ethiopia was said to be in high spirits on arrival at the Dream Team camp.

“I am excited to be here. I have been speaking with the coach. I am here for business and am good to go” he stated on arrival.

The former Kano Pillars star is expected to begin training with the rest of the team today, a development that suggests that he has gotten over the slight back injury suffered while playing for the Super Eagles team.

Musa is indeed the toast of all the national team handlers as his name was also included in the provisional 30-man list released by Flying Eagles coach, John Sam Obuh The arrival of Ahmed Musa has taken the number of players in camp to 26 with coach Austin Eguavoen expected to drop some players after the team’s last training session on Friday.

Also AC Milan of Italy winger Nnamdi Oduamadi who on Tuesday night departed the Team’s Prestige Hotel camp for Lagos to get further medical attention following the left Lateral ankle injury he suffered in training is scheduled back today.

“I will be back on Thursday and I have no doubt what so ever that I will play this match against Tanzania” this game, I will not miss it for anything,”

Nnamdi declared after he was told that the injury will need at least weeks to heal.

Tanzania arrival

Meanwhile the contingent from Tanzania is also expected in the country later today as they target another upset after previously sending out the highly rated Young Lions of Cameroun.

Although he threatened to quit his job after Saturday’s game, the Vijana Stars head coach Jamhuri Kihwelu said he has a disciplined team capable of getting the desired result away from home.

Youth Olympic Games: results of freestyle wrestling events

17-year-old athlete from Tatarstan defeated Dzhanan Ahmed from Bulgaria 3-0.

A day later the Russian athletes earned two more freestyle wrestling medals. The shortest match featured a 20-second long final meet between Azamatbi Pshnatlov (Russia) and Bakhodur Kodirov (Tajikistan) in men’s 63 kg freestyle wrestling. 17-year-old wrestler from Mordovia Aldar Balzhinimaev snatched a gold medal from Mehran Sheikh in men’s 46 kg freestyle wrestling. A week before the YOG both wrestlers showed good results at the European Youth Championship and earned tickets to the Youth Olympics. According to coach Andzor Tembotov the wrestlers it was a must-win attitude, intense training sessions and will to victory that enabled them to succeed.

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