For an instantly recognizable contest that has settled untold scores it is, ironically, hard to get a firm grip on the origins of arm wrestling. As host of the World Armwrestling Federation’s (WAF) ...

MLOMP, Senegal (AP) — It’s almost dusk, and the West African heat is finally faltering. In Mlomp, a village in southern Senegal, dozens of teenagers in colorful jerseys are throwing each other to the ...

Lagos will host the African Pro-Wrestling Championship from May 2 to May 3, 2026, at the NIS Gymnasium Hall, National Stadium, Surulere, with hosts Nigeria to compete against Cameroon, Togo, Benin ...

Wrestling in Africa is a centuries-old sport predominantly associated with men. Some communities also featured traditional women wrestling for courtship, ritual initiation into womanhood and measuring ...

Welcome to another installment of Word Life! Wrestling Around The World. For those of you who haven't read any of the previous installments, I've covered the French women wrestling promotion, "Queens ...

Nine Gold medals and one silver medal has been won in the Senior Women’s Wrestling category of the 2018 African Wrestling Championship in Port Harcourt, Rivers State in a Nigeria Ukoro Peter handed ...

Nigeria women wrestling team have underlined their dominance on the continent by winning a record-extending 15th African women’s title at the African Wrestling Championships in Alexandria, Egypt, ...