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Ghana Wins bid to host 2018 Armwrestling Championship

By Mutala Yakubu
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The Ghana Armwrestling Federation has won the bid to host the 2018 Africa Armwrestling Championship in Accra.

The African Armwrestling Federation after considering bids from Morocco and Ghana decided on the latter in a majority vote during it's Congress in Lagos, Nigeria.

"Ghana is said to be the gateway to Africa and we're convinced that they're more than capable thus Africa will have a better host"-Julien Boumsong, General Secretary for Africa Armwrestling Federation.

16 countries are expected in Ghana for the annual Continental Armwrestling Championships in June 2018.

Meanwhile, the Golden Arms of Ghana are back home from Nigeria with a total medal haul of 22 placing an overall second at the 2017 Africa Armwrestling Championships.