The boxing competitors on the sixth Islamic Solidarity Video games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, got here to a detailed on Monday, November tenth, with Nigeria’s Zainab Adeshina Motunrayo proudly claiming a Silver Medal within the Ladies’s 51kg class.
Adeshina, one among solely two Nigerian boxers on the Video games — alongside Raheem Ridwan (Males’s 65kg) — was led by Coach Oyeleye Abayomi and showcased super talent, composure, and grit all through the match.
After a collection of assured performances, the Nigerian fighter battled her approach into the ultimate, delivering a efficiency stuffed with coronary heart and braveness. Although she narrowly missed out on gold, her journey captured nationwide consideration.
Talking moments after the ultimate bell, Adeshina stated:
“I gave the whole lot for my nation. Successful silver means so much, however I’m not stopping right here. That is motivation to go more durable — subsequent time, I’m coming for gold.”
Coach Oyeleye Abayomi hailed her preventing spirit, describing her as “a disciplined athlete who embodies the way forward for Nigerian girls’s boxing.”
Her silver medal end locations Nigeria ninth on the boxing medal desk on the Video games — a strong efficiency that highlights the nation’s rising energy within the sport.
With boxing now concluded, different occasions on the Islamic Solidarity Video games are set to wrap up on Friday, November twenty first, 2025, however for Workforce Nigeria, Zainab’s resilience and keenness have already made her one of many standout tales of the match.
