Nigeria turns to Chukwumerije!
So far not good. The MMXII London Olympics has seen Nigeria win no medals. In Beijing the country won 4 medals comprising of one silver and three bronze and was looking to better that feat at the start of this Olympiad. In what appears a last gasp effort to salvage what is left of national pride, the hopes of a nation rests on the Team Nigeria Captain. The one-God-makes-a-way-for (interpretation of his surname in the Ibo language) is Chika Chukwumerije, the scion of a Senator. Team Nigeria's Captain, Chika Chukwumerije Team Nigeria's Captain, Chika Chukwumerije, has been drawn to fight Cuba's 2011 Athlete of the Year, Robelis Despaigne in the opening clash of the taekwondo +80kg category on Saturday, August 11. The fourth seeded Cuban is also a quarter finalist at the 2009 World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. But Chukwumerije who won bronze in the event at the last Beijing Games four years ago remains unfazed, hoping to go beyond that achiev...