President of the Kickboxing Federation of Nigeria (KBFN), Abubakar Yakubu, a Chief Superintendent of Police has congratulated the Nigeria Army and the Police teams for their successes at the just-concluded maiden edition of the Rivers State National Open Kickboxing Championship held in Port Harcourt.

The Nigeria Army team came tops with 9 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze medals, while the Nigeria Police team that placed second with 5 gold, 1silver and 4 bronze.

Delta State garnered 4gold, 2 Silver and 2 bronze to place third.

While reviewing the championship, CSP Abubakar Yakubu commended all the states and clubs that participated in the weeklong championship that was sponsored by the PLANT-GERIA Nigeria Ltd in conjunction with the Rivers Stated Government as packaged by the Kickboxing Federation of Nigeria and the Karate Federation.

He assured that the Federation will continue to pursue its developmental agenda in order to take Nigeria kickboxing to the zenith.

A total of nine states and seven clubs featured in the championship.

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