Team Nigeria’s 2026 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Ekuta Enku has received a N1.5 million cash reward, alongside several other gift items, from Ekus Judo Club, Asaba, Delta State, Completesports.com reports. The presentation highlighted the closing ceremony of the fifth edition of the annual Ekus Judo Club Mixed Team/Cadet Judo Championship for South-South states, which came to a fitting end at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State.
All the South-South states took part in the championship, except Cross River State. Recall that Enku’s bronze-medal feat at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, was Nigeria’s first medal in the event in 24 years. Several judo clubs from outside the South-South region also participated in the 2026 edition of the competition, which began in 2022.
In the Mixed Team U-19 category, the gold-medal-winning team received N900,000, while the silver medallists received N600,000 and the bronze medallists N300,000. Also Read: Commonwealth Games 2026: Team Nigeria Medallists To Earn Up To $5,000 Instant Bonus, Other Incentives In the Cadet category, each gold medallist went home with N80,000, while the silver and bronze medallists received N60,000 and N40,000 respectively. No fewer than 153 judokas took part in the 2026 Ekus Judo Club Mixed Team/Cadet Judo Championship.
Uzo Uzama Uzo, Secretary of Ekus Judo Club, Asaba, was rewarded with N1 million by the championship sponsor, Lanky Osagie Omoregbe, popularly known as Big Judo, for his dedication and commitment to the development of the club. The Chief Executive Officer of the judo club, Eke Osahon, commended the staff and management of the Delta State Sports Commission for their support towards the success of the championship.
“During my active days as a judoka, we never had this kind of opportunity. So, in my own way of giving back to society and ensuring that judo, as a sport,