I was in Omagwa on Saturday for the wrestling event hosted by the Imogu community. It turned out to be the best wrestling event I have ever been to (the photos I ended up with are another matter though). I totally enjoyed it. I’ve never seen so many backs end up on the ground as much as I did on Saturday. I have heard from several sources that the wrestling festival in Aluu is on a different level of awesome. Maybe I’ll make out time to confirm that. I hope you like the photos.

Wrestler, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Referee, Ete Wrestling Festival, Isiokpo

Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Winner, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Referee, Ete Wrestling Festival, Isiokpo

Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Winner, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Spectators, Ete Wrestling Festival, Isiokpo

Spectators, Ete Wrestling Festival, Isiokpo

Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Winner, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Winner, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

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Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

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Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Member of a local society, Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Isiokpo

Member of a local society, Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Isiokpo

Wrestlers, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Drumming, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Drumming, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Drumming, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Drumming, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Drumming, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Dancing, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Dancing, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Dancing, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Whisky, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Dancing, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Dancing, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Member of a local socirty group, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa

Wrestler, Ete Wrestling Festival, Omagwa