Abubakar “Ambitious Tilapia” Kamoko, son of retired Ghanaian boxer Bukom Banku, opened up in regards to the difficulties he encountered main as much as the ultimate match on the latest thirteenth African Games held in Accra.
Despite promising a gold medal efficiency, Kamoko settled for silver following a unanimous choice loss to Algeria’s Kanouni Ousamma.
He admitted that well being points affected his efficiency, revealing that he struggled to get better after the semi-finals: “I wasn’t in a good condition; I wasn’t feeling well at all… After the semifinal game, I couldn’t even get up from the bed. It took the motivation of my coach to get me to train again.”
Despite falling wanting his gold medal purpose, Kamoko expressed pleasure in surpassing his father’s achievement – a bronze medal end on the African Games in 1999.
Grateful for making it to the medal spherical, he acknowledged, “To be in the medal zone is not easy,” including “I feel proud because my father took bronze and I wanted to do more than my father so if I took bronze to the house it wouldn’t have been good.”
With the African Games behind him, Kamoko goals to qualify for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games.