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Uganda sends bodybuilders for African Bodybuilding Championship
16 September 2006 - Uganda Bodybuilding & Fitness Association (UBBFA) has sent today a team of 3 bodybuilders to the African Bodybuilding Championship scheduled for September 19-21 in Cairo, Egypt. Ismail Mukalazi (who represented Uganda in the last edition of the African Bodybuilding Championship held in Mombasa in 2004) and John Bosco Ssebabi (current Uganda and East African middleweight junior champion) are on this team. Mr. Uganda Kawuulu Nsubuga and Fredrick Mubiru missed out the trip due to illnesses. (Source: Kalyango M. Zubael)

Uganda Nile Breweries flies out weightlifters
17 September 2006 - Uganda Nile Breweries sunk sh15m in the weightlifting team that flew to Egypt yesterday for the African Bodybuilding Championship September 19-21. The money was handed to Uganda Bodybuilding Association chairman Twaha Ddungu at

Jamaica faces shame as Body Building competition approaches
17 September 2006 - In spite of facing some major challenges, with less than three weeks to go before Jamaica is set to host the 34th Central American and Caribbean Body Building and Fitness Championships, the Bodybuilding and Fitness Association of Jamaica says pulling out is not an option. Jamaica accepted the task of hosting more than two years ago, and progress has been hit by disasters such as Hurricane Ivan, with companies retracting agreed pledges. Coordinator for the event, Carol Taylor, says some commitments have been made, but even if they are fulfilled the association will still need to raise more than two million dollars. (Source: Radio Jamaica)

African Bodybuilding Championship
28 September 2006 - Egypt not only hosted the African bodybuilding championship but also dominated it. Libya came second and Mauritius third. The event was the seventh edition of the seniors championship, the fifth for juniors and first for the masters. The two-day event, witnessed by a high spectator turnout, was held in Al-Obour Institute for Management and Informatics in Al-Obour, 40 kilometres northeast of Cairo. The head of the African and Egyptian bodybuilding federations Adel Fahim said: "Egypt has dominated the region for 12 years as a result of a stable policy it has adopted. The federation provides the athletes, especially the champions, with everything needed for their training to ensure they achieve the best results." It was the first time the masters event was held in three age categories -- over 40, over 50 and over 60. (Source: Al-Ahram)

Zimbabwe Bodybuilding contest keeps head above waters
4 October 2006 - While the prestigious Mr Iron Man bodybuilding contest failed to take off this year, the modest Mr Mufakose has managed to keep its head above the waters. Mufakose Gym chairman Masiye Suwali is confident the event will be able to draw some of the best raw talent ahead of the Mr Zimbabwe contest at the end of this month. The Mr Mufakose competition will be held on October 8 at Mfombi Nite City. Last year Isaac Dalwayo from Mbare came first while Abraham Kwenda of Mufakose was second and Clyde Mutero also of Mufakose was placed third in the seniors. Bob Masengu from Dzivaresekwa was the junior champion. The Mr Mufakose bodybuilding contest started in the 1960s with support coming from Harare businessman Dhaya Ramabhai and John Mostaf. It used to be a big social event in the sprawling township and has over the years produced notable personalities like the ageless Elvis Chibhamu, Tendai Mukariri and Suwali. (Source: The Herald)

Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding Championship
4 October 2006 - President of the Antigua & Barbuda Bodybuilding & Weightlifting Federation, Errol Williams, has hailed Antigua's performance in the recently held American & Caribbean (CAC) bodybuilding competition a success. Veteran bodybuilder, Steve Williams, muscled his way to a first place finish in the masters division but finished second in the light heavyweight category. In other results, national women's champion, Beverly Percival, placed second in the women's masters open category while Ollyn Martin also finished second in the heavyweight open category. It is the first time that an Antigua team has excelled to this extent at the CAC competition which usually features the top bodybuilders from in and around the region. (Source: Antigua Sun)

Nigeria Bodybuilding Federation ready for Czech Championship
30 September 2006 - All necessary arrangements have been put in place for the Nigeria Body Building and Fitness Federation (NBBFF) to take part in the forthcoming 61st men's World Championship, scheduled to hold in Austrava Czech Republic from the 26th to 30th of October. According to the president of the NBBFF Mr Soye Elekima, it was the bright performance of Nigeria, in the recently concluded 7th African Bodybuilding Championship held in Cairo that provided the enviable opportunity to go. He explained that Nigeria has participated for the second time now in this tournament and has done "tremendously well", saying that "Nigeria went with only six athletes and four officials but came out with an overall 3rd position in the championship which featured fifteen countries", he said. Meanwhile, among the six athletes, three won bronze medals respectively, who are Mr Lucky Egbereme, won bronze in the 70kg category for junior, Seleipiri Briggs won bronze for the under 90kg category and Angalapele Inemotimi, won a bronze in the 100kg category. (Source: The Tide)

www.NTPowerHouse.com Goes Up, Up... and Up!
8 October 2006 - According to Alexa - the popular Web Information Service owned by Amazon.com - our website is now the 4th most visited site in the all "Ghana" category. We had just announced a few weeks ago that we were 8th on the Alexa ranking and since then our site has not stopped to progress. Despite of being a fitness & bodybuilding specific site, NTPowerHouse.com is attracting more and more visitors from different backgrounds. We are very happy and proud of these results and wish to warmly thank all our visitors.
(Source: alexa.com)

Man Ghana 2006
10 October 2006 - The Ghana Muscleflavour Amateur Bodybuilding Association (GMABA) present "Clash of the Titans" The ultimate battle for a place in the national team. Man Ghana 2006 - Ghana's only official bodybuilding championship - will be held on 24th November 2006 at the Osu Presby Hall, Accra. For more info, contact: 027 678-7474 or 024 416-8886.
(Source: GMABA)

Zimbabwe Bodybuilders Test Muscles - Minus Female Counterparts
12 October 2006 - Fitness buffs were to gather Saturday in Bulawayo for the Matebeleland Bodybuilding and Weight Lifting Association's Mr. and Ms. Matabeleland competition, but the event's organizers expressed disappointment no women would participate. Zimbabwe Weight Lifting Association Secretary Marko Mwale said it was a shame that no women registered for the competition. He said the absence of female weightlifters would further alienate Zimbabwean women from competitive sports. (Source: VOA)