Editing Daniel Igali (section)

==Personal==
He completed a [[Master of Arts]] degree in [[criminology]] at [[Simon Fraser University]], having previously attended [[Douglas College]]. While working on his master's degree, he trained at SFU and liked to help coach. Igali is currently{{when|date=November 2018}} the coach of the Nigerian National Wrestling Team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://olympics.thestar.com/2008/article/48095 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930073218/http://olympics.thestar.com/2008/article/48095 |archive-date=2009-09-30 |title=TheStar.com - Beijing Olympics 2008}}</ref>

In November 2006 Igali was injured during a violent robbery while in Nigeria.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=9b6bb613-2872-4163-b7a6-cd674e28c413&sponsor= B.C. Olympic gold medallist Daniel Igali was stabbed and beaten by four armed robbers while visiting Nigeria, the country of his birth.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324103652/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=9b6bb613-2872-4163-b7a6-cd674e28c413&sponsor= |date=2016-03-24 }}</ref> In 2020, he was the president of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/28956495/nigeria-welcomes-olympics-delay-financial-fallout-worries-athletes|title = Nigeria welcomes Olympics delay, but financial fallout worries athletes|date = 26 March 2020}}</ref> He is a two-term member of the [[Bayelsa State]] assembly and also its sports commissioner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/08/18/daniel-igali-my-life-in-the-ring-parliament-and-back-in-the-ring/|title=DANIEL IGALI: My Life in the Ring, Parliament and Back in the Ring|date=18 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guardian.ng/sport/igali-rolls-out-plans-for-sports-development-in-bayelsa/|title = Igali rolls out plans for sports development in Bayelsa|date = 14 September 2020}}</ref>

In 2012, Igali was one of the recipients of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards presented by [[Canadian immigrant magazine|Canadian Immigrant Magazine]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canada's Top 25 Immigrants 2012|url=https://canadianimmigrant.ca/canadas-top-25-immigrants/canadas-top-25-immigrants-2012|access-date=2021-06-18|website=Canadian Immigrant|language=en-US}}</ref>