IAAF World Youth Championship: Team Nigeria will do Africa proud — coach

Nigeria’s contingent to this year’s IAAF World Youth Championship in Donetsk, Ukraine are hopeful of winning medals and do Africa proud as the the events begin today.

[caption id="attachment_107286" align="alignleft" width="280"] Athelets making their way up the Obudu hill[/caption]

The delegation led by the Vice President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tunde Abdulkareem left Lagos on Monday evening to join the athletes and other officials who were already on ground in Donetsk.

Speaking on arrival Tuesday, two coaches attached to the team, Abraham Odia and Raymond Agboro said they were confident that Team Nigeria will live up to expectations in the championship.

Odia pointed out that the fact that Team Nigeria was able to rule Africa at the last African Youth Championship (AYAC) in Warri, Delta State, was enough for the athletes and officials to know that much is expected from them in Ukraine.