The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) technical director Gabriel Okon has said Nigeria will enter athletes in events which athletes have comparative advantage over others. Okon in an interview with Radio Nigeria network sports programme recently stressed that it would be a wild goose chase should Nigeria enter athletes in all events without direct targets for medals. According to him, “There are many events and Nigeria have carefully selected athletes in areas we have strength, other countries also do it.”
He alluded to the fact that as host country, there are pressures on the athletes to excel on home front, but where that’s valid, it’s also advisable to field Athletes in place of strength than weakness.
He declared that Team Nigeria athletes are doing well in camp and may advance to the Games village two days to the Start of CAA U18-20 Championship in Abeokuta.
The AFN technical director advised Nigerians to be supportive, adding that Competitions such as this would need supporters to ginger athletes even when things are not going rightly.
Meanwhile, the CAA top delegates arrived Nigeria and were ushered into the country by the AFN President Chief Tonobok Okowa, the delegates have the CAA president Col. Maboum Kalcaba, CAA scribe and some media men.
Already in town are some of the Local organizing committee (LOC) members have also touched down in Abeokuta for further preparations for the Africa Junior athletics championship which commences on July 16th to 20th.
Preparation for the 3rd edition of CAA U18-20 Championship has gained momentum since dignitaries started arriving during the week with CAA media partners WWS also on ground.
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