Nigeria tips Botswana to cause upset in athletics

Continental giants: The Nigeria team goes through its paces at the UB Stadium yesterday. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Continental giants: The Nigeria team goes through its paces at the UB Stadium yesterday. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Nigerian coach, Tommie Nnakwe believes Botswana has the capacity to brew shockers when the Africa Youth Games athletics programme gets under way next Wednesday.

The athletics coach told Mmegi Sport that he expects Botswana to use home advantage to excel.

He said the hosts have a good team and it would be risky by the likes of Nigeria to undermine them.  Nigeria, a powerhouse in Africa athletics has brought a formidable squad that boasts of the 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships 400m champion, Edidiong Ofonime and upcoming hurdler, Abudulahi Bashuru.

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