The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has named its official team of 92 athletes to represent Nigeria at  the 3rd CAA U-18/U-20 Championships which commences today at the Moshood Abiola Sports Arena in Abeokuta, Ogun.

In a statement jointly signed by the AFN’s President Chief Tonobok Okowa and the Technical Director Gabriel Okon, said the team was named on Tuesday.

According to the statement, 51 members of the team are male while 41 are female who moved into the championship village on Monday after two weeks of camping shortly after the national trials in Sagamu.

“A breakdown of the team shows that  23 boys and 17 girls will be competing for honours in the U-18 category,  while 23 girls and 29 boys will be competing for   honours in the U-20 category of the Championships.

According to Okon, technical committee took a critical and thorough look at the strength, technical and tactical abilities as well as the events “that we have advantage in, before selecting each member of Team Nigeria”.

“I’m confident that these will go places, they are the future of Nigerian athletics. They’re young, eager to learn and the spirit in the camp is sky high,” Okon said.

Okowa, on his part, urged members of the team to go for glory at the competition, adding that the Nigerian contingent is fully ready and committed to succeed.

“It’s not a win at all cost but they should run, jump and throw with the zeal and determination to succeed, we are fully committed to this project of laying a solid foundation.

“We went to Ndola, Zambia two years ago with 41 athletes and the team finished on the podium. This time around we want to run for the top honour,” Okowa said.