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ADURA Olalehin, Nigerian national boxing coach, has expressed optimism that the country would clinch a minimum of four gold medals in boxing at the forthcoming All Africa Games in Congo Brazzaville.
Olalehin told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Lagos that the 26 boxers in camp at the moment were training hard to do the nation proud.
He added that the enabling environment provided for the boxers had impacted positively on their preparation for the fiesta.
He said: “We are still in camp now preparing for the All Africa Games; the boxing camp is so beautiful now; we don’t need to come from a hotel to train.
“So it makes everything easy for us because of the hostel; for me, so far so good, we are ready for the All Africa Games and we are not going to come back with not less than four gold (medals).
“And the coaches, we have all it takes; all the coaches are ready.”
The coach, however, said that out of the 26 boxers in camp, 13 would be selected to represent the country.
He said that the 13 boxers would be selected based on merit in order to ensure the best representation for the country.
Nigeria is expected to feature in 21 events at the fiesta, which is scheduled to hold between September 4 and September 19.
— Aug 17, 2015 @ 01:00 GMT
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