South Africa’s team leader reaffirms country’s dominance in Africa Youth Athletics
By Uzor Odigbo
The South Africa Team leader Mr. John has reaffirmed his Country’s dominance in African Athletics by placing first at previous two editions.
At a media briefing in Abeokuta, the South Africa’s Team leader said Nigeria at two previous Africa Athletics Championships had always placed behind South Africa and ostensibly believed that the CAA U-18 and 20 Championship in Abeokuta won’t be different.
Mr.John also clarified why his athletes were relocated. He was it was basically for tactical reasons and not for sinister motives.
He said, “The Village South Africa athletes were located was an hour journey from the stadium and before athletes could travel that far to compete at the Stadium, they would have worn out, for that reason, they relocated the team to a Hotel closer to the stadium about five minutes walk.”
Recall that South African journalists accused Nigeria of badly accommodating Team South Africa at a village far away from the venue which raised a lot of concern for Nigeria’s organisers.
Based on the complaints, the NSC director general Hon. Bukola Olopade, Lamine Faty, CAA CEO and scribe, Aniefiok Udo-Obong, director technical and media committee chairman, Gowon Akpodonor, had to address the media to douse the alleged amidst information coming from the South African media.
Mr.John also reiterated that Nigeria has been a good host and the South African Team have no cause to complain.
Lamine Faty also dismissed the alleged maltreatment of any country. Rather, he thanked Nigeria for rescuing the CAA from embarrassment by offering to host the championship at short notice.
