African Youth Games Confirmed And Future Eagles Should Be Ready in Three Months

African Youth Games Confirmed And Future Eagles Should Be Ready in Three Months

By Akinkunle Bolarinwa

The African Youth Games have been confirmed to take place in Congo, Brazzaville over Easter of 2023.

The confirmation came at the sidelines of the General Assembly of Association of National Olympic Committees of Aftica (ANOCA) that was concluded on in Seoul, South Korea in 2022.

The news is highly welcomed considering it had earlier been scheduled for 2022 in Egypt but later postponed.

Coach of the Future Eagles of Nigeria, Charles Bassey is optimistic that the team will not disappoint at the games.

"We hope to start camp early enough and we will hit the ground running"

"The all Africa Youth Games is very important for our boys and we will be ready for it, if given early period to start camping".

The African Youth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years as a prelude to the Summer Youth Olympics. 

They competition have not been held since 2018, following the global pandemic (coronavirus).

The Games are organised by ANOCA (Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa) and are targeted at young African athletes, both girls and boys of 14–18 years, featuring about 30 sports.

Nigeria has participated in the last two editions in Gaborone and Algiers, improving their medal tally in between the two Games.