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The celebrated Nigerian bobsled team are billed to compete on February 20 at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Nigerian Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, Chisom Mbonu-Ezeoke the girls representing Nigeria are confident of doing the nation proud despite this being their first appearance at the Winter Olympics, Guardian reports.

Mbonu-Ezeoke revealed that Nigeria’s two-woman bobsled team would have their first official training on February 17, with a repeat on 18 and 19. The bobsled team will go for battle on February 20 and 21.

The bobsled team will compete in the two-woman event, with Seun Adigun as the Driver, and Akuoma Omeoga as Brake-man. Ngozi Onwumere is Nigeria’s torchbearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics.