By Ime Bassey

Head coach of the Taekwondo team preparing for the All Africa Games in Maputo, Osita John Egwim, has disclosed that the team are eying five gold medals at the Games.

Speaking exclusively to Sunday Vanguard Sports inside the Velodrom at the Abuja National Stadium, he said, the electronic detector that was recently made available to the team, will go a long way in making the five gold medal feat possible.

He also said that the athletes’ preparation has been good and would be turned into medal haul at the Games.

“Personally speaking, I am working with five gold medals on my mind, but notwithstanding, we really need prayers to do well.

“The preparation has been so good, so I believe it will translate into we doing well at the Games itself. The athletes are improving well enough to put smiles on our faces.  “I believe that when they would have been exposed to the electronic detector, it will give them more opportunity to do better in training and also at the Games. They would have understood the rudiments of it, putting us in pole position for medals sweep,” Egwim said.

It will be recalled that the Taekwondo Federation of Nigeria over the week, received equipment from the Sports Ministry to boost its preparations ahead of the All Africa Games billed for Maputo, Mozambique.