By BEN EFE

Four days of competition at the African Youth Athletics Championships comes to an end today at the Warri Township Stadium with Nigeria striving to tilt the medals table to her favour even as Egypt is looking to finish tops.

Chepwogen Mercy (left), Jepkemei of Kenya after clenching Gold and Silver medals in the 3000m event and Ejummeta David wins first gold for Nigeria during the AYAC in Warri. Photo: Henry Unini

At the close of yesterday events, the Egyptians brought their medals haul to seven leaving closest rival, Nigeria with five gold medals. Egypt swept most of the field events medals, but today things might take a different shape as the finals of the 200m and the relays will be concluded, these events will likely decide which country will emerge champions of the maiden Africa Youth Athletics Championships.

Devine Oduduru and Deborah Adewale are in good frame to win the boys and girls 200m respectively to complete a sprint double. They are also expected to anchor the 4x100m relays, which practically has the name of Nigeria written on the gold. The 4x400m relays will also be swinging the way of Nigeria.

“We wait to see what the last day of event will be. Right now I am not very happy the Egyptians are leading the medals tables,” said a top official of the Athletics federation of Nigeria.