Nigeria has announced that her contingent to the 2018 Commonwealth Games will depart the country on March 18, to Gold Coast, Australia.

A statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Youths and Sports, Nneka Ikem-Anibeze, stated that an advance team made up of officials of the ministry would leave on March 18 to attend the Delegates’ Registration Meeting due to hold on March 22.

The statement reads: “Federations competing at the Games will round off their pre-games training early March and proceed to Brisbane on March 23.

“Athletics will depart on March 25, with 25 home-based athletes and five coaches while the Wrestling team will arrive the Games Village on April 2,” she said.

According to the Spokesperson, the Games Village would be opened officially on March 25th while team officials would be allowed to check their athletes’ rooms five days earlier before the event.

Nigeria will be taking part in Athletics, Wrestling, Basketball, Gymnastics, Boxing, Table tennis, Weightlifting, Para Powerlifting, Para Table Tennis and Para Athletics.

The 2018 Commonwealth Games begins from April 4 to April 15, 2018.

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