Nigeria’s bobsled team is already winning even before the Winter Olympics begin

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When the Winter Olympics kick off in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next month, three Nigerian women will be making history.

Seun Adigun, the team driver and leader, Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi Onwumere will become the first ever Africans to compete in the sport of bobsled. They will also be the first Nigerians to compete at the Winter Olympics. But even before the tournament kicks off, the US-based trio have already garnered so much goodwill, they likely already feel like winners