When it was first announced that there would be a Nigerian bobsled team making history at the Winter Olympics, everyone was cracking those Cool Runnings jokes.
But while some of Nigeria is still trying to figure out what exactly bobsledding is, the team itself sat down with Ellen for one of the best interviews, like, ever.
Seun Adigun, the pilot, alongside Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga, shared their inspiring story on Monday:
“In Nigeria right now, everybody is going absolutely nuts. You know the crazy thing about it is most people don’t really understand what bobsled is like,” Adigun said.
“They just know that the flag is raising high and they are excited. To be honest, that we are still learning how to do bobsled.”
From shaking their asses to fan-girling hard over Ellen, meet the amazing Nigerian bobsled team:
Surprised or disappointed they have an American accent? Either way, they’re awesome – you can follow their journey via their Instagram account.
The Winter Olympics is scheduled to take place from February 6 to 25 in the Pyeongchang county of South Korea.We are pretty stoked to see what the Nigerian team will do.
[source:thecable]
