GOSFORD, Australia (AP) — Usain Bolt will make his debut for the Central Coast Mariners in an Australian A-League pre-season exhibition game against an amateur team.
The eight-time Olympic sprinting gold medalist from Jamaica is on trial with the Mariners, hoping to win a professional contract.
He has been practicing this week on the left wing and expects to play about 15 to 20 minutes in that position during Friday’s exhibition match.
Club officials are predicting a crowd of 12,000 for the home game in Gosford, north of Sydney.
Bolt, who is at home on a much larger stage, expected to be nervous on his debut.