Nicaragua's national baseball and basketball teams will make their debut Tuesday at the 10th Central American Games hosted by Costa Rica, Nicaraguan Olympic Committee (CON) spokesman Moises Avalos said Monday.

The Nicaraguan women's soccer team, meanwhile, will play in the semifinals, said Avalos.

Nicaragua's baseball team will play against El Salvador on Tuesday, then face Guatemala on Wednesday, Panama on Thursday, in what is expected to be its toughest match, Honduras on Friday and Costa Rica on Saturday.

In Costa Rica's capital San Jose, Avalos told state-run radio station La Nueva Radio Ya, that the country's national basketball team will also play El Salvador Tuesday, then go up against host Costa Rica on Wednesday, Belize on Thursday and Honduras on Friday.

The Nicaraguan women's soccer team will play Guatemala on Tuesday in the semifinal match at Rohrmoser National Stadium.

So far during the Central American Games, Nicaragua has won 22 medals, including four gold, six silver and 12 bronze.