Athletics Federation of Nigeria

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Favour Ofili rues omission from 100 metres event

A ministerial committee has ordered the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) to pay Favour Ofili N8 million, after the sprinter was omitted from the registration list for the 100-metres event at the Paris 2024 Olympics last summer, Afrosport reports. The committee also indicted Mr. Samuel Onikeku, the Technical Director of the AFN, who dismissed reports of Ofili’s omission as mere “rumour”. “Our committee is strongly of...

Paris 2024: AFN responds to Ofili’s omission claim from women’s 100 metres

by Victor Gbogidi

31 July 2024

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has debunked claims it omitted the name of its reigning 100 metres queen, Favour Ofili, from the sprint event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. This comes after the track queen accused the Athletics body of incompetence and deliberately omitted her name from of the biggest events at the Games. However, the AFN has refuted the claims of Ofili stating that...

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Favour Ofili rues omission from 100 metres event

by Victor Gbogidi

31 July 2024

One of Nigeria's medal hopefuls at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Favour Ofili, has rued her omission from the women’s 100m event, which has raised concerns over how Team Nigeria will fare at the end of the ongoing Summer Games. Despite winning the Nigerian 100 metres title at the Olympic trials in Benin city, Ofili was omitted from competing in the event as the country's athletics body,...

Nigeria’s Amusan successfully defend Diamond League trophy in women’s 100m hurdles

by Taiye Taiwo

17 September 2023

World record holder Tobi Amusan retained the Diamond League trophy for the women's 100m hurdles after winning Sunday's final in Oregon. Amusan put behind her the disappointing final performance at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with a Season Best of 12.33 seconds to lift her third consecutive Diamond League trophy. The Nigerian athletics star saw off competition from Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and USA's Kendra...

World Athletics Championships: Nigeria’s woes continue after disappointing 4x100m relay events

by Taiye Taiwo

26 August 2023

Team Nigeria continued their lacklustre performance at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest with woeful results in 4x100m relay events on Friday. Nigeria had representatives in the men and women's categories but they both failed to qualify into the final stage to compete for medals. The quartet of Favour Ashe, Seye Ogunlewe, Usheoritse Itsekiri and Alaba Akintola had a decent race in the men's category...

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Committee fines AFN, orders Favour Ofili to be paid N8 million

Paris 2024: AFN responds to Ofili’s omission claim from women’s 100 metres

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Favour Ofili rues omission from 100 metres event

Nigeria’s Amusan successfully defend Diamond League trophy in women’s 100m hurdles

World Athletics Championships: Nigeria’s woes continue after disappointing 4x100m relay events

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