Favour Ofili

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: Ofili misses out on podium as USA’s Thomas wins women’s 200m final

by Ibikunle Salako

6 August 2024

Nigeria's Favour Ofili was unable to claim a medal in the final of the women's 200-metre race on Wednesday, with United States' Gabby Thomas clinching the gold medal in a leading time of 21.83 seconds at Stade de France. Having won bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Games, Thomas sauntered across the finish line to claim her first-ever Olympic gold medal, ahead of 100m champion Julien Alfred...

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Ofili to start in Lane 9 in women’s 200m Olympics final

by Ibikunle Salako

6 August 2024

Nigeria’s history maker Favour Ofili will start in Lane 9 when the women’s 200-metre final in the Paris 2024 Olympics gets underway on Tuesday. The 21-year-old became the first Nigerian woman to qualify for the 200m final at the Olympics in 28 years, since the legendary Mary Onyali won bronze in the Atlanta 1996 Games. She finished in second place in her semifinal, clocking a season’s...

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Favour Ofili makes history, qualifies for women’s 200m final

by Ibikunle Salako

6 August 2024

Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili will be among the finalists in the women's 200-metre race at the Paris 2024 Olympics after she secured the second automatic qualifying spot in the semifinal 1 on Monday. The 21-year-old, who is participating in her first Olympics, has clearly put behind her the scuffle with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), after her name was...

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...

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

Paris 2024: Ofili misses out on podium as USA’s Thomas wins women’s 200m final

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Ofili to start in Lane 9 in women’s 200m Olympics final

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Favour Ofili makes history, qualifies for women’s 200m final

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

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