Patience Okon leads home based athletes to Oregon for World Champs

5 homebased athletes will depart Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos this night to arrive Oregon, United States tomorrow ahead of the World Championships which begins on Friday.  The athletes are Patience Okon, Sikiru Adeyemi, Samson Nathaniel for the 4x400m mixed.…

“Athletics Federation of Nigeria has failed me.” -Ezinne Abba  

University of California, Berkeley, graduate, Ezinne Abba just like Alaba Akintola will not be competing at this year’s World Championships which begins on Friday in Oregon.  The 21year old sprinter clocked a legal Personal Best of 11.12s in April at…

“Sadly I’m out of the World Championships because of Politics.” – Alaba Akintola 

Middle Tennessee State University junior, Alaba Akintola had hit the qualifying time in the 100m with a Personal Best (PB) of 10.04s and 20.26s in the 200m. He had hoped to represent Nigeria at the World Championships but due to…

Nigerian Hammer Record holder, Annette ECHIKUNWOKE wins Bronze at US Trials to qualify for Team USA  

After breaking the African and Nigerian record multiple times, Annette Echikunwoke has switched allegiance back to the United States.  The 25-year-old opted to compete for Nigeria in 2020 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics Games but due to not having three…

200m Record Holder, Favour Ofili set to miss Nigerian Championships 

The reigning National Recorder holder in the women’s 200m Favour Ofili will not be attending the 2022 Nigerian Athletics Championships which serves as the trials for the World Championships in July and Commonwealth Games in August.  It still remains unconfirmed…

Team Nigeria departs for World Indoor Championships in Serbia

The Nigerian squad to the 2022 World Indoor Championships which is set to hold this weekend in Belgrade, Serbia left the shores of Nigeria this evening, March 16th.  The team is expected to arrive the European country early hours of…

Mabilo, Orobosa, Ekporere, Ayoritse open 2022 season with dazzling Personal Bests

 The Samuel Ogbemudia stadium was beehive of athletics activities last weekend when the Athletics federation of Nigeria (AFN) hosted its first  meet for the year. The All comers had over 500 athletes compete in 24 events with some having as high…

Tobi Amusan/Abiola Onakoya Athletics Meet To Hold February 24 in Ogun state

Tobi/Abiola Grassroots Sports Development Foundation, the brainchild of hurdler Tobi Amusan and Abiola Onakoya a quarter-miler will on February 24, 2022, hold its first official meet. The Tobi/Abiola Athletics Meet is for Secondary Schools in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State while there…

Nwokocha arrives North Carolina as Bryan Monday touches down Arizona

Last week, we posted a list of athletes who have arrived the United States in pursuit of quality education and an enabling environment to run faster, jump higher and leap farther. This week, National Leader on the home front in…

Countdown to Access Lagos City Marathon: Gov. Shaibu to run alongside Gov. Sanwo-Olu

The sports-loving Deputy-Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu will add to his huge sports resume on February 12, 2022. He will be joining the Governor of Lagos State and host of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon Babajide Sanwo-Olu to…