“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…