Lagos, Nigeria – A murmur of excitement went up from the crowd inside the National Stadium in Lagos as an implausible rumour began to filter through. The blast of the siren…
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An official of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has described as false an allegation by Blessing Okagbare’s sister, Grace that the sprinter was abandoned soon after she was suspended…
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Three U.S.-based junior athletes have been listed in Team Nigeria’s squad to the World Athletics U-20 Championships holding in Nairobi, Kenya from August 17 to 22. In the 27-man list…
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The Kenyan government has issued a statement concerning the fiasco that has become the 21st African Athletics Championships in Asaba, Nigeria. In a letter issued to the press, through the Chief…
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The ignominy that has been the 21st Africa Senior Athletics Championships in terms of organization is stuff of legend. The poor organization has seen athletes from various countries being stranded…
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The Embassy of Finland in Nigeria has described as false reports in the Nigerian media that they were responsible for the inability of three young Nigerian athletes to travel for…
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Nigeria will not be competing at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, after the Athletics Federation of Nigeria failed to secure visas for the three athletes scheduled to…