AFN’s African Games programme out this week

President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa

Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has said that it would, this week, roll out its plans for this year’s African Games holding in Ghana. AFN President, Tonobok Okowa, stated yesterday that the body would meet this weekend to discuss certain issues, including the venue for camping of the athletes.

He also revealed that the last board meeting scheduled for December 31, 2023, could not hold due to the absence of some of the members, who insisted on having the audit committee report as first item on the agenda.

“The AFN board is made up of people with high integrity. There is no way we will allow a few individuals to dictate to us. The audit committee report was debated upon in our last meeting held on December 10, and it was listed as AOB for our meeting of December 31.

“The Audit Committee, which the AFN board set up to look into the financial records, has five members. So far, only one or two members of the committee have been talking. We are yet to get the full report signed by the five board members. Not until we get it, there is no way the AFN will treat it as official document. For now, the Audit Committee Report is inconclusive,” he stated.

Okowa, who is also the president of Africa Region 2 Athletics body, added that the AFN board would hold its meeting this Saturday, adding that any further delay could affect Team Nigeria’s preparation for the African Games scheduled to hold in March.

He said: “As president of the AFN, I expect that the entire board should fashion out plans that will move our athletics forward. But a situation where a few individuals are trying to drag us backward won’t be tolerated. If by Saturday, these same people refuse to