Amusan, Ashe, Adeshina, others arrive for national trials

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World 100 metres hurdles record holder, Tobiloba Amusan, red hot sprinter, Favour Ashe, and the country’s high jump record breaker, Temitope Adeshina, are among top athletes already in Lagos for the 2024 AFN National Trials holding in Benin City, Edo State, from June 16 to 18.

As at yesterday evening, almost all the foreign-based athletes have arrived Nigeria for the event, which the AFN is using to pick the nation’s athletes for both the African Senior Championships holding in Douala, Cameroon, and the Paris Olympics.

Technical Director of the AFN, Samuel Onikeku, revealed yesterday that all the top athletes were already in various hotels in Lagos, and the remaining are expected to arrive today.

“As at this morning (yesterday), we already have a full house,” Onikeku said. “Tobi Amusan is in town, we have Ashe Favour, Temitope Adeshina and many of them. We are expecting just a few more from the United States,” Onikeku stated.

Perhaps, one athlete many Nigerians will be watching out for at the national trials at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City is record breaker, high jumper Temitope Adeshina.

Adeshina recently set a new national record of 1.97m, which is also her personal best mark at the NCAA championships in Eugene, Oregon in the United States.

In the sprints, all eyes will be on the ‘fastest,’ Favour Ofili, in the women’s 100m and 200m as well as Favour Ashe, Godson Brume and Udodi Onwuzurike for the men.

The rivalry between Ese Brume and Ruth Usoro will be another interesting event to watch in the long jump arena, just as Record holder, Samuel Ogazi and rave of the moment Chidi Okezie are expected to ignite the track in the 400m event.

African Games champions, Chukwuebuka