MoC dreams 10 medals at Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

MTN CHAMPS unveils 20 athletes
Team Nigeria’s poor outing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where the country returned without a medal, will not repeat itself at the Los Angeles 2028 Games, Founder of Making of Champions (MoC), Bambo Akani, has assured Nigerians.

Akani declared at the unveiling of 20 athletes from the MTN CHAMPS into the MoC Academy in Lagos on Wednesday that Team Nigeria would win 10 medals at the 2028 Olympics.

His optimism is hinged on the stride his outfit has made recently. “With the progress made by some of the athletes who graduated from the MoC Academy, I can say that Nigeria will return from Los Angeles 2028 Olympics with not less than 10 medals. One of our athletes, Favour Ashe, is currently the country’s fastest sprinter (9.99sec) and another, Emmanuel Ojeli, is doing well in the 400m.

“With these additional 20 MVPs into the MoC Academy, we are hoping that the future will be brighter for Nigeria athletics,” Akani stated.

At the unveiling ceremony held at MTN corporate headquarters in Ikoyi, Lagos, MTN’s Chief Executive Officer, Karl Toriola, stated that his organisation is helping to shape the future of Nigerian youths, as well as, the future of track and field in Nigeria.

According to Toriola, the unveiling of 20 athletes from the MTN CHAMPS Season 1 and 11 into the MoC Academy is a celebration of their investment in the future of Nigeria.

“It gives us a great sense of pride because it marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of MTN CHAMPS, a chapter that promises to be thrilling and inspiring and hopefully we will end up with some gold medals by the next Olympics.

“When we launched MTN CHAMPS, we did so with a vision to discover and develop raw talents to give young athletes across Nigeria a