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The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has reacted to the controversy surrounding the decision of Nigeria-born hammer thrower, Annette Nneka Echikunwoke, to compete for Team USA instead of Nigeria at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics.
One is an Olympic record holder, while the other holds the world record in women’s 100 metres hurdles.
Of late, Nigeria has struggled to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, with the Super Eagles missing the Qatar 2022 edition due to negligence. CHRISTIAN OKPARA writes that unless the country takes drastic measures to arrest the country’s campaign for the 2026 edition of the Mundial, the Super Eagles may, once again, miss the football extravaganza scheduled to hold in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
To face heavyweights U.S., Great Britain, others in first round A tough task awaits Team Nigeria’s men’s 4x100m team today in the first round of the event following their draw in a group replete with heavyweights, including Team USA, Great Britain, Japan, and South Africa. The U.S. team is complete with three individual 100m finalists, Noah Lyles, Fred Kerley, and Kenny Bednarek, while South Africa has Akani Simbine, a 100m finalist, as well as semifinalists, Benjamin Richardson and Shaun Maswanganyi, who have all broken 10 seconds in the 100m. The South Africans have done a 38.08 this year.
World Athletics President, Sebastian Coe, has hit out at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for not having a policy to deal with the current controversy over gender eligibility in Olympic boxing, reports insidethegames.biz. “It’s simple: have a policy,” he said.
Nigeria’s track and field queen, Tobi Amusan on Wednesday raised the hopes of Team Nigeria winning a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Chido Obi-Martin has passed his medical as his move to Manchester United draws one step closer to completion.
Gabriel Obekpa, a 20-year-old Nigerian defensive midfielder, has signed with Bodrum FK in the Turkish Super League. Obekpa’s promising career began in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, with Dynamo Academica, one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing football academies.