National Olympic Trials: Okagbare Shows Class In 100m Race Win
High profile Nigerian athletes are presently in Lagos State for the Tokyo 2020 National Olympic Trials event at the Yaba College of Technology. The event which commenced on Thursday, June 17th, 2021, saw a huge array of stars including Nigerian sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare, who is running in Nigeria for the first time since […]
AFN Saddened By The Passage Of Uruemu
Nigerian athletics ruling body, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, has expressed shock and sadness over the death of veteran Nigerian athletics coach, Adu Uruemu, who died in Lagos on Sunday, May 10, 2020, after complaining of headache. Until his death at the age of 54, late Uruemu was head coach at Arena Athletics Academy. […]
Coronavirus: AFN Set To Host Marathon Races After Pandemic
Renowned Nigerian sports philanthropist and Athletics Federation of Nigeria board member, Ahmed Isa Kaita, has stated that once the corona virus pandemic is over, the federation would organize marathon races in Abuja, Katsina, and other parts of Nigeria. Kaita who succeeded Solomon Ogba in the AFN board after the latter resigned went further to […]
Nigerian Athletics Coaching Legend, Tobias Igwe, Passes On
Nigerian athletics coaching legend, Tobias Igwe, popular as Toblow, is dead. Information from his family revealed that the household name in the history of Nigerian athletics passed on after suffering from high blood pressure and stroke. Read more about Sports Credited with discovering high profile successful Nigerian athletes such as two-time Olympics bronze-medalist, Mary Onyali, […]
IAAF Honours Maria Worphil With Veteran Pin Award
The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 conferred the Veteran Pin Award on Maria Worphil for her outstanding contribution and commitment to athletics. The event held at the Qatar National Convention Centre and saw Mrs. Worphil, who is undoubtedly one of the longest serving secretary generals of the Athletics Federation […]
Region II Championships: AFN Names 25 Players To Represent Nigeria
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has named 25 athletes to represent the country at the upcoming Region II ECOWAS U-20 and Senior Open Athletics Championships inNiamey 2019. The list released by the Technical Director of the AFN, Sunday Adeleye, also includes the names of four coaches who will be joining the Nigerian contingent at the […]
AFN Cancels All Nigeria Championships As Athletes Protest Poor Support
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has put an end to the All Nigeria Athletics Championship holding in Abuja following protests by the athletes against technical director Sunday Adeleye. halt The athletes halted the games after the first day of the event and vowed not to compete until their needs were met by the federation. In […]
2018 NTFC: Athletes Rise Up, Call For Removal Of AFN Technical Director Adeleye
The 2018 Nigeria Track and Field Championships came to a startling stop on Sunday morning as athletes took to the tracks to protest against the conduct of Sunday Adeleye, their representative on the board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN). Dissatisfaction The athletes expressed their dissatisfaction at the governing and representative skills of a man […]
AFN Release Timetable & Qualifying Standards for 2018 All-Nigeria Championships
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has released the Timetable and Qualifying Standards for athletes expected to compete at the 2018 All-Nigeria Senior Athletics Championships scheduled to run from 5th to 7th July at the Abuja National Stadium.
Nigeria Needs Improved Preparation for Commonwealth Games – Yusuf Ali
Yusuf Ali, one of the coaches with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has voiced out Nigeria’s need to be better prepared in order to perform excellently at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Ali made this disclosure yesterday in Lagos, pointing out that the Nigerian contingent to the event needs all the support it can get. […]
42 Invited to Camp by AFN
42 athletes have been invited to camp by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria ahead of the 11th Africa Junior Championship. 12 coaches have also been invited. All the invited athletes will be camped in Sapele, Delta State from today, 5th August till they travel for the Championship. The invited athletes include Harry Chukwudike, Anthony Egode, […]