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. […]
Sunday Dare Fulfills Promise, Pays Athletes Owed Allowances
Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare has fulfilled his promise of ensuring that the country’s junior and youth athletes who represented the nation in the CAA U-18/U-20 championships in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire in April 2019, be paid allowances owed them by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria during the leadership of now suspended President, […]
Golden Moments In Sports: When Efe Knocked Out Olympic Opponent In First Round
Efe Ajagba was Nigeria’s sole hope of winning a medal in the boxing event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. However, being the country’s only fighter was a huge weight on the youngster’s shoulders. Efe Vs Nigel Paul In a riveting one round bout, Efe knocked out his Trinidad & Tobago opponent, Nigel Paul, to assert […]
IAAF To Make Decision Concerning ‘Missing’ AFN $150,000 Grant
World Athletics ruling body, the International Association of Athletics Federation will make a decision concerning what to do about the ‘missing’ $150,000 ( about N52m) grant erroneously paid to the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. The money was paid as part of the IAAF’s $15,000 annual grants to member federations for the year 2017, but the […]
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, […]
Nestlé to Launch IAAF Kids’ Athletics Project in Nigeria
Nestle Nigeria has announced that it will launch the Nestlé/IAAF Kid’s Athletics Programme, in partnership with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), in Lagos — July 25. The programme was created in 2005 by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and it is aimed at promoting the development of athletics in schools for children between ages 6 to […]