By @Vjwale Towards ensuring lasting peace in the crisis rocking the Nigeria Athletics Federation (AFN) the minister of youth and sports development, Sunday Dare, said that he will set up a Crisis Resolution Team (CRT) The sports minister made this known on his official twitter handle on Monday, he stated …
Read More »Gusau Reveals Reasons For AFN Autonomy
By @vjwale The embattled president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Ibrahim Shehu Gusau has revealed the reason behind his led federation’s autonomy bid from the sports ministry. The AFN president while speaking during a press conference in Lagos yesterday revealed that, the autonomy of the AFN is in …
Read More »AFN Seeks Support For Mike To Win 2019 Big Brother Nigeria
By @vjwale The Athletics Federation of Nigeria, (AFN) has called upon Nigerians to support the federation’s High jumper, Mike Olayemi Edwards to win the ongoing 2019 Big Brothers Nigeria. Mike who won the High Jump Gold medal at the last edition of the National Sports Festival held in Abuja is …
Read More »Breaking:Team Nigeria Camp In Disarray Over Recall Of Technical Director
The camp of Team Nigeria participating at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championship in Doha is in disarray over the recall of the Techical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Sunday Adeleye. The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare in a statement on Sunday asked for the recall of …
Read More »Breaking: I have Not been notified Of My recall- AFN Technical Director
By @vjwale Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Technical Director of Sunday Adeleye, said he has not received any notification of his recalled by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare from the ongoing 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. While reacting to the directive for his immediate recall …
Read More »World Athletics Championship: Team Nigeria Ready For Medals Hunt— Adeleye
By Olawale Ayeni, @vjwale The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) said the athletics squad is optimistic to do the nation proud at start of the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championship in Doha, Qatar. No fewer than 25 athletes will fly Nigeria’s flag in the 17th edition of the IAAF world …
Read More »Rabat 2019: Team Nigeria Ready To Burn Track, Target Gold Haul — Adeleye
By @vjwale The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) said, the athletics Team will have a clean sweep of medals at the track and field events of the ongoing 12th African Games in Morocco. A total of 51 athletes comprising 23 male and 29 female will fly Nigeria’s flag in athletics at the …
Read More »AAG 2019 : Our Target is to top the medal table-Adeleye
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has set targets for Team Nigerian ahead of the 2019 All Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco. A total number of 51 athletes comprising of 23 male and 29 female will make up the athletics contingent as they will be led by the technical …
Read More »Olowookere, Chukwuma, 23 others for ECOWAS U-20 event
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has named 25 players ahead of the Region II ECOWAS U-20 and Senior Open Athletics Championships, Niamey 2019. The list, which was released by the Technical Director of the AFN, Sunday Adeleye, also contained names of four coaches. Among the events that the Nigerian athletes …
Read More »Gusau’s ‘suspension’ lifted as NOC reconciles AFN board members
The rift among board members of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) came to an end yesterday following a reconciliatory meeting summoned by the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC). At the end, the suspension placed on the AFN president, Ibrahim Gusau by some of the board members for his alleged involvement …
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