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Latest news and results from Nigeria – Live updates from the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) events and Golden League meetings.
Favour Ofili is the reigning youth Olympic champion from Buenos Aries 2018 and topped the bill in the 400m final as well at the African Youth Games in the same year.
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The fourth edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon is scheduled to hold on Saturday 2 February, 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria, and all entries and registration must be completed on or before 11 January, 2019.
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The registration for the fourth edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon 2019 will officially begin on Monday, September 3, 2018.
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More than 20 secondary schools in Nigeria will compete at the inaugural edition of the Government College Ughelli (GCU) Relays scheduled for Saturday 17 November, 2018.
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2014 Commonwealth sprint champion Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor and 2018 NCAA 200m champion Divine Oduduru will lead a 95-member Nigerian team for the 21st CAA African Senior Athletics Championships in Asaba, Delta State on 1-5 August.
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Asaba, the Delta-State capital, is buzzing ahead of Wednesday’s African Athletic tour event which will be used to test the facilities for 21st African Senior Athletics Championships, Asaba 2018 next month.
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Vivian Gungaram, the president of Mauritius Athletics Association (MAA), vice-president and technical director of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) has expressed satisfaction with the level of preparedness of the Delta-State govt and Asaba 2018 LOC for the 21st African Senior Championships in Asaba, Nigeria.
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42 African countries were present in Asaba, Delta State on Tuesday for the Delegates Registration Meeting (DRM) as the countdown to the 21st African Senior Athletics Championships (ASAC) Asaba 2018 continues.
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The planned test competition to serve as a dress rehearsal for the 21st CAA African Senior Championships will take place at the newly-completed Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba Delta State on Wednesday, 18 July, 2018.
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The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the CAA Asaba 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships will hold a fund-raising dinner on Thursday 12 July at the Grand Hotel, Asaba, featuring the creme de la creme of Delta State and sports in Nigeria.
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The Local Organising Committee for the Asaba 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships have sounded a final note of warning to journalists and media practitioners yet to complete their accreditation procedure and are hoping to cover the August 1-5 event in Delta State, Nigeria.
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Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, Zenith Bank Plc has been announced as the official sponsor of the 21st CAA African Senior Athletics Championship Asaba 2018.
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Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) inspectors signed off from their two-day visit to Asaba, Delta-State by praising the city’s level of preparedness to host the 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships in August.
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Delegates from the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) arrive in Nigeria for an inspection tour of the facilities to host the 21st African Senior Championships in Asaba this August.
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Top officials of the Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) will arrive in Asaba, Delta state of Nigeria this weekend to inspect and evaluate the facilities being put in place to host the 21st African Senior Athletics Championships.
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Oluwatobiloba Amusan wins Nigeria’s first ever sprint hurdles gold in a time of 12.68 secs, beating Jamaica’s duo Danielle Williams (12.78) and Yanique Thompson (12.97) into the minor places at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games on Friday.
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Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor clocked a wind-aided 100m time of 10.72 secs (+2.7m/s) to win the women’s invitational event at the 91st Texas Relays on Saturday.
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Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor opened her 2018 season on a record breaking one, shattering Mary Onyali’s 22-year old 200m African Record of 22.07, with a new mark of 22.04 (+0.5) at the Wes Kittley Invitational in Abilene, Texas, on Saturday 24 March.
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Nigeria women’s 4x400m relay squad will be the sole African team to compete in the relay events at the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 next week.
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The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Thursday announced a team of 37 athletes (20 female and 17 male) for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia from 4-15 April.
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