Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) manages track and field in Africa’s most populous country – Nigeria, West Africa.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) announced a team comprising 25 female and 20 male athletes for the African Senior Championships Accra 2026 from May 12-17.
Former Athletics Federation of Nigeria technical director, Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (Rtd) outlines clear pathway to sustained success for next generation of athletes.
Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) President Tonobok Okowa expressed delight at Ofili’s return, emphasising the need for unity and encouragement around one of Nigeria’s brightest track talents.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has selected 15 athletes to represent Team Nigeria at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan from 13-21 September.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has named 26 athletes for the CAA Region II Senior Athletics Championships on August 18-19, 2025 in Accra, Ghana.
Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel, a 2025 NCAA Champion and one of the fastest athletes in the world in 400m hurdles, has signed a professional contract with Swiss sportswear brand On.
Find out where and how to watch, and follow the 3rd CAA Combined African U18/U20 Championships in Abeokuta, Nigeria – 16-20 July, 2025.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has selected 92 athletes to represent the host nation at the 3rd CAA U18/U20 Combined Championships in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Forty-three countries have confirmed their participation as Abeokuta prepares to host the 3rd CAA African U18/U20 Combined Championships 16 to 20 July, 2025.
Gabriel Omoogun reflects on Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili, the first woman to break the 16-second barrier in the 150m, and her decision to switch national allegiance to Turkiye.
Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) President Tonobok Okowa tells Nigerians the Federation is deeply sorry for this heart breaking move, if true.
Ezekiel Nathaniel ran a personal best of 47.49 to become Baylor’s first National Champion in 400m hurdles, since Bayano Kamani in 2001, at Hayward Field on Friday.
2022 World hurdles champion Oluwatobiloba Amusan is among the key names announced for Team Nigeria to the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 next month.
Nigerian Ezekiel Nathaniel lowers his African record to 44.74 to win the 400m title at the 2025 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships in Lubbock, Texas on Saturday 1 March.
Sports heavyweights indicate readiness to volunteer at the 2025 Abuja ECOWAS Marathon as registration starts in Nigeria.
The ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon 2025 has been scheduled to take place on Saturday 1 March in the Nigerian capital city.
Nigerian champion Favour Ofili says Team Nigeria officials failed to register her for the women’s 100m event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) dismissed the appeal for sanction sought by World Athletics and WADA against Nigerian athlete Tobiloba Amusan.
Chidi Okezie shocked the field, including African champion Muzala Samukonga, to win the men’s 400m title in 45.06 at the African Games Accra 2023.
WATCH – Team Nigeria quartet clocked 3:13.26 to set a new African Record in Mixed 4x400m Relays at the African Games Accra 2023.
High Altitude Athletics Club of Jos, announce intention to send 25 elite athletes to the 2023 ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon.
Sprinter Grace Nwokocha ran an outstanding anchor leg with 9.95 split to pulled the Nigerian women’s 4x100m relay quartet back into contention for third automatic spot for Saturday’s final at World Athletics Championships Oregon22.
Favour Ashe and Grace Nwokwocha Saturday claimed their first national titles on Day two of action at the 2022 AFN Nigerian Championships in Benin City.
Photo Gallery of the AFN Nigeria World Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials – Benin 2022
Team Nigeria to Maurice 2022 includes four defending African champions and World medallists such as: Ese Brume (Long Jump), Tobiloba Amusan (100m hurdles), Chioma Onyekwere (Discus Throw) and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (Shot Put).
Ofili, 19, breaks Blessing Okagbare’s Nigerian 200 metres national record of 22.04, which had stood since 2018, at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Gainesville, Florida on Friday.
Adamu Shehu Muazu made history in the ancient town of Isonyin after he emerged the winner of the 1st MASA Isonyin Half Marathon on Saturday, April 16.
The 21km race will be flagged off at the Saderiren’s Palace while the finishing point will be at the Isonyin Grammar School field.
Nigerian athletes protest the decision of Athletics Integrity Unit to exclude their teammates from competing at the Tokyo Olympics due to uncompleted Out of Competition Tests (OCTs).
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.
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.
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.
Patience Okon-George and Emmanuel Bamidele were the stellar performers at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Commonwealth Games 2018 Trials in Abuja 14-16 February.
The 2nd leg of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Golden League meeting, which was originally scheduled to hold in Lagos from 26-27 January 2018, has been moved to the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Commonwealth Games double sprint champion, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor and NCAA 100m hurdles champion Tobiloba Amusan will lead the Nigerian team comprising of 12 athletes to the IAAF World Championships London 2017 from August 4 to 13.
Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Gusau was on Friday sworn in as the president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) after his election on June 13, 2017 was upheld, and the bye-elections ordered by the Appeals Committee was cancelled.
The 2017 Warri Relays & CAA Grand Prix is set to hold today (Tuesday, 18 July) at the Delta State Polytechnic Stadium, Ozoro, Nigeria.
Seye Ogunlewe and Patience Okon George both completed a hat-trick of national titles at the 2017 All-Nigeria Track and Field Championship / National Trials held in the Nigerian capital, Abuja on 13-15 July.
Nigerian women will upgrade to the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 4x100m relay silver medal after the IOC stripped the Russian team of gold medal.
Part 3: “All we get from the Coaches is beef…we were training ourselves for this relay…”, watch this and more sad tales from Nigerian athletes – the 4x100m relay quartet – at the World U20 Bydgoszcz 2016.
Part 2: “We even heard somebody said they gave us a favour to travel here (Bydgoszcz, Poland),” watch this and more sad tales from Nigerian athletes – the 4x100m relay quartet – at the World U20 Bydgoszcz 2016.
Part 1: “Nobody cares about us…we didn’t eat for three days…not everybody can run with stress,” watch this and more sad tales from Nigerian athletes – the 4x100m relay quartet – at the World U20 Bydgoszcz 2016.
Nigeria’s Stephen Mozia threw a huge 21.76 metres to extend his own national Shot put record set a few days ago at the 12th edition of the Athletics Grand Prix Usti nad Labem in Czech Republic on Tuesday.
Nigeria’s fastest sprinters Blessing Okagbare and Seye Ogunlewe top the list of Team Nigeria athletes to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Isah Salihu was the star athlete at the third leg of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Golden League series in Sagamu, Ogun State on Tuesday.
Raymond Ekevwo and Anikeme Alphonsus were the star performers at the 6th edition of the Nigerian youth and junior championships which held at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos last week.
More than eight countries are set to participate in next month’s fourth Okpekpe International 10km road race in Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria.
Nigerian reigning 100m champion Adeseye Ogunlewe, popular music star Olamide Adedeji (Olamide YBNL) and media celebrity Jimi Disu have all signed on for the 6 February, 2016 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
Twenty-five elite runners from the High Altitude Athletics Club of Jos in Plateau State have signed up to participate in the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on February 6, 2016.
Olympic relay gold medalist, Enefiok Udo-Obong, believes the 2016 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon will not only be well organized, but that it will also be glamorous.
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