The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has invited 33 athletes—17 men and 16 women—to camp ahead of the 13th African Games scheduled to be held in three Ghanaian cities: Accra, Cape Coast, and Kumasi, next month.
The list was made public by the AFN's secretary.
Olayinka Olajide, the winner of the women's 100m, headlines the team that will be camping in Abuja from Thursday, the 22nd of February, until the contingent's departure to Ghana next month.
Other notable female athletes on the list include sprinters Blessing Ogundiran and Tiana Justina Eyakpobeyan, quarter-miler Esther Elo Joseph, and Patience Okon and Esther Okon.
Male sprinters heading to the Abuja camp include Fakorede Adekalu, Enoch Adegoke, Israel Okon, and Consider Ekanem.
Samuel Onikeku, Teye Endurance, Solomon Aliyu, Kayode Yahaya, Deji Aliu, Mohammed Dabo, and Gabriel Okon are some of the experienced coaches who will be working with the athletes while in camp.
The complete list:
Men:
- 100m - 4
1. Consider Ekanem
2. Israel Okon
3. Enoch Adegoke
4. Fakorede Adekalu
- 400m - 5
1. Sikiru Adeyemi
2. Daniel Atinaya
3. Samson Nathaniel
4. Emmanuel Ojeli
5. Nnamani Johnson
- 800/1500 - 1
1. Hamid Sambo
- Marathon - 1
1. Shehu Mu'azu
- Javelin - 1
1. Samuel Kure
- 110m Hurdles - 1
1. Musa Great Wisdom
- Shot Put - 1
1. Emeka Ugwu
- Long Jump - 1
1. Njoku Emmanuel
- High Jump - 1
1. Fiaku Good luck
- Discus - 1
1. Onukwe Ifeanyi
TOTAL - 10 Disciplines, 17 individuals
Women:
- 100m - 3
1. Olajide Olayinka
2. Blessing Ogundiran
3. Tiana Justina Eyakpobeyan
- 400m - 3
1. Patience Okon
2. Esther Elo Joseph
3. Esther Okon
- 800m - 1
1. Comfort Anietie
- Long Jump - 1
1. Pristina Ochonogor
- Heptathlon - 1
1. Kemi Francis-Petersen
- Marathon - 1
1. Deborah Pam
- 1500/3000 - 1
1. Ronke Akanbi
- 100m Hurdles - 2
1. Faith Osamuyi
2. Srella Ayanleke
- Javelin - 1
1. Victoria Kparika
- High Jump - 1
1. Ewa Peace
- 4×400m
1. Yetunde Saibu Olayinka
TOTAL - 11 Disciplines, 16 Individuals
COACHES:
- Samuel Onikeku
- Teye Endurance
- Solomon Aliyu
- Kayode Yahaya
- Deji Aliu
- Mohammed Dabo
- Adamu Kennet
- Onaguluchi
- Gabriel Okon
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