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NOC adamant over Ofili matter

Posted : 02 August 2024

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) said on Thursday in Paris that it would not be making any public comments on the registration status of athlete Favour Ofili for now.


Ofili had revealed late Tuesday that she discovered she was not registered for the 100 meters race at the ongoing Olympic Games.


There have been several reactions since then, with John Enoh, the Minister of Sports Development, seeking explanations and promising tough sanctions against those who may be found responsible.


The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) also insisted that Ofili’s name was among those it submitted to the NOC for registration for Team Nigeria’s participation in the sprint event.


However, Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer of the NOC, has insisted that the committee will not be commenting on the matter for now and expects the AFN to provide an explanation.


“No comments from the NOC for now. The AFN is still the body that can explain what happened,” he said.


Nezianya, who is also Team Nigeria’s Media Attaché at Paris 2024, added that the NOC would not allow the matter to distract it from its main goal.


“We are focused on the quest for gold medals for now, because that is the ultimate,” he added.


Ofili has been registered only for the 200 meters event, leading to debates about the appropriateness of this action, given that she had actually qualified for both events.

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