The performance of Nigerian athletes at the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana has been described as ‘impressive’ by the management of Premium Trust Bank, the lead sponsor of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN).

World silver medalist in the long jump, Ese Brume, yesterday, lived up to her ratings as African best jumper, winning the gold medal at the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana.

One event that will catch the attention of many Africans in track and field at the ongoing 13th African Games is the women’s long jump, where the battle for the gold medal is expected to be between three Nigerians. 

Team Nigeria is currently in the second position behind runaway leaders, Egypt, but the country is being trailed by Algeria and South Africa, who are third and fourth respectively on the medals table.

World silver medalist, long jumper, Ese Brume, has shifted her focus to the fast approaching All Africa Games in Ghana after she failed to make it to Glasgow, Scotland, for the 2024 World Indoor Championships.

Nigeria’s contingent to the 2024 World Indoor Championship is expected to arrive in Glasgow, Scotland today for the event, which begins this evening.

A total of 18 Nigerian track and field athletes based in the United States of America are expected to join Nigeria’s camp in Accra, Ghana, for the 2024 Africa Games scheduled to hold in three Ghanaian cities next month.

World 100m hurdles record holder (12.12secs), Oluwatobi Amusan, and Olympics long jump bronze medalist, Ese Brume, will take their 2024 indoor campaign next month at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix to Boston.

As she did last year at the same venue, World Record holder in the 100m hurdler, Nigeria's Tobiloba Amusan, on Sunday emerged winner in the final of the 2023 Diamond league in Oregon, United States. The Nigerian ran 12.33sec Season Best to

After the setbacks they suffered at Budapest 2023 World Championships last month in Hungary, World Record holder in the 100m hurdles, Tobiloba Amusan, and World Silver Medalist in the Long Jump, Ese Brume, have another opportunity to end the athletics season on a high.

World Silver medallist and Commonwealth Games long jump champion and record holder, Ese Brume, has retained her status as the fifth best ranked athlete in the women’s long jump event. Brume, who finished fourth in the long jump final at the recently concluded World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, is behind reigning World Indoor and Oudoor…

Nigeria went into the championship hoping to better her performance at the last edition of the event in Oregon, U.S., where it won a gold medal and a silver, as well as creating a world record.