Sprinter, Favour Ashe, says he is enjoying ‘new life’ in his newly adopted country, Qatar.
Ashe, who has been Nigeria’s fastest sprinter in recent times, is the latest athlete to join the wave of stars dumping Nigeria for other countries. He said he is done with Nigeria athletics.
 Speaking with The Guardian, Friday, Ashe revealed the main reason he dumped Nigeria for Qatar. “This is not to rubbish what Nigeria has done for us over the years, but I must say some of the people managing our sports do not human feelings. Last year, I decided to take part in the National Sports Festival. I thought my presence was to add colour to the event, but it turned out to be a wrong decision based on the way and manner the people treated me. It was like I was just begging to be part of Nigeria athletics. That is wrong. You don’t threat people that way and expect the best from them.
 “Beside, taking my athletics to Nigeria was a bit setback. I was struggling to meet up in everything in training because the track was not up to standard. Now, I have completed my study in the United States, and I can no longer make use of the College facilities for training. I just have to move,” he said.
 Ashe revealed that he has been in Qatar for the past five months, adding that he was surprised with the number of young Nigerian athletes he found training with Qatar.
 “I am very sure we will form a formidable 4x100m relays team for Qatar,” he said.
 Ashe, who has a personal best of 9.79seconds, further stated that switching allegenece to Qatar is the best option for his Athletics career at the moment.
 On Friday, the Qatar Athletics Federation took Ashe and some other athletes to South Africa on a training tour to begin their season. This is something Nigeria has never done since I began my athletics career,” he said, adding “I so much cherish this opportunity.”
The Guardian recalls that last year, one of Nigeria’s best sprinters, Favour Ofili, dumped the country for Turkey, citing ill treatment by officials of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) at the last Olympics Games in Paris.