Athletics Federation of Nigeria
8 Jun
A board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Chief Solomon Alao, has revealed that he almost threw in the towel owing to det
8 Jun
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has assured Nigerians that no Nigerian athlete would be disqualified because of doping regulation
16 May
United States-based member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) board, Victor Okorie, has advised the Federal Government to learn from past mistakes and provide training grants for Nigerian athletes to stop them from burnout before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
16 Apr
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN)has described the qualification by U.S.-based Nigerian speed star, Favour Ofili, for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games as ‘fantastic’.
8 Mar
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) will today release its final list of athletes that will fly the nation’s flag at the 13th African Games in Ghana.
23 Feb
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 hold in three Ghanaian cities of Accra, Cape Coast and Kumasi, next month.
21 Feb
A day after he was ejected from the 100m final due to a false start, rave of the moment, sprinter Consider Ekanem, won the men’s 200m of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) African Games trials, which ended at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, yesterday.
14 Dec 2023
Athletics Federation of Nigeria’s (AFN) First Vice President, Tafida Gadzama, has said that the audit committee set up by the federation to investigate its finances should be commended for doing a thorough job, despite all odds.
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