Athletes grumble as AFN drops coach Esabunor, Obiano from Team Nigeria’s U.S. relays
6 years agoThe logo for the Tokyo 2020 torch relay is pictured as the Olympic flame goes on display at the Aquamarine Fukushima aquarium in Iwaki in Fukushima prefecture on March 25, 2020, the day after the historic decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. - Japan on March 25 started the unprecedented task of reorganising the Tokyo Olympics after the historic decision to postpone the world's biggest sporting event due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic that has locked down one third of the planet. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
The decision by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) to drop the duo of coach Mavuah Esabunor and George Obiano from Team Nigeria’s contingent to the United States of America for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Relays qualifying events is said to be causing ripples among the athletes.