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Over 700 athletes and officials are expected to storm Kaduna, tomorrow, for Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) All Comers competition. It is a three-in-one event, as U-18 and U-20 athletes will also participate in a trial to select Nigeria...
14 Feb
The Executive Board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) received a vote of confidence during its yearly general congress held in Abuja at the weekend.
31 Jan
The Executive Board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) received a vote of confidence during its yearly general congress held in Abuja at the weekend.
21 Jan
A two-day World School Athletics Trials, organised by the Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF), has been concluded with stakeholders lauding the event, which provided participants the opportunity to showcase their talents.
17 Jan
• He has paid his dues, says Sports Minister • Gusau, U.S.-based Okorie, others congratulate AFN boss Newly-elected president of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Region II, Tonobok Okowa, got a red-carpet reception from athletes, coaches and officials of Delta Sports Commission on his arrival in Asaba yesterday. Okowa, who is the president of…
15 Jan
The President of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Chief Tonobok Okowa, yesterday, emerged the new president of Africa Athletics Region 2 at an election held in Accra, Ghana.
19 Dec
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), at the weekend, said it has for long been searching for standard stadiums in the northern part of the country to host its competitions.
7 Dec
Team Delta has raised the alarm over an attempt by some individuals to scuttle the cordial relationship between the athletes and the state government at the ongoing 21st National Sports Festival, tagged Delta 2022.
2 Dec
Host, Delta State, has played down its ‘hosting to win’ slogan for the 21st National Sports Festival, which began on Wednesday. Speaking with journalists after a glamorous opening ceremony at Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba...
27 Oct
Former Nigerian jumper, hurdler and sprinter, Seigha Porbeni, has given thumps up to the yearly Government College Ughelli (GCU) Relays, just as he is eagerly projecting with great optimism towards ...
14 Oct
The President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, is leading the campaign for massive vote from Nigerians to aid Tobi Amusan’s dream of becoming the first Nigerian to be named World Athlete of the Year by World Athletics. A statement by the Senior Media Relations Manager at World Athletics, Maggie Durand, to…
8 Aug 2022
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Tonobok Okowa was on cloud nine yesterday after track and field stars pushed Team Nigeria to an all-time best-ever record at the Commonwealth Games, thanks to the gold rush on Sunday.
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