Athletics Federation Of Nigeria Reschedules All Comers Competition
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has shifted the date and venue for its All Comers competition earlier scheduled to hold this weekend at the sports ground of the Federal University of Technology in Akure, Ondo State.
The All Comers competition is the first of many the AFN has lined up to prepare Nigerian athletes for the African Championships in Mauritius, the World Championship in Oregon, USA, as well as the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
The competition will now hold from March 11-13, 2022 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Edo State. In a statement signed by Prince Adeniyi Adisa Beyioku, its Secretary General/Chief Executive Officer, the shift in date was necessitated by concerns by athletes and officials who complained they may not be ready for the initial date.
“The change in date is therefore necessary to accommodate more participants because it is the first official event of the Federation after the first All Comers was cancelled to honour the late former technical director of the AFN, Brown Ebewele,” Beyioku said.
The AFN has also given a new date for the submission of entries for the event.
“All entries are to reach the AFN Secretariat not later than mid-night of March 9th, 2022. Please note that submission of entries at the venue will not be entertained,” Beyioku added.
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