Athletics Federation of Nigeria

Minister of Youth and Sports Development  Mr. Sunday Dare has charged the newly elected board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria to be focused and remain above board in the discharge of their responsibility. The  Minister gave the…

Ibrahim Shehu Gusau has been re-elected President of the Athletics Federation at the 2021 Elective Congress held in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi state on Monday June 14. He polled 20 votes while Uche Muoma got just two votes from the 22 delegates…

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has dissolved the board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), upon the expiration of its term. The ministry said this in a statement by John Joshua-Akanji, the Special Adviser…

Former Ogun State Sports Commissioner, Bukola Olopade, has described the decision by Nigeria to host the 22nd African Senior Athletics Championships in Lagos as a major boost. The Championship, which will serve as the last qualifier for…

The Former President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Solomon Ogba, says Nigeria’s athletes tour of  the United States ahead of the Tokyo Olympics is not a waste. After missing the Poland Relays due to visa issues, Team…

Over 300 athletes from different African countries are expected to participate in the inaugural one-day AFN/MoC Invitational, which holds on Saturday, May 22, at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. The event is organised by the…

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), on Wednesday had a virtual Extraordinary Congress as part of preparation for the 2021 Elective Congress billed to happen in Kebbi State on the 14th of June, 2021. The Federation reaffirmed the…

Team Nigeria is expected to appear in its first US Relay tour on Wednesday at the Prairie View A & M University in Texas, USA. Team Nigeria were amongst the countries listed for the 4x100m and the 4x400m relay events. Nigeria’s…

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development altered the composition of two of the dissolved federations’ caretaker committees, with Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) President, Habu Gumel and NOC secretary, Banji Oladapo, removed…

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has announced that athletes from the country will not be participating in this year's World Athletics relays billed to start from May 1st to 2nd in Poland,  AFN’s factional president, Ibrahim…