Nigeria’s contingent to this year’s African Senior Athletics Championships in Mauritius will depart on June 6, the President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, has explained.
In 2018, Nigeria hosted the very last version of the Championships in Asaba, Delta State, and finished 3rd on the medals desk with 9 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze guiding Kenya (11, 6, 2) and South Africa (9, 14, 8).
Okowa did not give facts of the range of athletes and officers that will make the excursion to Mauritius, but The Guardian learnt that the AFN experienced already settled for keep track of and subject stars that will fly Staff Nigeria’s flag at the occasion.
The 2022 African Senior Athletics Championship, originally slated for Stade Olympique d’Oran in Algeria, will maintain involving June 8 and12 at the model-new Côte d’Or Countrywide Sports activities Elaborate in Mauritius, which is thought of 1 of the very best technological stadium in Africa.
Before in the thirty day period, Okowa experienced mentioned that only athletes with medals prospect would be picked for the excursion to Mauritius.
A source in the AFN hinted yesterday that the federation chosen a team created up of mostly property-centered athletes for the Senior African Athletics Championship in Mauritius.
Having said that, one particular international-based star, who is prepared to be component of the trip to Mauritius, is U.S.-based mostly extensive jumper, Ese Brume.
Talking with The Guardia from her foundation in the United States, final week, Brume mentioned that she is in very good form for all major competitions, starting up with the Senior African Athletics Championship in Mauritius.
“I am in great shape listed here,” Brume explained to The Guardian. “I will be accessible for the African Championships in Mauritius, the Environment Championships in Oregon and the Commonwealth Video games, but that will rely on the AFN.”
Brume, who won Nigeria’s only medal, a silver, at the Entire world Indoor Championships in Belgrade, leaping to a new Private Very best of 6.85m, broke into limelight in 2013 when she received two gold and 1 silver medals at the African Junior Athletics Championship in Mauritius.
“It will be a point of joy for me to return to Mauritius for the African Senior Athletics Championship,” Brume stated.
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