The Athletics Federation of Nigeria(AFN) has disclosed that fifty-four (54) athletes will represent Nigeria at the forthcoming 22nd African Athletics Championships billed for Mauritius between June 8 and 12, 2022.
The list made to the public today is spearheaded by the reigning African champions, Tobiloba Amusan, Olympic Games Bronze medalist, Ese Brume, 2018 African Championships Chioma Onyekwere, and reigning African champions Chukwuebuka Enekwechi.
AFN Technical Director, Samuel Onikeku says the athletes have been carefully selected based on their performances in both the local and international athletics circuits.
“Some of our student-athletes in the United States of America like Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, Imaobong Nse Uko, Favour Ashe, Udodi Onwuzurike, Nathaniel Ezekiel, Alaba Akintola, and Nnamdi Prosper have qualified for the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships scheduled to hold in Eugene, Oregon, the USA between June 8 and 11, 2022 and will thus not be available for the African Athletics Championships hence the decision to pick the bulk of the team from athletes based at home,” said Onikeku who assured the athletes selected will still do the nation proud in Mauritius.
Nigeria has won the most medals in the history of the tournament with a total of 368 medals made up of 155 gold, 122 silver, and 91 bronze medals.
Full list of Athletes:
WOMEN
100M
GODBLESS TIMA SEIKESEYE
PRAISE OFOKU
TOBI AMUSAN
200M
PRAISE IDAMADUDU
GODBLESS TIMA SEIKESEYE
400M
PATIENCE OKON
PRAISE IDAMADUDU
OPEYEMI OKE
100M HURDLES
TOBI AMUSAN
MIRACLE THOMPSON
JOY ABU
400M HURDLES
ABASIANO AKPAN
SARAH OCHIGBO
HEPTATHLON
KEMI FRANCIS
10KM RACEWALK
FADEKEMI OLUDE
DISCUS
CHOIMA ONYEKWERE
OBIAGERI AMECHI
PRINCESS KARA
SHOT PUT
ANABEL OROBOSA
SADE OLATOYE
HAMMER
SADE OLATOYE
QUEEN OBISESAN
HIGH JUMP
TEMITOPE ADESINA
TRIPPLE JUMP
MERCY HONESTY
ONARA OBAMUWAGUN
LONG JUMP
ESE BRUME
RUTH AGADAMA
4X100M
GODBLESS TIMA SEIKESEYE
TOBI AMUSAN
PRAISE OFOKU
ESE BRUME
RUTH AGADAMA
YAKUBU BILIKIS
JOY ABU
4X400M
PATIENCE OKON
ELLA ONOJUVWEWO
OPEYEMI DEBORAH OKE
PRAISE IDAMADUDU
OSUNOBUN QUEEN
OSARETIN JOY USUNBOR
JOY ABU
MEN
100M
SEYE OGUNLEWE
RAYMOND EKEWVWO
NICHOLAS MABILO
200M
FAKOREDE NICHOLAS ADEKALU
CHIDI OKEZIE
400M
SAMSON NATHANIEL
ADEYEMI SIKIRU
CHIDERA JOHNSON
110M HURDLES
PROSPER EKPORERE
ABEJOYE OYENIYI
ALEX AL-AMEEN
400M HURDLES
RILWAN ALOWONLE
DECATHLON
OSADOLOR SAMUEL
DISCUS
UGEOKE VICENT
JAVELIN
ADAMS KURE SAMUEL
SHOT PUT
CHUKWUEBUKA ENEKWECHI
DOTUN OGUNDEJI
LONG JUMP
TOBECHUKWU EMMANUEL
NWOKPCHA INEH EMMANUEL ORITSEMEYIWA
TRIPPLE JUMP
KALU CHIDOZIE IKENGA
HIGH JUMP
DAVID AYA
4X100M
SEYE OGUNLEWE
RAYMOND EKWEVWO
OGHENE OGHO EGWERO
FAKOREDE NICHOLAS ADEKALU
MABILO NICHOLAS
KARLINGTON ANUNAGBA
4X400M
SAMSON NATHANIEL
ADEWALE SIKIRU
NNAMANI JOHNSON
CHIDERA AYO
TORISEJU ADEOLA
IFEANYI EMMANUEL OJELI
CHIDI OKEZIE
4X400M MIXED RELAY
NATHIEL SAMSON
IFEANYI OJELI
SIKIRU ADEYEMI
PATIENCE OKON
OPEYEMI OKE
IDAMADUDU PRAISE
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