Gusau writes AFN, wants to be CAA President

Shehu Ibrahim Gusau, the erstwhile president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, says he wants to contest for the highest position in African athletics, the CAA presidency.

This much was disclosed by Tonobok Okowa, the president of the AFN during Saturday’s annual general meeting of the federation.

Okowa revealed to members of the Congress that Gusau has written to seek for nomination and endorsement by the AFN.

The former Nigerian lawmaker will be the first Nigerian in over two decades to vie to be President of CAA. Gusau had late last year lost in his bid to be President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee after his candidature was rejected by the electoral body for the election.

The former AFN was reported to have signed his nomination form as the president of the federation. Sportsnow.com.ng gathered that the same scenario was recreated during the African Region 11 elections in Ghana early this month.

Gusau is challenging the legitimacy of the Okowa-led board in court and insists the June 14 elective Congress held in Abuja is illegal and decisions taken thereof including Okowa’s election are null and void. Instead, he is claiming that the June 14 elective Congress convened by him remains the legitimate one despite World Athletics’ insistence that the 2017 constitution must be used to conduct the election.

World Athletics, the NOC and the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development have recognised the Okowa-led board as the legitimate board of the AFN.