Athletics
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Ex-Delta Athletics Secretary Links Rampant Age Cheating to Past AFN Leadership
Former Secretary of the Delta State Athletics Association, Monday Akpoyibo, has alleged that Nigeria’s age falsification scandal in athletics became…
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Aliu: ‘Anybody who is blaming age falsification by athletes on coaches is being untruthful’
President of the Athletics Coaches Association of Nigeria, Solomon Aliu, has dismissed claims that coaches are responsible for age falsification…
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2025 World Ranking: Rhasidat Adeleke, Yemisi Ogunleye Slip Out of World Athletics Top 100
Rhasidat Adeleke and Yemisi Ogunleye, two Nigeria-born athletes who began 2025 inside the women’s overall top 100 rankings, slipped out…
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Amusan, Ezekiel, Enekwechi End 2025 in World Athletics Top 100
Three Nigerian athletes, Tobi Amusan, Nathaniel Ezekiel, and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, closed out 2025 ranked among the world’s top 100 stars…
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World Athletics Rule 3.3: AFN, Athletes Face Sanctions for Systemic Eligibility Violations
Sportsnow.com.ng can authoritatively reveal today that both the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the athletes will be sanctioned if…
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Okon Escapes Sack as AFN Technical Director Despite Age Fraud Scandal
Gabriel Okon, the Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), appears to have escaped disciplinary action following damning…
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Fasuba, Obinna-Alo and Afolabi: Three ‘Nigerian’ Teenage Wonders Ready to Dominate Global Athletics
Three teenage sprint sensations with Nigerian roots are rewriting British athletics history, raising questions about why young talents born to…
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NSC Clarifies N21,000 Payment Was Food Stipend, Not Camp Allowance
The National Sports Commission has clarified that the N21,000 paid to athletes returning from the African Youth Games was not…
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AIU Age Discrepancy Report, Aku Aghazu’s Eligibility to Dominate AFN Board Meeting Agenda
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) will hold its virtual board meeting on Sunday, December 21, 2025, with the Athletics…
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Azimeraw Stuns Kebede, Cheptegei Triumphs in Kolkata’s World 25K
Ethiopia’s Degitu Azimeraw stunned two-time champion Sutume Kebede, while Uganda’s Olympic and World champion Joshua Cheptegei justified his billing with…
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