Sports activities Minister, Senator John Enoh has reacted to the cries of Nigeria’s sprinter, Favour Ofili who was not registered for the Paris 2024 dash regardless of being certified for it.
On Wednesday, the minister said his aspect on the problem and the blame appears to be on the Nigeria Olympic Committee, which statutorily registers athletes for the Olympics.
The minister in a press release revealed that he had reached out to the Athletics Federation in addition to the NOC.
“The Technical Director, Samuel Onikeku, said categorically that Favour Ofili was registered for the 100m, 200m, and the 4x100m relay. The Secretary Common of AFN has additionally insisted that the ultimate listing forwarded by her to NOC had Ofili listed for the 100m as effectively. I’m in contact with the President of the NOC on this and await his rationalization.”
The minister identified that Ofili has been within the high eight on the World Championships. She is a Commonwealth Video games silver medalist, an African Video games champion, a former World U20 champion, and an African Senior Athletics Championships champion within the 200m
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