August 06, (THEWILL) – The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has appointed former Nigerian track and field international and a World Athletics Level-1 coach, Samuel Onikeku, has been appointed as the technical director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN.
The announcement came from Tokyo on the sidelines of the Olympic Games on its final legs through Tonobok Okowa, the President of the AFN. Okowa said Onikeku’s appointment was made pursuant to article 8.6.5 of the Federation’s 2017 constitution and after consultations with the sport’s stakeholders.
The statement making this known said in part: “This decision was made pursuant to article 8.6.5 of our (AFN) constitution and after careful consultations with the board members and other stakeholders in Nigerian athletics family.”
The new Technical Director, Onikeku, a superintendent of Customs and Secretary of Customs Sports, is a member of the new board of the AFN representing the Military and Para-Military constituency of the body.
As TD, it will be his first assignment to lead Nigeria’s Under-20 team to the World Junior Championships holding later this month in Nairobi, Kenya.
The statement from the AFN President continued: “The World Junior Championships is coming up this month in Kenya and we need the technical director who, incidentally, is also a qualified coach to pilot the affairs of the technical crew.
“I congratulate Mr Samuel Onikeku and wish him success in the discharge of his duties.”
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