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June 02, (THEWILL) — The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has scheduled its national trials to be held between Saturday, 20th June and Monday, 22nd June, 2026, at the Yabatech Sports Complex, Yaba, Lagos State, to select track and...

September 13, (THEWILL) — Nigerian competitors at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo have raised serious objections to the gear issued by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. The competition starts this Saturday, and leading 100 metres hurdles...

August 20, (THEWILL) – Former Nigerian champion Seye Ogunlewe has run his first sub-10 second 100-metre sprint, raising questions about his exclusion from Nigeria's Paris Olympics team. Ogunlewe recorded a wind-assisted time of 9.96 seconds at the NEB...

August 08, (THEWILL) – The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has responded to the controversy surrounding Nigerian-born hammer thrower, Annette Nneka Echikunwoke, competing for Team USA instead of Nigeria at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics. Echikunwoke won a...

July 31, (THEWILL) - The recent omission of Favour Ofili from the 100m women's event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is a damning indictment of the incompetence plaguing Nigerian sports administration. This egregious error, attributed to the...

August 09, (THEWILL) - The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has announced a 26-member contingent for the World Athletics Championships in Budapest from August 19-27 with World Record holder Oluwatobiloba Amusan noticeably absent. Apart from Amusan, the squad is also...

July 04, (THEWILL) - The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has issued a stern warning to foreign-based athletes planning to skip the national trials in Benin City, Edo State, to have a rethink. The AFN Secretary General, Rita Mosindi, insisted...

June 17, (THEWILL) - The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has taken action against the Kwara State Athletics Association, suspending them from all athletics activities in the country. The suspension comes as a result of the association's affiliation with Hammid...

May 24, (THEWILL) – The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has responded to allegations that it violated constitutional requirements in convening an Emergency Extraordinary Congress on May 25, in Abuja. AFN President, Tonobok Okowa, affirmed that the Federation...

May 15, (THEWILL) – The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has secured a three-year sponsorship deal with Lagos-based Premium Trust Bank ahead of the World Championships in Budapest. Nilayo Sports Management signed the deal on behalf of the AFN,...