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6 Jun 2023
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and Premium Trust Bank yesterday, ended the controversies surrounding the N300m sponsorship deal, with officials of the bank saying that the money is still intact, contrary to insinuations by some of the board members that it has ‘vanished’ from the federation’s account.
3 Jun 2023
United States-based board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Victor Okorie, has said that the nation’s men 400m squad will be strong this season.
26 May 2023
The emergency congress of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), yesterday, in Abuja, shot down the controversial tenure elongation proposed by some board members at their yearly congress held in January this year.
23 May 2023
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), says it has not broken any rule in conveying an Emergency Extraordinary Congress for May 25 in Abuja. The Federation also stated yesterday that World Athletics is aware of the emergency congress.
18 May 2023
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has explained that the Federation’s emergency congress, which holds in Abuja on May 25, is not to witch-hunt anybody.
15 May 2023
Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), board members have been advised to put their differences aside and concentrate on building a formidable squad for the nation, particularly, as the countdown begins for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
12 May 2023
There is no crisis brewing in the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), some members of the federation’s board have said. The members also dismissed reported plots to impeach the current president of the federation, Tonobok Okowa.
7 May 2023
Nigeria’s hope of securing 4x400m relay tickets early for the 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary, could not materialise in the United States, last weekend.
3 May 2023
Unless a miracle happens, Team Nigeria may lose the battle to win the ongoing 2023 African U-18 and U-20 Athletics Championships in Ndola, Zambia, to South Africa.
21 Apr 2023
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has guaranteed the country of more medals in field events than in its previous outings, when the 2023 African U-18 and U-20 Championships begin in Ndola, Zambia. The championship runs from April 28 to May 5.
13 Apr 2023
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, says the nation’s flagbearers to this year’s African U-18 and U-20 championships in Zambia will get the best of preparation in Asaba, Delta State.
11 Apr 2023
As Team Nigeria prepares for the 15th African U-18 and U-20 Athletics Championships in Zambia, head coach of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Seigha Porbeni, says the target is for the nation to finish tops on the medals table.

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