Tag: AFN
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Olympics: AFN, NOC under fire over Ofili’s 100m omission
Olympics: AFN, NOC under fire over Ofili’s 100m omission The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) may have a case to answer in the omission of Favour Ofili’s name from the list of Team Nigeria athletes who are to compete in the blue-ribbon women’s 100m race of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Ofili was originally listed to compete in both the 100m and the 200m events…
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Postpone Olympics trial until after Sallah, MURIC tells AFN
Postpone Olympics trial until after Sallah, MURIC tells AFN The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has allegedly fixed the trial for the coming Olympics to start from 16th to 18th June, 2024. Meanwhile, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has rejected the chosen date for coinciding with Salah dates which is also 16th to 18th June, 2024. MURIC described…
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Tokyo Olympics: PUMA terminates contract with Nigeria
German sportswear manufacturer, PUMA, has terminated its four-year contract with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. PUMA confirmed this in a letter dated Wednesday, August 4, 2021, and signed by the company’s director Manuel Edlheimb. The letter read in part, “We are referring to the licensing and sponsoring agreement signed between our company and your federation.…