The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has invited 33 athletes, 17 men and 16 women to camp ahead of the 13th African Games scheduled to hold in three Ghanaian cities of Accra, Cape Coast and Kumasi next month.
The list was made public on Wednesday by the scribe of the AFN.
Olayinka Olajide winner of the women’s 100m headlines the team that will be camping in Abuja from Thursday the 22nd of February till the contingent’s departure to Ghana next month.
Other amazons on the list are sprinters Blessing Ogundiran and Tiana Justina Eyakpobeyan, quarter miller, Esther Elo Joseph, Patience Okon and Esther Okon.
Fakorede Adekalu, Enoch Adegoke, Israel Okon and Consider Ekanem are the male sprinters heading to the Abuja camp.
Samuel Onikeku, Teye Endurance, Solomon Aliyu, Kayode Yahaya, Deji Aliu, Mohammed Dabo and Gabriel Okon and some of the experience coaches that will be working with the athIetes while in camp.
The complete list:
MEN:
100m – 4
1. Consider Ekanem
2. Israel Okon
3. Enoch Adegoke
4. Fakorede Adekalu
400m – 5
1. Sikiru Adeyemi
2. Daniel Atinaya
3. Samson Nathaniel
4. Emmanuel Ojeli
5. Nnamani Johnson
800/1500 – 1
1. Hamid Sambo
Marathon – 1
1. Shehu Mu’azu
Javelin – 1
1. Samuel Kure
110m Hurdles – 1
1. Musa Great Wisdom
Shot Put – 1
1. Emeka Ugwu
Long Jump – 1
1. Njoku Emmanuel
High Jump – 1
1. Fiaku Good luck
Discus -1
1. Onukwe Ifeanyi
TOTAL – 10 Disciplines, 17 individuals
WOMEN:
100m – 3
1. Olajide Olayinka
2. Blessing Ogundiran
3. Tiana Justina Eyakpobeyan
400m – 3
1. Patience Okon
2. Esther Elo Joseph
3. Esther Okon
800m – 1
1. Comfort Anietie
Long Jump – 1
1. Pristina Ochonogor
Heptathlon – 1
1. Kemi Francis -Petersen
Marathon – 1
1. Deborah Pam
1500/3000 – 1
1. Ronke Akanbi
100m Hurdles – 2
1. Faith Osamuyi
2. Srella Ayanleke
Javelin – 1
1. Victoria Kparika
High Jump – 1
1. Ewa Peace
4×400m
1. Yetunde Saibu Olayinka
TOTAL – 11 Disciplines, 16 Individuals
COACHES:
Samuel Onikeku
Teye Endurance
Solomon Aliyu
Kayode Yahaya
Deji Aliu
Mohammed Dabo
Adamu
Kennet
Onaguluchi
Gabriel Okon