Gaborone 2026: Nigeria’s camp opens in Lagos
By Uzor Odigbo
Nigeria’s Athletics camp for the World Relays Championship holding in Gaborone, Botswana, opens in Lagos.
The Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Gabriel Okon is expected to oversee the camping programme that will last for one week.
Full List of Athletes Expected in Camp
4×100 Men
Enoch Adegoke
James Taiwo Emmanuel
Chidera Ezeakor
Tejire Godwin
4×400m Men
Ezekiel Enoh Azukwo
Gafari Badmus
Victor Ime
Samson Nathaniel
Emmanuel Ojeli
4×100m Women
Jenifer Chukwuka
Miracle Ezechukwu
Rosemary Nwankwo
Maria Thompson Omokwe
4×400m Women
Anita Enaruna
Patience okon George
Toheebat Jimoh
Taiwo Mary Kudoro
Jecinta Lawrence
Esther Okon
Sekiru Adewale Adeyemi
The foreign based athletes such as Rosemary Chukwuma, Blessings Ogundiran, Favour Ashe and Chidi Okezie will join the team in Gaborone.
The World Relays Championship holds on the 2nd and 3rd of May 2026.
Meanwhile, it was a weekend of strong statements and sharpened intent as Africa’s finest lit up the track at the Addis Ababa Grand Prix, with several stars building momentum ahead of upcoming meets in Gaborone and Accra.
In the men’s 110m hurdles, Anthony Edward Jr stormed to victory in 13.61 seconds, fending off a spirited challenge from Yusuf Badawi, who clocked 13.76.
Nigeria’s Musa Wisdom settled for third in 14.34, a performance that still keeps him in contention heading into the next leg of competition.
The women’s 400m delivered one of the standout performances of the meet, with Femi Adekoya blazing to a winning time of 50.28 seconds.
Mercy Chebet followed in 51.38, while Nigeria’s veteran Patience Okon George crossed in 51.70 to claim third, showing experience and consistency on the continental stage.
