Nigeria will be strongly represented at the historic 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, as five athletes, headlined by Favour Ofili and Ezekiel Nathaniel, take centre stage individually alongside some of the biggest names in global athletics, including 14 world record holders. Ofili and Nathaniel will both make their career debuts in the Diamond League circuit at …

Embattled Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili put the recent reports surrounding her purported switch to Turkey behind her as she powered to victory in the final of the women’s 100m event at the ATX Sprint Classic in Texas. The 22-year-old, who has been the subject of debate over plans to switch allegiance to Turkey over the past week, first ran a blistering …

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has clarified that it has not received any official communication from Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili regarding her alleged switch of allegiance to Turkey. NSC Director-General, Bukola Olopade, made this known during a news conference at Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, despite the news circulating about Ofili’s switch, she remains …

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has said that it is ‘shocked and heartbroken’ over reports that Nigerian sprint sensation, Favour Ofili has switched her international allegiance to Turkey. AFN President, Tonobok Okowa said on Sunday that the federation first heard about the development through the media, just like every other Nigerian. He said: ‘Just like every other sports-loving person …

Nigerian sprinter and 150m world record holder, Favour Ofili has reportedly switched allegiance to Turkey, just three months before the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Ofili’s switch was first announced by Jamaica-based journalist Kayon Raynor. ‘Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili has switched allegiance to Turkey as of 31 May 2025. According to impeccable TVJ News centre sources, 22-year-old Ofili has …

Fans have taken to social media to charge world record holder Tobi Amusan following her remarkable season’s best performance of 12.24s at the Paris Diamond League, her fastest time since her historic achievement in Oregon, USA. The Nigerian sprint hurdler’s stunning display in the French capital, where she finished second behind Grace Stark of the United States, has sparked widespread …

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan recorded her fastest 100m time of the season with an 11.18s (1.8m/s) finish at the Racers Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting, in Kingston, Jamaica, in the early hours of Sunday. Amusan placed fourth in the highly competitive women’s sprint final in front of 15,000 spectators that saw the top four athletes set season-best …

Ronke Akanbi produced a landmark performance on Sunday at the Znamensky Brothers Memorial in Moscow, breaking her own national record in the women’s 3000 metres steeplechase despite finishing fifth in the race. Competing against a strong international field, the 20-year-old Nigerian clocked 10:17.01, to surpass her previous national best of 10:22.85 set earlier in February 2024 in Asaba. The race, …

Nigerian sprint sensation Favour Ofili has pulled out of the 2025 Racers Grand Prix, set to take place on Saturday, 7 June, at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. Her absence from the high-profile event was confirmed by Jamaican track and field analyst Kemal Forde, who revealed that Bahamian sprinter Anthonique Strachan and American Deajah Stevens have been drafted into …

Nigerian sprinter Tima Godbless made headlines at the NCAA East Preliminary meet in Florida on Thursday, running a new personal best of 10.91 seconds (1.2 m/s) in the first heat of the women’s 100m to post the fastest time in the world this year. The 20-year-old Louisiana State University athlete’s blistering run saw her finish comfortably ahead of Joella Lloyd …