Dunamis Icon has congratulated Enefiok Udo-Obong on his recent award of the Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) Technical Official of the year, 2025.
Udo-Obong, a member of the Nigeria Olympic gold winning quartet at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games, was conferred with the honour last week for his remarkable role in overseeing the technical management of the U-18 and U-20 combined champions in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
Chairman of Dunamis Icon, Sir Itiako Ikpokpo described the honour as well deserving and urged Udo-Obong to consider the award as a challenge to spur him to global achievement.
Dunamis Icon are the franchise owners of the Niger Delta Games and organised the first edition in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital from 1 to 8 April.
Ikpokpo, who chairs the Delta State Athletics Association, wrote: ‘Having worked closely with Enee during the first Niger Delta Sports Festival in Uyo, his emergence as the best on the continent did not come as a surprise.
‘I observed from close range his professionalism and attention to details when he worked with my team at Dunamis Icon as the Technical Director of the Niger Delta Sports Festival. We scored very high in technical organisation of the event, thanks to his dedication and energy’.
CAA attributed the successful coordination and execution of the Africa U-18 and U-20 combined championship to his remarkable technical expertise and organisational abilities.
Udo-Obong also served as the Technical Director of the Asian U-18 and U-20 Athletics championship in March, 2025 in Saudi Arabia where he works as Technical Consultant to the Kingdom’s Athletics Federation.
Pic: Sir Itiako Ikpokpo, Chairman, Dunamis Icon Limited
