After a commendable outing at the just concluded 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Nigerian athletes will shift attention to the 19th African Senior Athletics Championships taking place from August 10 to 14 in [link id=”372″ tax=”am_venues” text=”Marrakech”], Morocco.
As expected, newly-crowned Commonwealth Games sprint double champion, [link id=”158″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Blessing Okagbare”], will lead the Nigerian team comprising 30 athletes (16 women and 14 men) to the 2014 African championships in Marrakech.
Okagbare, who set a new Commonwealth Games women’s 100m record of 10.85 secs in Glasgow, will compete in the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m.
Also listed for the women’s 100m, 200, and the 4x100m in Marrakesh are: [link id=”152″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Gloria Asumnu”], Lawretta Ozoh, Dominique Duncan, Deborah Odeyemi, Justina Sule and Weyinmi Lindsay.
Nigerian women’s team of Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Dominique Duncan and Lawretta Ozoh, won the silver medal in 4x100m relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Photo credit: Yomi Omogbeja
The full [link id=”5″ tax=”category” text=”Nigeria”] team to CAA [link id=”367″ tax=”post_tag” text=”Marrakech 2014″]
| Events | Women |
| 100m | Blessing Okagbare |
| Gloria Asumnu | |
| Lawretta Ozoh | |
| 200m | Blessing Okagbare |
| Gloria Asumnu | |
| Dominique Duncan | |
| 4 x 100m | Blessing Okagbare |
| Gloria Asumnu | |
| Dominique Duncan | |
| Deborah Odeyemi | |
| 400m | Folashade Abugan |
| Omolara Omothoso | |
| Patience George Okon | |
| 400m/4x400m | |
| Folashade Abugan | |
| Omolara Omotosho | |
| Patience George | |
| Ada Benjamin | |
| Funke Oladoye | |
| 100m hurdles | |
| Nichole Denby | |
| Weyinmi Lindsay Lindley | |
| 400m hurdles | |
| Amaka Ogoegbunam | |
| Kemi Francis | |
| 800m | David Abiye |
| Long jump | |
| Ese Brume | |
| Amadi Chinazom | |
| Triple Jump | |
| Blessing Ibrahim | |
| Shot Put/Discus | |
| Nwanneka Okwelogu | |
| Chinwe Okoro | |
| Race walk | Faustina Oguh |
| Events | Men |
| 100m | |
| Mark Jelks | |
| Mozavous Edwards | |
| Ogho-Oghene Egwero | |
| 200m | |
| Divine Oduduru | |
| Mark Jelks | |
| Seye Ogunlewe | |
| 4 x 100m | Mark Jelks |
| Mozavous Edwards | |
| Ogho-Oghene Egwero | |
| Divine Oduduru | |
| Seye Ogunlewe | |
| 400m | |
| Robert Simmons | |
| Orukpe Erayokan | |
| Akerele Omezie | |
| 4 x 400m | Robert Simmons |
| Orukpe Erayokan | |
| Akerele Omezie | |
| Noah Akwu | |
| 110m hurdles | |
| Tyron Akins | |
| Alex Al-Ameen | |
| 400m hurdles | |
| Amaechi Morton | |
| Miles Ukaoma | |
| Triple Jump | |
| Tosin Oke | |
| Olumide Olamigoke | |
| Long Jump | |
| Samson Idiata | |
| Shot put/discus | |
| Augustine Nwoye | |
| Race Walk | Elegbede |
| Events | Coaches |
| Sprints | Gabriel Okon |
| Jumps | Yussuf Alli |
| Throws | Gabriel Opuana |
| Shot sprints | Daniel Estebiminor |
| Hurdles | Gad Onumeagbu |
| Seigha Porbeni | |
| Adebayo Bada | |
| AFN | Officials |
| President | Evang. Solomon Ogba |
| Technical Director | Cdre Omatseye Nesiama |
| Dr Kenneth Anugweje | |
| Kayode Thomas | |
| Falilat Ogunkoya | |
| Secretary General | Bamiduro Olumide |
| Physio | Ekundayo Ogunkunle |
| Masseu | John Ologunoba |
Meet The Authors
Mr Eludini is a Nigerian-based journalist and news researcher with a passion for athletics and football. Tunde is a staff reporter for Premium Times newspaper, and also a regular contributor to AthleticsAfrica.
