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Nigeria Invites 90 Athletes to Camp for CAA U20/U18 Championships in Abeokuta The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has invited 90 junior athletes to a national camp as preparations intensify for the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) U20 and U18 Championships, scheduled to hold in Abeokuta, Ogun State from July 16 to 20. The camp will span three weeks and is designed to fine-tune the athletes' physical condition, improve technical performance, and build synergy, especially in the relay teams as Nigeria aims for a top finish on home soil. Speaking on the development, AFN President Chief Tonobok Okowa said the selected athletes will begin training immediately, with trials to be conducted later during the camp to determine the final squad. “These athletes will be invited to camp, and training will commence. Trials will be done after some time to enable the coaches to choose those that will represent Nigeria,” Chief Okowa said. He added that while the federation is aiming fo...

 Okowa’s Next Four Years Will Usher in a New Dawn for Nigerian Athletics - Lekan Soetan Chairman of the South-West Athletics Association, Lekan Soetan, has expressed unwavering support for the re-elected President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, declaring that the next four years under his leadership will herald a new era for Nigerian athletics. In an exclusive media chat with Dynamic, Soetan described Okowa’s next four years as “a new beginning for Nigeria's athletics,” expressing confidence that the AFN is poised for unprecedented growth and reform under Okowa’s stewardship. “What we are about to witness is a new dawn under Tonobok Okowa. The next four years will be more structured, result-driven, and strategically impactful. I believe President Okowa has all it takes to elevate Nigerian athletics to world-class standards,” Soetan said. He applauded Okowa’s resilience and dedication, stating that the AFN President has “weathered many storms, and now, ...