AFN selects 65 athletes for All African Games

Athletics  Federation of Nigeria yesterday released a list of 65 athletes for the 2015 All Africa Games billed for the Republic of Congo September 4-19.  Also 24 athletes were selected for the  15th World Championships billed for August 22-30 in Beijing, China.

The athletes were selected after the trials conducted in Warri, Delta State last weekend. And despite below standard performance by majority of the athletes at the All Nigeria Championships, officials are hopeful that the country will have a good outing at the two events.

“We expect a good outing most especially at the World Championships. The World Anti Doping Agency has made a revelation of wide scale doping in world athletes. So we expect a level playing field as many of those who are using drugs will not be able to use them.

“We expect a good outing unlike last time in Moscow when it a one horse race for Blessing Okagbare,” said Professor Ken Anugweje who is the doping and medical director of the AFN.

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – MAY 02: Blessing Okagbare, Regina George, Dominiue Duncan, and Christy Udoh of Nigeria celebrat on the podium after winning the final of the women?s of the 4 x 200 metres on day one of the IAAF World Relays at Thomas Robinson Stadium on May 2, 2015 in Nassau, Bahamas. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images for IAAF/AFP

The athletes are already in camp at the Port Harcourt High Performance Centre brushing up for world championships and the All Africa Games where Nigeria is hoping to reclaim its dominance of African, after it was edged to the third place at the last African Championships in Marrakesh, Morocco.

The delegation for the World Championships, will leave on August 17, while those for the Africa Games will remain in camp till August 30 when the entire Nigerian delegation is expected to storm Brazzaville for the All African Games.

World Championships list: female 100/200/4x100m Blessing Okagbare, Gloria Asumnu, Stephanie Kalu,  Deborah Odeyemi,  Cecilia Francis, and  Ngozi Onwumere 400/4x400m Patience Okon, Regina George, Oluwatosin Adeloye, Etim Margaret, Funke Oladoye, Rita Ossai, High Jump

Doreen Amata, 100mH Lindsay Weyimi Lindley, 400mH Amaka Ogoegbunam, Long Jump Ese Brume, Discus Chinwe Okoro Heptathlon Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa

Male 100m Ogho-Oghene Egwero 200m Odele Tega Peter 110mH Tyron Akins 400mHUkaoma MilesTriple JumpTosin Oke.

AAG: Female 100/4x100m Blessing Ogabare, Gloria Asumnu, Stephanie Kalu, Deborah Odeyemi             Cecilia Francis, Ngozi Onwumere, 200meters Idamadudu Praise Oghefejiro, Ngozi Onwemere

Gloria Asumnu, Lawretta Ozoh (Probation) 400/4x400m Patience Okon George, Regina George, Etim Margaret, Ossai Rita, Adeloye Oluwatosin 800/1500m Abike Egbeniyi, 100m Hurdles Lindey Weyinmi Amusan Oluwatobiloba 400m Hurdles Amaka Ogoegbunam, Ajoke Odumosu  Long jump Chinazom Amadi, Brume Ese, Euphemia Edem (Probation) Triple jump Ibrahim Blessing Ibukun                (Probation) Hope Idhe (Probation) Shot put    Claire Uke, Chinwe Okoro Discus  Claire Uke             Ogunleye Precious, Chinwe Okoro,    Javelin Nwanaga Kelechi, Hammer Rebecca Famurewa Ogunleye Precious High jump Doreen Amata Moe Sasegbon Heptathlon Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa, Francis Ruth Oluwakemi                Race Walk Oguh Faustina Olude Fadekemi                  Men (31)100/4x100m Seye Ogunlewe, Ogho-Oghene Egwero, Jonathan Nmaju,          Obinna Metu, Imhoaperamhe Nicholas,  Divine Oduduru, 200m Odele Tega Peter, Obinna Metu Ogho-Oghene Egwero 400/4x400m            Chidi Okezie,        Nathaniel Samson Oghenewegba, Noah Akwu, Orukpe Erayokan, Tobi Ogunmola, Robert Simmons 110m Hurdles Tyrone Akins Alex Al-Ameen

Martins Ogierakhi 400m Hurdles Ukaoma Miles Henry Okorie Amaechi Morton 800meters Hamadjam Soudi    Probation 1,500meters Hamadjam Soudi (Probation) 5,000meters

Ismaila Sadjo   (Probation) Long jump Samson Idiata (Probation) Ezekiel Ewulo (Probation)

Oladimeji Oluwatoyin (probation) Okpara Theddus Probation Triple jump Tosin Oke

Olumide Olamigoke  Probation Race walk Adeyemi Kazeem Javelin kure Samuel Adams Probation Friday Osayande (Probation) Shot Put Onwuka Eke Kalu (Probation)