The latest development has been that Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili will no longer be going to participate in the 100m race at the ongoing Olympics in Paris, citing administrative failures by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, and the Nigerian Olympic Committee, NOC.
Ofili, in a string of tweets late Tuesday night, came out to express her frustration, seeking accountability from the responsible organizations. She said those bodies could no longer be trusted after they failed to register her for the event.
“It is with great regret that I have just been told I will not be competing in the 100 meters at this Olympic Games. I qualified, but those with the AFN and NOC failed to enter me. I have worked for four years to earn this opportunity. For what?” Ofili tweeted.
She also underlined that this case is a replay of what played out at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where she and 13 others among Nigerian athletes could not participate in the Olympic Games due to inability of AFN, NADC, and NOC to release funds for the tests.
“Please remember, in the last Olympic Games, I was not able to compete because AFN, NADC and NOC failed to release funds for athletes to be tested, which made 14 Nigerian athletes that qualified not to compete. Now this…” she added.
Ofili revealed that she is still praying to feature in the 200m, saying, “Next one is the 200 meters, I HOPE I’M ENTERED.”
