PRESIDENT, ATHLETICS FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, OKOWA CONFIDENT OF OLYMPICS RELAYS TICKETS.
President, Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Tonobok Okowa, is confident that Nigeria will secure the complete relay Olympic tickets.
Buoyed by the country’s sterling outing at the World Relays in the Bahamas, Okowa says there are enough competitions for the women’s 4x400m relay team to also punch their ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympics and complete the country’s five relay teams for the Games,
The team did not start in their race on Saturday in the Bahamas, where Nigeria’s four other relay quartets qualified for the Olympics.
Their absence was hinged on visa issues for some of the athletes, including Patience Okon-George, while 2023 African Games sensational anchor leg Omolara Ogunmakinju was sidelined by injury.
Despite the no-show, Okowa insists the team has enough time to qualify before the window lapses on June 30.