African U18/U20 Tourney: Nigeria eyes dominance with 110-athlete squad
Nigeria will demonstrate the supreme team of workers at the upcoming African U18/U20 Athletics Championships scheduled to take location in Abeokuta, Ogun Negate, from July 16 to 20, 2025.
Per the National Sports Commission (NSC), the nation will be represented by 110 athletes—60 male and 50 feminine—supported by 22 officials. The five-day championship, sanctioned by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), is anticipated to negate collectively 937 athletes and officials from 43 African international locations.
The match will be held at the no longer too long ago refurbished MKO Abiola Sports Enviornment, with taking share countries including South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Cameroon, and Uganda. South Africa is determined to ship a 100-member delegation, making it the second supreme after the host nation.
Organisers acknowledged preparations in Abeokuta are nearing completion, with logistics, accommodation, and transportation preparations being finalised. The match marks one other foremost hosting different for Ogun Negate, following the 2024 National Sports Pageant held in May possibly well furthermore fair, which brought over 15,000 contributors to town.
Officers from the Ogun Negate authorities accepted that the sooner competition helped check infrastructure and personnel sooner than this continental competitors.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) views the home profit as a possibility to negate solid performances all the contrivance through completely different events. The championship also serves as a platform for rising athletes to develop experience and visibility as they put collectively for future international competitions.
Apart from to the athletic events, the African U18/U20 Championships will encompass the CAA Congress, drawing administrative and technical officials from all the contrivance through the continent.
The competitors is anticipated to contrivance consideration from abilities scouts, coaches, and national federations monitoring Africa’s next know-how of sprinters, jumpers, and throwers.
