Team Nigeria athletes and officials, this afternoon departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, enroute Kenya to compete at the World U20 Championships.
Nigeria Contingent consist of Favour Ofili who has been listed to compete in the 200m and 400m as well as the 4x100m and 4x400m.
Godson Brume will join Ashe Favour (10.17s) and Udodi Nwozurike (10.23s) in the 100m
While the female counterparts are; Tima Godbless (11.48s), Praise Ofoku (11.50s) and Olajide Olayinka (11.50s)
Udodi (20.78s) and Adekalu Fakorede (20.92s) will compete in the 200m alongside Aneme Dubem(21.25s)
Nigeria three contenders in the men’s 400m are Bamidele Ajayi (46.24s) Aneme Dubem (46.40s) and Chidera Nnamani (46.97.
Ekporere Prosper is Nigeria lone representative in the 110mh where he has a Personal Best of 13.97s which he set at World U20 National trials.
The relays will comprise Adekalu, Ashe, Udodi, Godson, Mabilo Nicholas abd Kingsley Unorji for the sprint relay while Chidera Johnson, Bamidele Ajayi, Dubem Aneme, Salisu Habib, Victory Achakpoekiri and Ezekiel Nathaniel are listed for the men’s 4x400m
Ofili will compete in the 4x100m and 4×10 as Taviore, Ofoku, Olajide and Obi Chukwuka complete the list for 4x100m while Nse Imaobong, Umoibang, Opeyemi and Josephine Oloye will compete in the 4x400m.
The Athletics Junion Championship will hold in Nairobi Kenya from August 18-22.