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The second all-comers competition to be organised this year by The Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN) will hold this Thursday and Friday in Lagos, megasportsarena.com reports.
This was disclosed in a release signed by the federation’s secretary-general, Prince Adisa Adeniyi Beyioku, who added that the two-day event will hold at Yaba College of Technology Sports Ground.
The release that was addressed to states director of sports, athletics chairmen, coaches and Military and Para Military clubs disclosed that the event will serve as selection trials for home-based athletes for the 22nd African Senior Athletics Championships holding in Mauritius from 8 to 12 of June.
All states, clubs and institutions intending to participate in the competition are expected to confirm their entries upon arrival at the venue on Wednesday.
It would be recalled that Nigeria hosted the last edition of the Championships in Asaba, Delta State in August 2018, making it the 21st overall in the competition’s history.
Though the hosts placed third on the medal table with nine gold, five silver and six bronze medals behind Kenya (11, 6, 2) and South Africa (9, 14, 8), Nigeria still tops the overall medal table (1979-2018) with 155 gold, 122 silver and 91 bronze medals.
AFN’s technical director, Samuel Onikeku said the competition will also afford athletes wishing to participate in the championship the opportunity to achieve the qualification standard before the window closes on Saturday April 30, 2022.
Onikeku concluded: “The bulk of the team that will represent Nigeria at the African Championships will be home-based athletes and this competition will afford the federation the opportunity to select those who will go to Mauritius in June.”
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