West Africa

The inability of Nigeria to win more medals in the Olympic Games and World Championships in recent years is a source of worry to an influential member of the Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA).

The African Region Two Track and Field Championships, which holds this weekend in Makurdi, will be keenly contested following a record entry by nine West African countries.

Nigeria's and UTEP's Blessing Okagbare concluded her illustrious collegiate career with a double win in the sprints and women long jump at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

The 2006 Commonwealth Triple Jump silver medallist, Otonye Iworima, has painted a gory picture of the state of facilities with which Nigerian athletes are compelled to train ahead of the Commonwealth Games slated for India in October.

Despite the popularity enjoyed by football and the unprecedented media hype accorded the first ever World Cup on African soil, the All Nigeria, NNPC, Mobil Track and Field Championship holding in Calabar, Cross River State from June 24 to 26 will live up to expectations says Paul Bassey.

Ogho-Oghene Egwero 100m triumph and Margaret Etim's successive 200m and 400m victories were the highlights of the 5th Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Golden League meeting at the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri, Imo State last weekend.

Ghana's youth triple jumper, Nyamedi Atsu won the only Gold medal for Ghana at the Zone 2 Africa Youth Olympic Qualifier in Dakar, Senegal.

Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare has secured her spot at NCAA Championships after qualifying automatically in her two events on day 2 of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships West Preliminary yesterday in Austin, Texas.

Margaret Etim of Ondo State's 51.24 secs 400m win over Josephine Ehigie of the Police (51.80secs) was the main highlight of the 4th AFN Golden League meet this weekend at the Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria.

The 2010 National Athletics Championship kicked off at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Friday with the Ashanti Region putting up a splendid performance to claim honours in the Under-17 and Under-19 categories of the competition.

Doha World Indoor 2010 60m semi-finalist, Ogho-Oghene Egwero's 10.32 secs 100m win, Chinazor Amadi 6.37 metres Long Jump and Margaret Etim of Ondo -State 200m (23.99 secs) and 400m (52.77 secs) double victory are the highlights of the 2nd AFN Golden League meet at the Liberty Stadium in Ibadan last weekend.

The Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN) is considering the U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, to host the National Mobil Championships scheduled for June to select athletes for the African Championships in July and the Commonwealth Games in October.

Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare, a senior from University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP) blew away the field in the women's Long Jump to set a new mark and Myers stadium record on Friday at the 83rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.

Ogho-Oghene Egwero of Delta State made a good start to the start of the outdoor season by winning the 100 metres in the first leg of the newly introduced Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Golden League which took place in Kaduna last weekend.

Nigeria's Tosin Oke won the mens' triple jump event on Day Two of the Aviva World Trials and UK Indoor Championships at the English Institute of Sports (EIS) in Sheffield.

Nigeria's Tosin Oke will continue his preparations for the 13th IAAF World Indoor championships tomorrow at the Aviva UK World Trials and Indoor Championships at the English Institute of Sports (EIS) in Sheffield.

Ghana's ace long jumper, Ignatius Gaisah boosted his chances of a medal at the forthcoming World Indoor Championship with a season's best jump at the GE Gelan in Stockholm, Sweden.

The President of the Cameroon Athletics Federation, Jacques Sébastien Mbous has disclosed that preparations are well on track for the holding of the 15th edition of the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope.

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has scheduled this year's edition of the Nkoyo Ibori Under-18 Athletics Meet for March 4-6,2010 at the Oghara Township Stadium, Oghara, Delta State.

Nigerian marathon runner, Janet Dung from Plateau State won the Nigerian "Sportsperson of the Year award" at the The Future Awards 2010 held at the Shell Hall of the Muson Centre in Lagos on Sunday.

Ethiopian runners Habtamu Awash and Manilu Daska have won the men's and women's titles respectively at the fifth Obudu Ranch Mountain Race, held yesterday in the southern Cross River state of Nigeria. 

European fastest man in 2009 and World 100m finalist Dwain Chambers has advised young Gambian athletes to stay true to their talents and not to make the same mistake he made in his career.

Prospective participants at the 3rd Glo Lagos International Half Marathon race coming up on December 12, 2009 have a few weeks left to register as the road race entries closes on Monday November 30.

Top African mountain running nations have confirmed their participation in the first African mountain running championships to be held next month in Obudu, Cross-River State in Nigeria.

New Commonwealth mountain running champion, Wilson Chemweno of Kenya, has been confirmed for the 5th Obudu Ranch International Mountain race in Obudu, Cross River, Nigeria.

The Local Organising Committee of the 5th Obudu International mountain Race has announced the opening of entries for this year's event taking place on the November 28, 2009.

Nigeria's Vivian Chukwuemeka refutes alleged claims that she tested positive for an anabolic steroid during the Nigerian athletics seletion trials for the Berlin World Championships in Abuja last month.

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has set June 30th as the deadline for submission of entries for the Nkoyo Ibori Classics holding at the weekend in Oghara, Delta State.

Ethiopian and Kenyan athletes dominate the podium, in both the male and female categories, at the first ever Port-Harcourt International Marathon held in the Nigerian oil-rich Niger Delta.

The inauguration of the Board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), scheduled for today in Abuja, has been postponed till the 9th of June, 2009.

Senegal took top honours at the 7th African Region 2 Athletics Championships which ended last night in Port Novo, Benin Republic after beating favourite and regional track and filed powerhouse Nigeria to the first position by just one gold medal.

Former Delta state commissioner for sports, Solomon Ogba, elected as the new president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) at the sports federation elections held at the Abuja National Stadium.

Former Delta State Sports Commissioner, Chief Solomon Ogba banks on his enviable track record in athletics administration during his tenure,when he took Delta to the summit of sports in the country, to pave the way for his ascension to the presidency of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria.

University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP) junior and five-time All-American Blessing Okagbare named the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week.

Lagos state will this weekend host an All-Comers athletics meet for local athletes preparing for the next month's IAAF Grand Prix meet in Abuja.

Ex-Olympian and Quarter-miler, Enefiok Udo-Obong was at NEXT and spoke on many issues concerning the sports, his old teammates and so on.

Former Nigerian 100 metres' hurdler, Hope Obika Waobikeze speaks to Yemi Olus of NEXT at the 2009 Nigerian National Sports festival in Kaduna on the importance of education and orientation to Nigerian athletes.

Mary Onyali Omagbemi canvasses more exposure and opportunities for Nigerian athletes in this interview with NEXT's Yemi Olus at the National Sports Festival in Kaduna.

Luke Kibet of Kenya and Lornah Kiplagat of Netherland both clinch the men's and women's titles and 50,000 USD pulse each at the 2nd Glo Lagos International Half Marathon on Saturday.

World marathon record holder, Haile Gebreselassie of Ethiopia, is to make a star appearance at the second Glo Lagos International Half Marathon coming up on February 21, 2009.

Athletes Uche Isaac and Franca Idoko explains how they found love, got married and their new challenges.

The Local Organising Committee (LOC ) of the Glo-Lagos International Half Marathon extends deadline for registration to participate in the second edition of the event till February 3rd 2009.

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 4th Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race announces the closure of entries for the international road event scheduled for the Obudu Ranch Resort on Saturday November 24 strictly on the 29th October 2008.

Top Nigerian athletics official claims Nigeria can be as good as Jamaica at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Cameroon's reigning Olympic Triple Jump champion Francoise Mbango Etone retains her Olympic triple jump title with a new Games record leap in Beijing with a second round effort of 15.39 metres.

The International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) has handed the Nigeria women's 4x100m relay team the 16th and last qualification position at next month's 24th Olympics Games in Beijing, China.

Nigeria's Godday James dashes to a stunning 44.90 seconds personal best in the men's 400m race at the 3rd edition of the CAA Super Grand Prix 2008 meeting held in Abuja, Nigeria

Africa's 400m record-holder and Atlanta 1996 bronze medallist, Falilat Ogunkoya-Omotayo, has revealed plans for the maiden edition of the Abuja City Marathon in the Nigerian capital