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17 Niger Delta Games Athletes make World Athletics U-20 Qualifying Times
In an interim technical report of the 2nd Niger Delta Games submitted to World Athletics, the National Sports Commission (NSC) and Athletics Federation of Nigeria(AFN), it emerged that 17 athletes met the qualifying standards for the World Junior U-20 Championship taking place in the United States of America.
This has been confirmed by Enefiok Udo-Obong, the Games Technical Director, who disclosed that the 17 athletes included four boys and 13.
The detailed report had the World Athletics qualifying standards, names of the athletes and their time for track athletes and distance/ height for field athletes.
Notably among them is the 100 meters which has a qualifying time of 10.50 seconds with two sprinters making the mark.Chibueze Osama and Godswill Sunday, both of Delta State ran faster times of 10.42 and 10.44 seconds respectively.
While the standard qualifying time for the 200 meters is 21.25 seconds, Bright Gift from Akwa Ibom returned a faster time of 21.25 seconds.
Oseiwe Salami Ahusimenre of Edo State returned a time of 51.75 seconds to meet the 55 seconds benchmark for the men’s 400 meters hurdles.
Four girls made the qualifying time of 11.78 seconds in the women 100 meter sprints. They are Ejiro Peter of Delta State (11.58 seconds), Edo State’s Tejiri Ugoh PRAISE (11.76), Azeez Zainab of Ondo State (11.73) and Victory Imoisemen Azobudi of Edo(11.78).
In the girls 200 meters, Ejiro Peter(23.66), Tejiri Ugoh PRAISE (23.75) and Delta State’s Faith Chukwuma (24.02) all made it faster that the world standards 24.35 seconds.
There was also a high return of qualifiers in the girls 400 meters category with five athletes beating the world standard 55.20 seconds.
Those who breasted the tape below the time are Delta State Okereke Treasure (52.50), Jacinter Andrew of Akwa Ibom (53.83), Siviana Ossai of Delta (53.85), Odot Udo of Akwa Ibom (54.49), Iyanuoluwa Aderemi of Ondo (54.95) and Faith Ezechukwu of Bayelsa (55.19)Mary Innocent of Delta State ran a time of 59.87 seconds to beat the world standard’s 1:00.75 seconds for the girls 400 meters hurdles.
The last qualifier was in the long jump where Favour Olise of Delta State leapt to a height of 6.33 meters, well over the world benchmark of 6.22 meters
What this meansAccordingtoUdo-Obong, who is Technical Advisor to the Royal Saudi Arabia Athletics, the Niger Delta Games has provided Nigeria athletics a pool of athletes to enter for the World Junior U-20 Championship.
“The Niger Delta Games is an event in the calendar of World Athletics and this means that performances at the Games are official and rates as a qualifying platform for the global meet.
“It is now left to the authorities in Nigeria to decide if the country will be participating, and if yes, there is no reason these athletes can’t be entered”, the Sydney Olympics 400 meters relay gold medalist stated.
The games was endorsed by the NSC whose Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, represented the President at the opening ceremony of the inaugural edition last year.
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AACT 2026: 31 Days to Africa’s Big Sporting Gathering in Abuja
Joel Ajayi
The countdown to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) has officially entered the final month, with just 31 days to go before Africa’s leading women’s team golf championship tees off at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.
In a statement signed by the AACT 2026Director of Communication Kayode Adeniyi on Friday in Abuja.
Under the theme “Africa Is Coming to Abuja,” the countdown campaign will spotlight the championship, the participating nations, the players, the host venue and the growing development of women’s golf across the continent.
The 2026 AACT, scheduled for November 2–7, will bring together women’s golfing talent from across Africa for six days of continental competition in Nigeria’s capital.
As preparations continue at the IBB International Golf & Country Club, attention is increasingly turning to Abuja, where the championship will provide a platform for African golfers to compete while also showcasing Nigeria’s hospitality and the country’s growing profile as a destination for major sporting events.
The countdown will feature daily stories, interviews, player and country profiles, tournament facts, behind-the-scenes updates and features on the host venue as the championship draws closer.
The campaign will also highlight the role of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN), the Local Organising Committee and other stakeholders in preparing for the continental championship.
With just 31 days remaining, anticipation is building across the African golfing community as Abuja prepares to welcome the continent’s leading women golfers.
Africa is coming to Abuja.
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