AFN frown at attempts to ‘tarnish’ Amusan’s historic feat
The Athletics Federation Nigeria (AFN) has expressed disappointment in a few Nigerians who are more concerned with the vest worn by sprinter, Favour Ofili, than the historic feats by the duo of Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume at the just concluded World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA. It would be recalled that during the 4x100m […]
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The Athletics Federation Nigeria (AFN) has expressed disappointment in a few Nigerians who are more concerned with the vest worn by sprinter, Favour Ofili, than the historic feats by the duo of Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume at the just concluded World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA.
It would be recalled that during the 4x100m relay event, Ofili wore a vest with an ‘i’ missing in the spelling of Nigeria.
That spelling error didn’t go down well with some Nigerians who took to the social media to express disappointment in the AFN.
However, the federation on Tuesday, issued a press statement accusing such people of dissipating their energy on what is not important.
“The letter ‘i’ was missing from the spelling of Nigeria on the vest and instead of celebrating the unprecedented feats achieved by sprint hurdler Tobi Amusan who set a new 100m hurdles world record enroute to winning Nigeria’s first gold medal and long jumper Ese Brume who became the first Nigerian to win a medal in two straight World Championships, they chose to deliberately paint the federation in bad light.
“It is really disheartening to know that a few Nigerians could shift their focus from the incredible feats our athletes performed in Oregon which attracted commendation from the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to a factory error made by giant sportswear and equipment company, NIKE and which affected just the vest Ofili wore at the championships,” says AFN Secretary General, Prince Adeniyi Adisa Beyioku.
Beyioku says the federation is not distracted by the actions of the idle few and has already shifted focus to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where it hopes to record Nigeria’s best ever performance.