The President of The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Dr. Solomon Ogba over the weekend urged home-based athletes to work very hard to make the lean team that will represent Nigeria at the Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championships in Athletics.
Dr. Ogba said: “The Beijing World Championships will not be a jamboree, we are going with a very lean team. Any athlete who does not have a chance of making the finals will not be in our team. I am impressed with the performances of some of our athletes in the Anambra Golden League I hope they will up their game in Kaduna and run better’’.
Ogba also revealed that only coaches that are producing athletes will make the national team,
“In the past we took many coaches who were not producing athletes to games and championships, but the criteria for coaches’ selection has changed; only those producing athletes and whose athletes made the team will be considered for a place in the national team.’’
Meanwhile the AFN is working round the clock to ensure that the Kaduna Golden League is a huge success.
Olumide Bamiduro, the scribe of the federation, revealed that AFN parent body, the National Sports Commission (NSC) has granted the federation application for the use of Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, as venue of the meet which will hold Saturday, June 27, 2015.
Bamiduro revealed that most of the athletic clubs and many state athletic associations have signified their intention to participate in the Kaduna meet.