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  • Archery  Federation  holds  AGM Mar.10

    Archery  Federation  holds  AGM Mar.10

    The Nigeria Archery Federation (NAFED)  announced 10 March 2025 as date for their Annual General Meeting (AGM) to hold at the Secretariat of the  Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Abuja .

    This was the fallout of the online emergency the Executive Committee meeting held 7th February 2025 as conveyed by the President of NAFED Alhaji Mohammed Baba Abdullahi to announce World Archery Federation’s (WAF) vote of confidence passed on NAFED Exco Committee  ahead of their March 10  AGM slated for Abuja.

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    The meeting also approved March 9-10 as dates  for the Archery championship that would hold at the package ‘B’ of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, to kick start NAFED  activities for the year 2025 while names of eminent personalities pencilled down as patrons of NAFED were also rectified by the Exco board committee.

    Suitable date for the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Archery Championship that would hold within the first quarter of the year was also discussed.

    The President also appealed to members to join in the crusade that will aid the development of Archery sports in the country .

  • Nigeria Archery  Federation warned against  electoral illegality  

    Nigeria Archery  Federation warned against  electoral illegality  

    • Paul Onehi

    The World  Archery Federation  has warned against  any act of Illegality at the forthcoming Nigeria  Archery  Federation’s   elections  with words rife that some stakeholders might be disenfranchised.  

    In a letter  addressed to the Secretary General  of Nigeria  Archery Federation  by his counterpart at the world level, Tom Dielen,  the World  Archery  Federation  warned against conflict of interest amid  attempt to exclude key players from participating in  the congress leading to the elections

    The world body noted: “We have received from several sources potential non respect of the Constitution of your national federation as well as a potential conflict of interest that could put in  question the good governance of the National Federation.

    In particular the venue of the general assembly was changed by you after the initial invitation. This is in violation of articles 11.5 An Annual General Meeting and a meeting for the passing of a Resolution amending this Constitution shall be called by giving 21 working (twenty one) days’ notice at least, A meeting of the Federation other than an Annual General Meeting or a meeting for the passing of a Resolution amending this Constitution shall be called by giving at least 14

    (fourteen) working days’ notice in writing.

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    11.6 The notices shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given and shall specify the place, the date, time and agenda of the meeting.”

    The World Archery and World Archery Africa have reportedly demanded an immediate clarification on the matter and will not recognise the outcome of any election should there be no proper explanation. 

    “We hope that the information given to us is not correct and the matter can be resolved without having to put in question the governance of your federation,” the letter further noted.

     “We have received information that you will send an observer to the General Assembly of the NAFED which will take place tomorrow in Abuja .

    “ Since there is a clear conflict between the President and the Secretary General of the Archery Federation and for us it is quite difficult to assess the situation, as well being too late to send an observer, we copy you on an email we sent this morning to the NAFED President and we ask your observer to send us as soon as possible a report of your observer. 

    “For World Archery it is critical that the constitution is followed and that the athletes of Nigeria are protected,” Dielen concluded.

    It will be recall that the congress was earlier scheduled for Lagos but was inexplicably  moved to Abuja for no reason.

  • Nigeria shines at African Archery Championship

    Nigeria shines at African Archery Championship

    The Nigerian Archery Team has made the country proud after it successfully completed its campaign at the 13th African Archery Championship in Nabeul, Tunisia which ran from the 7th -to the 12th of November, 2023.

    The continental championship had in attendance twenty African countries who competed across all the bow categories and events.

    Nigerian Archery Team, comprising Emmanuel Oyekele (Captain), Olatayo Olasehinde, Damilola Sholademi and Kachollom Eyenihen, competed in the Compound Bow category and in the individual men’s and women’s event, male team event and mixed team event. The team won a bronze medal in the male team category, a silver medal in the mixed team category (male and female) and a bronze medal in the individual female category.

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    Recall that the team won two silver medals in Pretoria, South Africa in 2022. This would be Nigeria’s first and highest achievement in Archery since the sport started in Nigeria. And this year, the country has won two bronze medals and a silver medal by the same set of archers. From being unseeded, Nigeria now ranks 8th on the continent in Archery. Nigerian male archers, Emmanuel Oyekele, Damilola Sholademi and Olatayo Olasehinde now rank 4th, 7th and 9th individually and female archer, Kachollom Enyenihi ranked 3rd.

    This Archery team has been self-funded by the archers and their archery clubs, ARCH Archery Club, Abuja and Zen Archery, Lagos, since their first appearance on the continental scene in 2022 and they have continued to do so till date. There are several international championships annually that these archers need to attend to maintain their global rankings. This is a call on well-meaning individuals corporate organizations to assist and fund this brilliant team to bring more glory globally to Nigeria in the sports of Archery.