31-7-2025
Legendary former Nigerian quarter-miler Fatima Yusuf Olukojo, said the August 1-3 Athletics Federation of Nigeria selection trials for the 2025 World Championships is no ordinary meet and best performances by athletes should be expected.
Yusuf Olukoju who won a silver medal with the Nigerian 4x400m team at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics noted that the top Nigerian athletes in Lagos for the trials are in good shape and ready to compete.
“This is no ordinary track meet. We’ve got a WORLD RECORD HOLDER in the house—Tobi Amusan—and a wave of NCAA finalists who are in Nigeria and are ready to light up the trials,” she told AFN media hub.
She appealed to athletics lovers across the Lagos to flock to the Yaba Sports Complex and support the athletes.
“Wishing every athlete a fierce, focused, and fearless competition this weekend.”
She urged the home based athletes to step up as usual and make mark.
“How can I talk about Nigerian athletics without saluting the bedrock of our sport—our home-based athletes.”
“Step on that track and take on the foreign-based athletes, just like many of us once did when we were young, home-based, and hungry.”
Yusuf Olukoju who at 19 won gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland New Zealand stated that AFN is determined to do well at World Championships billed for Tokyo, Japan between September 13-17.