Commonwealth Games: AFN invites 29 athletes to camp

Pius Ayinor

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has invited 29 athletes to the National Sports Commission national camp in Abuja for intense preparation ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, in July.

The athletes, made up of 14 males and 15 females, were drawn from the results of the just-concluded National Trials held at the Yabatech Sports Complex in Lagos and the current records of other athletes who were not able to make it to the Lagos trials because of visa issues.

 Secretary-General of the Federation, Mr. Israel Inwang, urged the invited athletes to report to the NSC National CWG camp in Abuja from Thursday, 25th June, 2026.

The athletics team to the 2026 Commonwealth Games will compete in 18 events across track and field, including the three relays scheduled for the games – 4×100metres men, 4×100metres women and Mixed 4×400metres.

The invited athletes are:

Male:14

SPRINT – 100m, 200m, 4 × 100m Relay)

AJAYI KAYINSOLA

AKINTOLA ALABA

ASHE FAVOUR 

EZEAKOR CHIDERA

FAKOREDE ADEKALU

OKON ISRAEL

ONWUZURUIKE UDODI

QUARTER MILE -400m, Mixed 4 × 400m Relay

OGAZI SAMUEL

UDO EDIDIONG

TYLER JOHNSON

NATHANIEL EZEKIEL (400m HURDLES)

FIELD EVENTS

ENEKWECHI CHUKWUEBUKA (SHOT PUT)

NNAMDI CHINECHEREM (JAVELIN)

SCHLUETER JAMI (DECATHLON)

WOMEN

SPRINT– 100m, 200m, 4 × 100m Relay)

OGUNDIRAN BLESSING

CHUKWUMA ROSEMARY

GODBLESS TIMA

EZECHUKWU MIRACLE

OLAJIDE OLAYINKA

CHUKWUKA OBI

AMUSAN TOBI – 100M HURDLES

QUARTER MILE – 400m, Mixed 4 × 400m Relay

PATIENCE OKON-GEORGE

ONOJUVWEVWO ELLA

ONYAH FAVOUR

JOSEPH ESTHER

FIELD EVENTS

ADESHINA TEMITOPE – HIGH JUMP)

BRUME ESE – LONG JUMP

OJI JESSICA – SHOT PUT THROW

OLATOYE OYESADE – HAMMER THROW