Nigeria’s contingent for the Africa Athletics Championships holding in Marrakesh, Morocco are set to depart for the North African country today with the championship set to commence on Saturday.

The track and field team that took part in the just-concluded Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will leave from the Scottish city this morning, while those who did not make the Commonwealth team but are part of the African championships team are expected to leave from Lagos.

As expected, newly-crowned Commonwealth Games sprint double champion, Blessing Okagbare, will lead the Nigerian team comprising 30 athletes (16 women and 14 men).

Okagbare, who set a new Commonwealth Games women’s 100m record of 10.85 secs in Glasgow, will compete in the 100m, 200m, and the 4x100m.

Also listed for the women’s 100m, 200, and the 4x100m in Marrakesh are: Gloria Asumnu, Lawretta Ozoh, Dominique Duncan, Deborah Odeyemi, Justina Sule, and Weyinmi Lindsay

Meanwhile, athletes that took part in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games were asked to return to the track on Monday and Tuesday for training as part of preparations for the Morocco event.

The showpiece, to be staged in Marrakech, Morocco will be between 10 to 14th August 2014.
http://saharareporters.com/2014/08/06/team-nigeria-departs-african-athletics-championship-tomorrow

Goodluck to them.

#DoNigeriaProud

Team Nigeria

Women:
100m, 200m, 4x100m- Blessing Okagbare, Gloria Asumnu, Lauretta Uzoh, Deborah Odeyemi, Justina Sule and Weyinmi Lindsay.
400m and 4x400m- Folashade Abugan, Omolara Omotosho, Patience Okon, Ada Benjamin, and Funke Oladoye
100m hurdles- Nichole Denby
400m hurdles- Amaka Ogoegbunam and Kemi Francis
800m- Abiye David
Long Jump- Ese Brume and Amadi Chinazom
Triple Jump- Blessing Ibrahim
Hammer- Queen Obisesan
Discus and Shot Put- Chinwe Okoro


Men:
100, 200m, and 4x100m- Mark Jelks, Mozavous Edwards, Ogho-Oghene Egwero, Obinna Metu, Divine Oduduru ("I never espeded it ), and Seye Ogunlewe.
400m and 4x100m- Robert Simmons, Orukpe Eroyakan, Akerele Omezia, Noah Akwu and Isah Salihu
110m hurdles- Tyron Akins, Alex Al-Ameen, and Martins Ogieriakhi
400m hurdles- Amaechi Morton and Miles Ukaoma
Long Jump- Samson Idiata and Hammed Suleiman
Triple Jump- Tosin Oke and Olumide Olamigoke
Shot Put- Stephen Mozia and Augustne Nwoye

20 women and 22 men= 44 athletes

Lets get started then!

Success to all of them. teamnaija4ever!

D-day has arrived. @ Adaobi123, babostic, Afam4eva, OlaPluto; let's write the updates here

Abuja 2003 All Africa Games. Only 2 countries in the 4x400m race

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gs87XH_y_c

CFCfan: D-day has arrived. @ Adaobi123, babostic, Afam4eva, OlaPluto; let's write the updates here

Any live stream ?

Lawreta Uzoh on her
comeback trail! 2nd in 100m Heat 1 (11.75s)! Thru to
Semis TONITE.

QUEEN of the sprints Blessing Okagbare
@mountain214 STROLLS to victory in 100m Heat 2
(11.46s)! Semis TONITE!

Gloria Asumnu @TrackDiva_glo completed
#TeamNigeria's trio in the 100m Semis TONITE with
11.68s for 2nd place in Heat 3

#TeamNigeria's fastest man Mark Jelks wins 100m Heat
3 in 10.41s - through to semis.

Monzavous Edwards in 2nd in 100m
Heat 4 with 10.49s.through to semis

Ogho Egwero looked IMPRESSIVE in winning 100m
Heat 6 in 10.34s (-1.3m/s wind). Also through

Source- bambostics twitter handle.

https://mobile.twitter.com/MakingOfChamps

DAY 1 schedule:
5.45pm: Men's 400mH Rd 1
6.05pm:Long Jump Qual
6.10pm: Women's 400m Rd 1
6.30pm: 400m Men Rd 1
6.45pm: ShotPut Men FINAL
7pm: 100mH Women Rd 1
7.40pm: Hammer Women Final
8.05pm: 800m Men Rd 1
8.35pm: 100m Women Semi-Final
8.55pm: 100m Men Semi-Final

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100m hurdles women

Nicole denby wins her semi-final 1 in 13.20s..
Lindsay Weyinmi 2nd with 13.39s in semi-final 2..
Both through to the final

denniece1: 100m hurdles women

Nicole denby wins her semi-final 1 in 13.20s..
Lindsay Weyinmi 2nd with 13.39s in semi-final 2..
Both through to the final

welldone bro! Obinna metu na local champion,see his time! And its even better than Jelks. Why can he do that at CWG? Nice one bro. Right behind you

Thanks..@davep
100m women final tomorrow

Murielle Ahoure CIV
Blessing okagbare NGR
Marie lou CIV
Gloria asunmu NGR
Pon traore. BUR
Lawreta ozoh. NGR
Nanzie Gouenon. CIV
Yacoba acheampong. GHA



Cote d'ivoire would have a good relay team

100m men's final tomorrow.

Mark jelks. NGA

Wilfred koffi koa CIV
Akani simbine. RSA
Simon Magakwe. RSA
Ogho Oghene Egwero. NGR
Edward Monzavous. NGR
Aziz ouhadi. MAR
Jammeh adama. GAM


So its 6/6 for #teamnigeria (100m men and women)

@denniece1: thanks for the updates.
I wish there were live streams though

denniece1: Thanks..@davep
100m women final tomorrow

Murielle Ahoure CIV
Blessing okagbare NGR
Marie lou CIV
Gloria asunmu NGR
Pon traore. BUR
Lawreta ozoh. NGR
Nanzie Gouenon. CIV
Yacoba acheampong. GHA



Cote d'ivoire would have a good relay team

ahoure!! Okay interesting

Blessing and Lawretta Ozoh will do a 1-2

adaobi123:

Any live stream ?

None that I know of

The medals will start pouring in today!

I don sit down for front seat

Nicole denby gets bronze in 100m hurdles
Blessing okagbare gets Gold in 100m in 11.00s (ahoure silver 11.03s and maria lou CIV bronze 11.20s ) gloria asunmu came 4th, lawreta ozoh joint 6th

Good job, Blessing!!!

denniece1: Nicole denby gets bronze in 100m hurdles
Blessing okagbare gets Gold in 100m in 11.00s (ahoure silver)

Nichole Denby's time was 13.27s, just 1/100th of a sec behind the gold and silver medalists.

CFCfan:
Nichole Denby's time was 13.27s, just 1/100th of a sec behind the gold and silver medalists.

Yeah...


100m men final by 6.50pm

Yea! ahoure is done and dusted! No more ahoure talks again!

Gloria Asumnu placed 4th in 11.49s, Lawreta Ozoh 7th in 11.74s

The trio of Mark Jelks, Edward Monzavous and Ogho Egwero are in lanes 6,7 and 8 for the Men's 100m final

Jelks silver 10.07s, edwards bronze 10.16s

denniece1: Jelks silver 10.07s, edwards bronze 10.16s

Who came 1st?

^^
CIV's Koffi Wilfred

homesteady:
Who came 1st?

Wilfred koffi of CIV 10.05s