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Nigerian sprinter and Commonwealth queen of tracks, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor, has been banned by the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), following her appearance at the Zurich Diamond League on Thursday, a few days after she failed to run for Nigeria in the 200m event at the just concluded IAAF World Championship in Beijing, China.

Okagbare was Team Nigeria’s medal hope at the IAAF Championship in Beijing but she fumbled in the 100m final, finishing last, and also failed to show up for the 200m event four days later, despite appearing in the warm up area. She claimed injury and while some Nigerians were yet to come to terms on what transpired in Beijing, there was a shocker a few days ago, when Okagbare announced she will not be representing Team Nigeria for the 11th All Africa Games in Congo, an action which AFN and NSC finds unpatriotic.

http://www.metronaija.com/2015/09/athletics-federation-of-nigeria-ban.html

cc: lalasticlala ishilove

The Usain Bolt chick don getter better appointment with better pay come dey use naija dey play.

The downward spiral of a supposed great

What

Well deserved, due process must be follow evenif u r not fit. U r nt bigger dat ur employer.

chocolateme:
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U don wake!

Haywhymido:
Well deserved, due process must be follow evenif u r not fit. U r nt bigger dat ur employer.

Frm the information made avaliable to the media, der was a doctor's report to dat effect!

IVORY2009:


Frm the information made avaliable to the media, der was a doctor's report to dat effect!

really Dia was,n dat still ended here

Ble and those guys are just not on same pact.but these sport Administrators don't really care much about your career.

Haywhymido:
really Dia was,n dat still ended here

yes der was, the president of the athletics federation of Nigeria "Mr Ogba" was on live tv yesterday, with a copy of d doctor's report.

Before u know now she go take up american or european citizenship and begin run for those people. A lot of nigerian athletes have done that. Thing is, these administrators/those in charge have made it difficult to b a patriotic nigerian.

Okagbare why naauuhh?

Lordave:
She knew she's a local champion and didn't want to disgrace herself any further in Beijing.

She mostly comes last when the game gets real.

This is uncalled for.