Femi Ogunode running for Qatar is one of the most underrated sprinters in the world.

He has been saying for a couple of years that he is capable of beating the world.

I think if we want to improve our chances of medals in Rio Olympics then we should try and persuade him back to the Nigerian team in time for the Olympics.


[img]http://www.qatarsports.today/file/2016/04/pic-athletics-fimi-flash-7-4-16.png[/img]


http://www.watchathletics.com/video/other/3508/femi-ogunode-9-91-new-100m-wl-and-equals-asian-record-at-tom-jones-memorial-invitational-2016/

in case this makes it to FP, am here

How did you get into representing Qatar?
I was supposed to represent Nigeria at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, however due to some manoeuvres that I could not understand I was dropped from the team. Prior to that I had qualified to represent Nigeria at the All African Games in Algiers but some politicking ensured that I was dropped from the team despite making the trials. These acts were discouraging but I decided to keep on training and working hard because who knows, I could be favoured by one of the powers that be in the future. My dad was also a great source of encouragement because he always told me to be the best that I could be despite whatever challenges that came my way.


One day, I got a mail from Qatar asking if I was interested in coming to their country and I said yes but told them I had no funds to move. They told me to send my passport and I was given passage to Qatar. The rest as they say is history as I became a Nigerian-Qatari

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/sports-features/193998-interview-why-i-dumped-nigeria-for-qatar-asias-fastest-man-ogunode.html