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Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by osazsky(m): 3:16pm On Apr 16
Codes151:
they read before you comment.

Turkey tried bribing her and World organization block the thing.
sorry I didn't boarder to read..most time I just look at the headline and comment.maybe I should start reading thks
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by SouthSouth1914: 3:45pm On Apr 16
dfrost:
FIFA ke? This is World Athletics Federation ooh...
I meant the body who oversee these events. It is quite a shame and this shouldn’t be allowed. Nigeria has hurt its players on every level or genres of sporting event. Nigeria should be made to pay
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by Afrojuju2017(m): 4:06pm On Apr 16
heykims:
If na u nko?
I hope she can appeal the decision.
I doubt any appeal would be successful. It was evident the turkiye gov were building am athletics squadron through recruitment. If she had lived in turkiye and represented them at underage competitions prior it would have been different
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by franvincoop: 4:07pm On Apr 16
If you guessed right, then why not advice her to run for Biafra instead.
Sometimes I wonder between Lukumi and Igbo people, who is more tribalistic?

Inosky:
The problem is that she hasn't stayed in turkey that long, so decision is based on country connection not about citizenship. Maybe she has to try next time. Though it's painful treatment after Nigeria Olympics committee treated badly because she's Igbo, I guess.
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by Afrojuju2017(m): 4:09pm On Apr 16
Onegai:
They'll be so petty and destructive.

I pray that someone very high up from the Presidency steps in as her unofficial sponsor and makes it clear (quietly) to every Nigerian official that anyone who sabotages her at any international event where she represents Nigeria will come home to find EFCC waiting to search their accounts.

This would be a cheap win for Tinubu if Seyi Tinubu personally steps in for her and every other athlete.
Her actions have forestalled the possibility of that, she really went off on Nigeria during her switch
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by Ishilove: 4:10pm On Apr 16
So what happens to her position in the Nigerian squad?
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by Inspirer1: 4:49pm On Apr 16
osazsky:
Very good one from d Turkish government u must run for Nigeria and not run from nigeria
the challenge now is for Nigeria to present her after this failed move undecided
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by MightySparrow: 4:57pm On Apr 16
osazsky:
Very good one from d Turkish government u must run for Nigeria and not run from nigeria
The gal is afraid of bandits and boko haram.



Pls.
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by benardtotti(m): 5:20pm On Apr 16
donleo92:
Nigeria did the girl dirty, now athletic commission cry

Village Fifu grin
Nigeria must not take her back oh ! Let her look for another country to allegiance to .
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by ufotunang: 5:23pm On Apr 16
IbnB:
Poor girl...this looks like the end of her career because Nigeria's officials will now totally mess her up, since they know that she has tried to leave
.. she wanted to japa
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by opes: 5:25pm On Apr 16
IbnB:
Poor girl...this looks like the end of her career because Nigeria's officials will now totally mess her up, since they know that she has tried to leave
The NSC petitioned World Athletics to block the switch, claiming that she announced her decision after receiving a training grant for the year from the commission.
You are correct, it will surely affect her career because those officials will surely mess her up now
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by benardtotti(m): 5:26pm On Apr 16
On the other hand the AFN is the most useless federation in Nigeria, they cant even attract nigerian athletes in the diaspora.

Compare it with the Nff and Nbbf who have over the last decade harvested lots of foreign grown Nigerian athletes for football and basketball.

Unfortunately the fg cant unilaterally change the afn board .
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by ufotunang: 5:28pm On Apr 16
She wanted to japa
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by donleo92(m): 5:29pm On Apr 16
benardtotti:
Nigeria must not take her back oh ! Let her look for another country to allegiance to .
If na you, you go take am back?
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by LordLicifer(m): 5:46pm On Apr 16
who gave the world athletic the right to block her? Anyway, all Turkiye should do now is to give her Turkiye citizeship once she becomes a Turkiye citizen she can then compete as a Turkish. If it had been American citizenship she is been offered i bet World Athlete can not do a damn thing
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by oloriooko(m): 5:55pm On Apr 16
Girl go and re-apply, this is not new so don't give up, you deserve the lucrative offer
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by Sunshine34(m): 6:11pm On Apr 16
So, it was a planned work by all these girls. Turkey, you do this one
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by DavidEsq(m): 7:45pm On Apr 16
Onegai:
They'll be so petty and destructive.

I pray that someone very high up from the Presidency steps in as her unofficial sponsor and makes it clear (quietly) to every Nigerian official that anyone who sabotages her at any international event where she represents Nigeria will come home to find EFCC waiting to search their accounts.

This would be a cheap win for Tinubu if Seyi Tinubu personally steps in for her and every other athlete.
U are so right on this but pettiness is our Idol
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by DavidEsq(m): 7:46pm On Apr 16
Onegai:
They'll be so petty and destructive.

I pray that someone very high up from the Presidency steps in as her unofficial sponsor and makes it clear (quietly) to every Nigerian official that anyone who sabotages her at any international event where she represents Nigeria will come home to find EFCC waiting to search their accounts.

This would be a cheap win for Tinubu if Seyi Tinubu personally steps in for her and every other athlete.
Besides, Seyi isn't that smart
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by fxexperts: 10:24pm On Apr 16
osazsky:
Very good one from d Turkish government u must run for Nigeria and not run from nigeria
Wickedness, evil people. this is nothing but witchcraft.
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by MIKOLOWISKA: 6:49am On Apr 17
IbnB:
Poor girl...this looks like the end of her career because Nigeria's officials will now totally mess her up, since they know that she has tried to leave
nah
She will run private
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by femi4: 7:13am On Apr 17
Good job..come back girl
Re: World Athletics Federation Blocks Favour Ofili's Nationality Switch To Turkey by SouthSouth1914: 8:52am On Apr 22
dfrost:
FIFA ke? This is World Athletics Federation ooh...
Post have been corrected. Thank you
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