Bayelsa's Timma makes AFN 54-man athletics team to 22nd African Athletics Championships




Bayelsa-born 18-year old female athlete, Timma Godbless, has been included in the 54-man list of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) for the 22nd African Senior Athletics Championship in Mauritius.

Timma, only last week in Benin City won the 100 metres race in the invitational trial to qualify for this championship.

On the AFN list also are four reigning African champions, Tobiloba Amusan (100m hurdles), Ese Brume (Long Jump), Chioma Onyekwere (Discus Throw) and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (Shot Put).

The 22nd African Athletics Championships is scheduled to hold between June 8 and 12, 2022 in Mauritius.

Amusan will be competing in two individual events and the 4x100m relay. 

She has been listed to compete in the women’s 100m alongside Godbless Timma and Praise Ofoku as well as in the 100m hurdles where she will be defending the title she first won in Asaba four years ago at the 21st edition of the Championships.

Long jumper Ese Brume will be gunning for her fourth straight long jump title after winning in 2014, 2016 and 2018 while Onyekwere will be seeking her second Discus title after winning the gold medal four years ago in Asaba.

Shot Putter, Enekwechi will also be defending the event’s title he won in Asaba with a new 21.08m Championships record.

Also on the list are Orobosa Anabel Frank who is the top ranked African so far this year in the women’s Shot Put with her 17.21m effort at the AFN All Comers competition in Benin in March, Oyesade Olatoye in the women’s Hammer throw, Fadekemi Olude in the women’s 10km walk as well as Patience Okon George, bronze medal winner in the 400m event in 2014.

For the men, reigning African Games 100 champion, Raymond Ekevwo will lead Seye Ogunlewe and Nicholas Mabilo as Nigeria will be seeking to return to the podium as champions 12 long years after Olusoji Fasuba was crowned the African speed king for the third straight time.

AFN Technical Director, Samuel Onikeku says the athletes have been carefully selected based on their performances in both the local and international athletics circuit.

“Some of our student athletes in the United States of America like Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, Imaobong Nse Uko, Favour Ashe, Udodi Onwuzurike, Nathaniel Ezekiel, Alaba Akintola and Nnamdi Prosper have qualified for the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships scheduled to hold in Eugene, Oregon, USA between June 8 and 11, 2022 and will thus not be available for the African Athletics Championships hence the decision to pick the bulk of the team from athletes based at home,” said Onikeku who assured the athletes selected will still do the nation proud in Mauritius.

Nigeria won a total of 20 medals made up of nine gold, five silver and six bronze medals to finish third in the medal table behind Kenya and South Africa at the 21st edition held in Asaba, Delta.

The country however, tops the all-time medal table with a total of 368 medals made up of 155 gold, 122 silver and 91 bronze medals.

WOMEN

100M

GODBLESS TIMA SEIKESEYE

PRAISE OFOKU

TOBI AMUSAN

200M

PRAISE IDAMADUDU

GODBLESS TIMA SEIKESEYE

400M

PATIENCE OKON

PRAISE IDAMADUDU

OPEYEMI OKE

100M HURDLES

TOBI AMUSAN

MIRACLE THOMPSON

JOY ABU

400M HURDLES

ABASIANO AKPAN

SARAH OCHIGBO

HEPTATHLON

KEMI FRANCIS

10KM RACEWALK

FADEKEMI OLUDE

DISCUS

CHOIMA ONYEKWERE

OBIAGERI AMECHI

PRINCESS KARA

SHOT PUT

ANABEL OROBOSA

SADE OLATOYE

HAMMER

SADE OLATOYE

QUEEN OBISESAN

HIGH JUMP

TEMITOPE ADESINA

TRIPPLE JUMP

MERCY HONESTY

ONARA OBAMUWAGUN

LONG JUMP

ESE BRUME

RUTH AGADAMA

4X100M

GODBLESS TIMA SEIKESEYE

TOBI AMUSAN

PRAISE OFOKU

ESE BRUME

RUTH AGADAMA

YAKUBU BILIKIS

JOY ABU

4X400M

PATIENCE OKON

ELLA ONOJUVWEWO

OPEYEMI DEBORAH OKE

PRAISE IDAMADUDU

OSUNOBUN QUEEN

OSARETIN JOY USUNBOR

JOY ABU

MEN

100M

SEYE OGUNLEWE

RAYMOND EKEWVWO

NICHOLAS MABILO

200M

FAKOREDE NICHOLAS ADEKALU

CHIDI OKEZIE

400M

SAMSON NATHANIEL

ADEYEMI SIKIRU

CHIDERA JOHNSON

110M HURDLES

PROSPER EKPORERE

ABEJOYE OYENIYI

ALEX AL-AMEEN

400M HURDLES

RILWAN ALOWONLE

DECATHLON

OSADOLOR SAMUEL

DISCUS

UGEOKE VICENT

JAVELIN

ADAMS KURE SAMUEL

SHOT PUT

CHUKWUEBUKA ENEKWECHI

DOTUN OGUNDEJI

LONG JUMP

TOBECHUKWU EMMANUEL

NWOKPCHA INEH EMMANUEL ORITSEMEYIWA

TRIPPLE JUMP

KALU CHIDOZIE IKENGA

HIGH JUMP

DAVID AYA

4X100M

SEYE OGUNLEWE

RAYMOND EKWEVWO

OGHENE OGHO EGWERO

FAKOREDE NICHOLAS ADEKALU

MABILO NICHOLAS

KARLINGTON ANUNAGBA

4X400M

SAMSON NATHANIEL

ADEWALE SIKIRU

NNAMANI JOHNSON

CHIDERA AYO

TORISEJU ADEOLA

IFEANYI EMMANUEL OJELI

CHIDI OKEZIE

4X400M MIXED RELAY

NATHIEL SAMSON

IFEANYI OJELI

SIKIRU ADEYEMI

PATIENCE OKON

OPEYEMI OKE

IDAMADUDU PRAISE

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

November 11 governorship poll: Bayelsa APC has lost campaign ideas- Diri’s aide. •••Upbeats of principal’s victory

Image
Special Assistant on media to the Bayelsa State Governor,  Mr. John Domkpee, has backed his principal, Governor Douye Diri, to retain his seat as the State governor with ease in the November 11 governorship election. This, he said, is because the All Progressives Congress(APC)  Standard bearer, Chief Timipre Sylva, does not stand a chance against his principal in the forthcoming election. Mr Domkpee, in an interview, maintained that the Bayelsa State APC has lost campaign ideas, stating that Bayelsans are well informed to know who is the better candidate between Governor Diri and the former minister of State for Petroleum Resources. “The fact that Bayelsa APC members are asking eligible Bayelsans to vote for Chief Timipre Sylva in the November 11 election to align with the center shows the party doesn’t have tangible things to campaign with.  “Bayelsans are informed and wise enough to know that Sylva who could not attract significant projects to the state as minister of state in the al
Read more

Enugu 2023: Peter Mbah wins PDP governorship primary

Image
The erstwhile  Enugu State Commissioner for Fnance, Peter Mbah, has won the governorship primary of the  Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) held on Wednesday in Enugu. Mr Mbah polled 790 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chijioke Edeoga, who secured nine votes. The result was announced by the chairman of the electoral panel appointed by the National Working Committee of the PDP, Sunday Ambuno. After the withdrawal of about 12 aspirants from the race, only five aspirants participated in the exercise. A total of 812 delegates were accredited for the exercise. Out of the 807 total votes cast, 804 were valid and three rendered invalid. Mr Mbah a legal practitioner and businessman, in his acceptance speech after the primary, promised to serve the people with humility and forthrightness adding that he would consolidate on the achievement of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. “I want to promise you that I will serve you with humility and moderation. We are going to serve you with openness and inclusive
Read more

Quality Service Delivery : A Promise Kept.

Image
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri,  has been commended for backing his words with action  by delivering State of the art equipment to Niger Delta Television station (NDTV). State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Hon. Ayiba Duba, gave the commendation during the flag-off of a two month training programme for staffers  of the NDTV for effective handling of equipment at the Ernest Ikoli Media Complex, Yenagoa. Hon. Duba expressed gratitude to God and Governor Douye Diri for the equipment, said  it will enable quality service delivery and effective dissemination of government polices and programmes by the state owned broadcasting station across the Niger Delta region He therefore, urged staffers to be committed to the course of the Government for greater opportunities and empowerment. Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry,  Mrs. Jane Help-Yawei, emphasised that a balanced work ethics and morals are key ingredients to propel proficiency at th
Read more