Nigeria: AFN Crisis - Focus On Your Training, Leave Administrators With Bickering, Minister Charges Athletes

Abuja — With less than 90-day to summer's virus-postponed Olympic Games in Tokyo, Nigeria's minister of youth and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare, has charged Team Nigeria's athletes to concentrate on their preparation for podium finish at the global showpieces and not to be distracted by the squabbling in the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN).

The minister gave the charge on Monday when he visited some of the athletes who have been training at the Moshood National Stadium Abuja ahead of their departure for the USA on Thursday to participate in Olympics' Relays Qualifiers.

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