Doha 2019: Nigeria Athletes frown at Technical Director Recall

Doha 2019: Nigeria Athletes frown at Technical Director Recall
September 30 21:26 2019 Print This Article

The Nations Athletes at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Doha seem not to be happy with the recall of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN Technical Director, Sunday Adeleye by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare.

Information reaching the news desk of www.theajasanews.com has it that the camp of Team Nigeria seem to be is in disarray over the action of the sports minister.

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare in a statement on Sunday asked for the recall of the AFN Technical Director Sunday Adeleye from the camp of the Team Nigeria at the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championship. 

The athletes expressed rude shock that the team leader has been directed to leave camp due to the directive of the Minister of youth and sport.

Athletes who do not only see Adeleye as their Technical Director but also as a mentor are not happy with the development and have been wondering why the minister would recall their top official in the middle of a top competition and expect them to perform to the best of their ability.

The recall happened after the IAAF disqualified and reinstated Nigeria’s top sprinters Divine Oduduru and Blessing Okagbare from the Men and Women 200m events respectively after they didn’t participate in the Men and Women’s 100m events.  

One would have expected Adeleye to finish his duties as team leader at the championship and then a committee is set up to look into the issue and address it accordingly upon the team’s arrival back in the country as this is a clear case of interference.   

Sources in the team camp, said athletes are demoralized as this would affect the team’s performance during the remaining part of the championship. 

Athletes who spoke and begged for animosity: “TD leaving is a big blow to us because he’s been a big source of motivation to us.”

Another athlete said: “Personally I’m down because there are some team discussion we’ve had as regards to our relay and now he’s leaving will cause a dent on our preparation.”

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