Team Nigeria will depart for Accra, Ghana, on Monday, for the 2026 African Senior Athletics Championships, where 41 athletes will represent the country at the six-day competition scheduled for May 12 to 17.
Some foreign-based athletes have already arrived in Accra ahead of the main contingent.
According to a statement by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), the delegation will be led by the federation’s president, Chief Tonobok Okowa.
The squad comprises 17 male and 24 female athletes competing in 26 track and field events.
The team features a blend of home-based and foreign professionals and will compete under the technical supervision of AFN Technical Director Gabriel Okon.
Okon will be assisted by nine coaches, including National Head Coach Solomon Aliyu (hurdles), Olu Sule (horizontal jumps), Deji Aliu (sprints), Gabriel Opuana (throws), Kolawole Adebayo (vertical jumps), Saheed Akinpelu (long sprints), Mavuah Esabunor (short sprints), Pade Lawal (women’s sprints), and Henry Okorie, who will serve as athletes’ representative.
Nigeria’s medal prospects will be led by world record holder Tobi Amusan in the women’s 100m hurdles. Other notable athletes in the squad include sprinter Rosemary Chukwuma, Favour Ashe, quarter-miler Chidi Okezie, discus thrower Obiageri Amaechi, and hammer thrower Oyesade Olatoye.
The team also includes promising young athletes who impressed at the recent World Relays in Gaborone, among them Godwin Tejiri, Miracle Ezechukwu, Rosemary Nwankwo, and Toheebat Jimoh
