Fans Slam AFN President After Favour Ofili’s Denied Switch to Turkey
Nigerian track star Favour Ofili’s bid to switch allegiance from Nigeria to Turkey has been rejected by the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel. The 200m record holder had declared her intention to represent Turkey in May 2025. Her decision followed expressed frustration with perceived shortcomings in the Athletics Federation of Nigeria’s leadership. Social media users immediately reacted to the panel’s denial. Fans took aim at the AFN president, with one calling him “worse than the NFF president.” Others lamented that Nigeria “kills dreams,” blaming the government for hindering athletes and describing the country as “evil and vindictive.”
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