Full List of Team Nigeria's Delegation to Tokyo World Athletics Championships Revealed

Full List of Team Nigeria's Delegation to Tokyo World Athletics Championships Revealed

By Niyi Busari 

 www.bsnsports.com.ng can exclusively reveal the official list of Team Nigeria's delegation to the 2025 World Athletics Championships currently taking place in Tokyo, Japan. 

The team comprises 25 members, including 15 athletes, four coaches, two medical personnel, a psychologist, and three Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) board members.

Contrary to earlier media reports suggesting that the number of officials exceeded that of athletes, the official liat breakdown clarifies the composition of the team.

The 15 athletes representing Nigeria in 11 different events at the global event are:

Amaechi Obiageri

Tobi Amusan

Ese Brume

Rosemary Chukwuma

Ochonogor Prestina

Onyekwere Chioma

Oyesade Olatoye

Godfred Charles

Nathaniel Ezekiel

Ajayi Kanyinsola

Enekwechi Chukwuebuka

Ogazi Samuel

Okezie Chidi

Onwuzurike Udodi

Okon Israel

Coaching the athletes are:

Teye Endurance

Okon Gabriel

Opuana Gabriel Ovie

Yaya Kayode Nathaniel

Medical support is being provided by: Kenneth Anugweje and Nnaemeka Alozie

The AFN board is represented by Tonobok Okowa – President, Israel Nwang – Secretary and Nneka Anibeze – Chief Operating Officer

Additionally, Robinson Okosun is serving as the team's psychologist.

This official composition revealed to BSN Sports aims to set the record straight regarding speculation that officials outnumbered athletes in the delegation.

In competition highlights, Nigeria’s world record holder Tobi Amusan claimed a silver medal in the women’s 100m hurdles on Monday. She clocked a time of 12.29 seconds, finishing behind Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji.