Tokyo 2025: Amusan, Brume, Ezekiel, Ajayi Make 15-man Team Nigeria List

Tokyo 2025: Amusan, Brume, Ezekiel, Ajayi Make 15-man Team Nigeria List

Precious Oham

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has released the names of 15 track and field athletes to the forthcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The 20th edition of the Championships will be held from September 13–21, 2025, at the Japan National Stadium, Tokyo.

The Team Nigeria list consists of seven female and eight male athletes billed to feature in 11 events covering 100m (men), 100m(women), 100mH(women), 200m (men) 400m (men), 400mH (men), Long Jump (men), Long Jump (women), Shot Put (men), Discus(women) and Hammer (women).

On the list are 100mH world record holder, Oluwatobi Amusan, Olympic bronze medalist Ese Brume (Long Jump), new 400m hurdle sensation, Nathaniel Ezekiel and veteran Nigerian Shot Put thrower, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi.

Others on the AFN’s Tokyo list are: Rosemary Chukwuma (100m women), Prestina Ochonogor (Long Jump women), Chioma Onyekwere Lyons (Discus women), Obiageri Amaechi (Discus women), Oyesade Olatoye (Hammer women), Kayinsola Ajayi (100m men), Israel Okon (100m men), Udodi Onwuzurike (200m men), Samuel Ogazi (400m men), Chidi Okezie (400m men) and Charles Godfred (Long Jump men).

The President of the AFN, Chief Tonobok Okowa, who said the final selection was based on merit and laid down qualification standards set by World Athletics expressed the confidence that the athletes would make the country proud in Tokyo.

Chief Okowa appreciated all athletics stakeholders who have contributed to the development of the athletes, including coaches, sponsors, government agencies and assured of more programmes for the growth and success of the sports in Nigeria.