AFN Described as jamboree because of absense of foreign stars

A board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) yesterday described as ‘jamboree’ the African Games trials conducted by the body in Kaduna, following the absence of foreign-based stars from the event.

For months, foreign-based athletes had been threatening not to honour AFN’s invitation for the African Games trials following inability of the body to settle their previous allowances.

The athletes claimed they had not been paid for their participation in Asaba 2018 Senior African Athletics Championship.