The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olopade, has arrived in Gaborone, Botswana, to boost the morale of Team Nigeria ahead of the 2026 World Athletics Relays, which begin on May 1.
The Nigerian contingent is in high spirits and fully prepared to compete in all six relay events scheduled to take place in the Botswana capital.
Team Nigeria is aiming to secure qualification slots for two major global competitions, the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing and the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
The team has been further strengthened by the arrival of sprint star Favour Ashe, who is set to feature in both the men’s 4x100m relay and the mixed 4x100m relay events.
Ashe remains one of Nigeria’s top sprinters and is among the few active athletes from the country to have broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres.
Also present in Gaborone to support the team are key sports administrators, including the Vice President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Chief Solomon Ogba, and the President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Chief Tonobok Okowa.
