Nigeria’s contingent to the 2024 Africa Senior Athletics Championships in Douala will depart Lagos today for Cameroon
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Adesina will be seeking to become the first Nigerian woman to be crowned African champion in the high jump event after silver medal finishes by Nneka Ukuh and Doreen Amata. Amusan, on the other hand, is not only the defending 100m hurdles champion at the championships, she will also be aiming for a hat-trick of high hurdles titles after winning in 2018 and 2022.
While the men will seek to return Nigeria to the podium in 100m since 2008 when Olusoji Fasuba won the title for the third consecutive time, the women will be seeking a first for Nigeria since 2014 when Blessing Okagbare ran a then Championships’ record of 11.00 to win the title. For the women, Ella Onojuvwevwo will lead Esther Joseph and Patience George to battle for the medals on offer with the target the gold medal last won by Folasade Abugan in 2014.
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