Nigeria’s Relay Team Departs For Contonou To Secure  Ticket

After two unsuccessful attempts, Team Nigeria men’s 4x100m relay squad will depart Lagos for Cotonou, Benin Republic, today in search of of a ticket to the Budapest 2023 World Championships.
Two weeks ago in Lome, Togo, Nigeria’s 4x100m men team ran 38.72 seconds to move a step closer to the qualification spot. They improved to 38.56 seconds during the semifinal of the Deji Tinubu/Lagos Series on Friday at Yaba College of Technology, only to flop in the final of the event, running 38.78 seconds to remain in the 17th position on the qualification race.
Their women counterparts succeeded at Yabatech, grabbing the 4x400m ticket to bring to three the number of relay events the country has secured so far. Team Nigeria had secured qualification in the women’s 4x100m and the mixed relay.
However, another opportunity is open for the men’s 4x100m relay team in Cotonou on July 20.
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, told Tidesports source, on Monday, that the men’s 4x100m squad arrived Cotonou yesterday.
“It was unfortunate our men’s 4x100m relay team couldn’t secure the ticket at Yabatech last Friday, but I am optimistic they will get it this time in Cotonou,” Okowa stated.
Athletes expected to make the trip to Cotonou include Ashe Favour, Usheoritse Itsekiri, Alaba Akintola, Seye Ogunlewe and Godson Brume.