Favour Ofili has expressed disappointment over the omission of her name from the 100m race at the ongoing 2024 Olympics in Paris.
The Nigerian sprinter posted on her social media pages on Tuesday night, blaming the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) for the oversight.
Ofili qualified for the women’s 100m as the Nigerian champion after winning the National title in Benin; but her name has been omitted from the official entries for Team Nigeria at the Olympics.
“It is with great regret that I have just been told I will not be competing in the 100 meters at this Olympic Games. I qualified, but those with the AFN and NOC failed to enter me. I have worked for 4 years to earn this opportunity. For what?,” Ofili states bitterly.
It will be recalled that the sprinter and 13 others couldn’t complete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics because the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) failed to release funds for doping test.
She recalled: “Please remember, in the last Olympic Games I was not able to compete because AFN, NADC and NOC failed to release funds for athletes to be tested, which made 14 Nigeria athletes that qualified to not compete. Now THIS…
“If those responsible are NOT held accountable for taking this opportunity from me, neither organization can EVER be trusted in the future!
“Next one is the 200meters,
I HOPE IM ENTERED.”