Favour Ofili: Nigeria star to miss Paris 2024 event after unforgivable mistake

Favour Ofili is crushed. The Nigerian star was getting ready to compete in at least three events at the Paris Olympics but is now set to miss out on the 100m.

Ofili took to social media to announce that the Athletics Federation of Nigeria had failed to register her for the discipline.

The national champion had sealed her ticket to represent the country in the sprint event during the trials held in Benin. However, in her statement on her X account, AFN only registered her for the 200m.

A heartbroken Ofili tore the authorities apart in a heavily-worded statement after her Olympic dream was painfully dashed.

"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?"

To make matters worse, this is not the first time the USA-based star has failed to compete at the Olympics due to gross incompetence. Three years ago in Tokyo, she was among the athletes disqualified after the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) failed to release funds to have them tested as stipulated by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

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Source: Legit.ng