World record holder Tobi Amusan has been named in Nigeria’s 45-athlete contingent for the forthcoming CAA Senior Athletics Championships in Accra, with a blend of established stars and emerging talents expected to spearhead the country’s medal push.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria unveiled a squad of 25 female and 20 male athletes for the continental championships scheduled to hold from May 12 to 17 at the University of Ghana Sports Complex.
Amusan headlines the women’s squad alongside one of the fastest female sprinters this season, Rosemary Chukwuma.
Amusan is expected to compete in the women’s 100m hurdles alongside Adaobi Tabugbo and Janet Sunday, while Chukwuma, who missed the World Relays in Gaborone, will feature in the women’s 100m and the 4x100m relay team alongside Miracle Ezechukwu, Maria Thompson Omokwe and Tejiri Ugoh.
The women’s team also includes experienced quarter-miler Patience Okon-George, long jumper Ruth Usoro and hammer throw specialist Oyesade Olatoye.
Notable absentees from the women’s squad are four-time African long jump champion Ese Brume and former discus champion Chioma Onyekwere, who recently dabbled in weightlifting ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
In the men’s category, sprint star Favour Ashe and Africa’s leading shot put athlete Chukwuebuka Enekwechi will spearhead Nigeria’s campaign.