Athletics Federation of Nigeria

Governing body of athletics in Nigeria

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Nigeria. It is a member of the Confederation of African Athletics and the International Association of Athletics Federations.

It was founded as the Central Committee of the Amateur Athletic Association of Nigeria in 1944.^[1] The AFN is headquartered at the Nigeria National Stadium in Garki, Abuja.^[2]

It organizes the annual AFN Golden League competition which is a domestic competition with a similar format to the now defunct IAAF Golden League.

Its president has been Ibrahim Shehu Gusau since 2017 till date.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "About AFN | The Athletics Federation of Nigeria | AFN". Athleticsnigeria.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
^ "The Athletics Federation of Nigeria | AFN | Welcome to the official home of Athletics in Nigeria". Athleticsnigeria.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2012-05-27.

External links

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria

National members of World Athletics

Africa
(CAA)

Central (Congo)	Burundi Cameroon Central African Rep. Chad Congo Congo DR Gabon Equatorial Guinea Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe
Eastern (Nile)	Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda
Northern (Sahara)	Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia [fr]
Southern (Kalahari)	Angola Botswana Comoros [fr] Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Western (Niger)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire The Gambia [de] Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo