NSC Backs Amusan, Brume-Led Team Nigeria For World Championships In Tokyo

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has reaffirmed its enactment for Team Nigeria’s contingent to the 2025 World Athletics Championships successful Tokyo, Japan, scheduled for 13–21 September 2025.

The Director-General of the NSC, Hon. Bukola Olopade, urged the athletes to springiness their champion and bring glory to Nigeria, emphasising that they person the afloat backing of the Commission and the Nigerian people.

“The president of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, declared from the outset that Nigeria indispensable excel successful athletics,” Olopade stated. “This is simply a infinitesimal of pridefulness for our nation, and we spot our athletes to vie with determination and unafraid podium finishes. The Commission volition proceed to supply each the enactment they request and volition firmly basal down them arsenic they correspond our emblem successful Tokyo.”

In a connection issued connected Thursday greeting by his peculiar adjunct connected media, Kola Daniel, Olopade confirmed that helium volition beryllium contiguous successful Tokyo to supply frontline support, ensuring Team Nigeria enjoys a creaseless title experience.

Leading the 15-member squad are satellite grounds holder and hurdles champion Oluwatobiloba Amusan and Commonwealth Games champion Ese Brume, accompanied by a talented premix of established and emerging stars crossed sprints, jumps, throws, and hurdles. Nigeria aims to physique connected its show from the 2022 World Championships, wherever Tobi Amusan acceptable the 100m hurdles satellite grounds (12.12s) and claimed gold, portion Brume secured metallic successful the agelong jump.

Nigeria’s 15-Member Team for Tokyo 2025

Men: Kayinsola Ajayi – 100m, Israel Sunday Okon – 100m, Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike – 200m, Samuel Ogazi – 400m, Chidi Okezie – 400m, Ezekiel Nathaniel – 400m Hurdles, Charles Godfred – Long Jump and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi – Shot Put

Women: Rosemary Chukwuma – 100m, Tobiloba Amusan – 100m Hurdles, Ese Brume – Long Jump, Prestina Ochonogor – Long Jump, Obiageri Amaechi – Discus, Chioma Onyekwere-Lyons – Discus and Oyesade Olatoye – Hammer Throw