Nigerians here mocked the Federal Government yesterday when news of their N250m vote to host the meeting of Africa’s sports ministers reached Berlin , venue of the on-going World Championship, the equivalent of Fifa World Cup.

The magnitude of work Nigeria requires to raise track and field to the level that will make impact in the world is daily dawning on the new board of athletics federation.

New world 800m champion Caster Semenya has shrugged off the gender controversy shrouding her victory at the World Championships in Berlin.

Amaka Ogoegbunam is a super Nigerian athlete. In July, she was a sensation at the African Junior Championship in Mauritius .
She won gold in the 200m, 400m hurdles and 100m hurdles.

Confederation of African Athletics, CAA, have appointed Nigeria ’s Solomon Ogba chairman of their Marketing Committee.
“It’s another challenge and I’ll give it my best shot,”