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Nigeria Gets Fresh Hope Over Favour Ofili, As Estranged Sprinter Runs In Same Team With Rosemary Chukwuma
Nigeria received fresh hope in the quest to keep a strong hold on estranged female sprinter, Favour Ofili, as she surprisingly ran in the same team with her compatriot, Rosemary Chukwuma.
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Sports247 gathered Ofili was in top form with Chukwuma, as they combined efforts in a race to victory for Princeton Varsity Club’s 4x100m collegiate quartet at this year’s Battle On The Bayou.
Ofili, who is still being presurised by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) to shelve her switch of allegiance to Turkey, delivered a decisive anchor leg that sealed victory for the Tiger Olympians at Bernie Moore Stadium.
It was a stunning performance enacted at the arena in Louisiana, USA by the Tigers’ quartet, featuring Ofili alongside Chukwuma, who ran the third leg, as well as Caisja Chandler and Liberia’s Thelma Davis, as they clocked 42.49 seconds.
Their performance stood out as the fastest across the two heats, revealing the home dominance held by Louisiana State University (LSU) at The Battle On The Bayou, a rivalry between Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks.
They are both members of USA’s National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I FBS of the Sun Belt Conference and coincide under the University of Louisiana System.
While Ofili and Chukwuma excelled in the female relays, Nigerian youngster, Joshua Caleb also produced a strong anchor leg for their male colleagues, as his effort helped Louisiana State University’s 4x100m team win in 38.80 seconds.
Dramatically, Chukwuma edged ahead of Ofili in the women’s 100m individual race, winning it in an encouraging season opening time of 10.81s, with an assisted +3.1m/s tailwind, while her more popular compatriot crossed the line in 10.93s.
Sports247 gathered that AFN officials were excited that Ofili was identified as a Nigerian athlete all through her paces in Saturday’s events, thereby raising hope of a change of heart from her regarding a switch to Turkey.
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