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BREAKING: AFN BREAKS AWAY FROM NIGERIA SPORTS MINISTRY!

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The crisis rocking Nigeria’s athletics body has taken a new dimension as the faction led by Ibrahim Shehu Gusau who was declared suspended has decaled autonomy from the Ministry of Sports.

The body held an Extra Ordinary Congress in Akwa came out with a resolution by states’ chairmen and major stakeholders in Athletics.

In a tweet, the board decided to declare autonomy from the ministry citing interference.

The tweet reads:

“BREAKING: AFN declares autonomy from the Ministry. Following the resolution by State chairman at the just concluded AFN Extraordinary Congress attended by major stakeholders in Athletics, the board has decided to declare autonomy from the ministry citing interference as the”

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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