Favour Ofili has expressed disappointment that no action has been taken against officials who failed to register her for the women’s 100m at the Paris 2024 Olympics, despite her qualification.
In a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday, Ofili criticized the lack of accountability, even after assurances from Minister of Sports John Enoh that those responsible would be sanctioned.
Bold Sports previously reported that, despite Enoh’s intervention, Ofili did not appear on the start list for the women’s 100m event on Friday morning.
Ofili lamented that athletes are suffering due to officials’ inefficiency.
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“Sadly, nothing has been done…. I’m yet to see or hear anyone is being punished for what the NOC and AFN did to me. Athletes shouldn’t be getting punished for things out of their control,” Ofili wrote.
She questioned the roles of federations and Olympic committees, asking, “Who assigned federations and/or Olympic committees to enter athletes into Olympic Games? Is it World Athletics? If so, should they not hold them accountable when they fail to do their job by not entering athletes in events they qualify and want to compete?”
Ofili further criticized the NOC and AFN, stating, “This is not the first time you guys are doing this so don’t think this is over because it is not.”
Late Tuesday, Ofili raised concerns on social media about the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) failing to register her for the women’s 100m event at the Olympics, despite her qualification.
Following her posts, the AFN on Thursday denied responsibility for her non-registration. AFN Technical Director Samuel Onikeku said the federation had registered Ofili for the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay and questioned how her name was omitted from the final list of athletes.
The sports minister, in a statement released later that day, expressed his shock at the situation and directed the AFN and NOC to investigate the matter. He also promised to sanction those found responsible.
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